The latest election poll to come out of key swing state Florida shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney firmly in the lead over President Barack Obama. The poll, released by Florida Times-Union/InsiderAdvantage, interviewed 437 likely Florida voters and found Romney in a five-point lead just day before the election.
The Florida Times-Union/InsiderAdvantage poll, which was published on Sunday, found that Romney leads among Florida likely voters 52 percent to 47 percent. Sunday's poll also revealed that the GOP challenger holds a 25-point lead among independent voters.
According to InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery, "Romney's lead is made possible by the substantial advantage he enjoys among those who identify themselves as independent voters. Independent voters have been a determining factor in Florida political contest for many years."
The Florida Times-Union reported that Romney leads in every age group except those ages 18-29, where Obama leads 67 percent to 32 percent. The poll found that the biggest margin existed among voters ages 30-44, where Romney lead 59 percent to Obama's 40 percent.
President Obama continued to hold the advantage among Latino voters, the Florida Times-Union found, 54 percent to 45 percent.
Towery added, "While Romney's lead is barely outside the margin of error, it would be rare to see these sort of numbers among independent voters and those 30 and over and expect Romney not to win the state."
Romney currently holds a 1.8-point lead over Obama in Florida, according to calculations by RealClearPolitics. Despite some positive results for Obama in a couple of Florida polls, Romney appears to be firmly in control of the crucial swing state. The latest Electoral College votes predictions by Latinos Post places the state and its 29 electoral votes in the tossup category.
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