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President 2012 GOP Virginia Poll Watch: Romney 45% Vs. Obama 37% and Perry 42% Vs. Obama 40%

Electoral College vote map of Larry Sabato

According to the latest Roanoke College Poll.

President Obama trails some potential Republican opponents, but he leads others. The generic (unnamed) Republican leads Obama 41% to 33%; Mitt Romney leads 45% to 37%; and Rick Perry leads by an statistically insignificant 42% to 40%. At the same time, Obama leads potential opponents Michele Bachmann (46% to 35%), Ron Paul (43% to 33%), and Sarah Palin (50% to 31%). Looking only at registered voters, none of those margins change by more than 1 percent and several do not change at all.

The GOP Presidential contenders must be pleased that in this key battleground state that they are either close or leading the incumbent President. President Obama’s approval rating is only 39% in Virginia (54% disapproval) and it is obvious that either Mitt Romney or Rick Perry will have a good chance of picking up those needed Electoral College votes against Obama.