A newly released Quinnipiac University poll on Connecticut voters revealed that President Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, 55 percent to 41 percent. The poll also reported that the president has a substantial lead among women and a slight lead among men.
According to Quinnipiac, Obama counts on 60 percent of support among women compared to Romney's 36 percent. The president also holds a slight three-point lead among men with 49 percent support to Romney's 46 percent. The only subgroup the president does not lead Romney in is Republicans, the report revealed.
The new poll, which was released Wednesday morning, found that about "5 percent of Romney voters and 6 percent of Obama voters say they might change their minds."
The presidential voter preferences in Connecticut closely mirror the voter preferences for Connecticut's U.S. Senate race. According to the Quinnipiac University poll, women and older voters are moving away from Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon, giving U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.) a 49 percent to 43 percent likely voter lead.
Douglas Schwartz, the director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said, "President Barack Obama is running stronger than Murphy in Connecticut, holding steady with a 14 point lead over Gov. Mitt Romney. The President's coattails are helping Murphy."
According to the poll's results, Murphy enjoys 52 percent to 38 percent of women's support but lags slightly behind McMahon among men, 50 percent (McMahon) to 46 percent (Murphy). Older voters, which were previously split 48 percent to 48 percent, are now 51 percent to 42 percent in favor of Murphy.
However, the Senate race may see some changes as 11 percent of Murphy voters and 14 percent of McMahon voters still say they might change their minds before the election.
Connecticut, which has seven electoral votes, is expected to be a win for President Obama, who won the state in the last presidential election of 2008.
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