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President's assault on Romney working?

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    A look at where candidates stand in race

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Drifting statistics in the latest Gallup poll it shows governor Romney surging ahead of President Obama among likely voters.

In the first week of October the candidates were tied 4848.

By the second week governor Romney was ahead by two points 4947.

Now the latest numbers show governor Romney up by six points 51 to 45.

So with his support slipping President Obama rushed from their second debate back to the campaign trail.

Attacking his opponent yesterday in Iowa.

Saw.

I want you all their players heard of the new deal.

You've heard of the fair deal.

Inverted square deal.

But promised to have to sell you -- sketchy deal.

Let's talk about it would Bob Cusack he's managing editor of the hill I'm I'm curious about that language sketchy deal what's supposed to be catchy about that.

Yeah I mean the president is really trying to portray Mitt Romney is not credible you can't take him seriously but the debate performance he had in the first debate earlier this month.

That you know he did quite well and and a lot of voters I think we're leaning towards Obama but now -- either undecided or they've started to move towards.

Romney -- some Republicans have compared this race to 1980 which is pretty close between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan and then Ronald Reagan went on to -- I don't think that comparison is apt but clearly.

Romney has the momentum.

I think -- Obama did fairly well at the debate this week but you know it could come down to the last debate or maybe -- last week some type of October surprise this is a very tight race but Romney that it has the edge at the moment well it also could come down to the differences in voting patterns between men and women -- was talking about this last hour.

Man.

You know man has an electorate have long favored governor Romney by you know several points.

But President Obama -- an advantage among women was greater and there are more female voters what happened to that advantage.

Well that's what Democrats kind of shaking their head that in the first debate Obama didn't court the female vote -- and he did certainly.

This week so that was a significant change and as a result he Mitt Romney has made gains.

In that demographic so.

That's what they're fighting over there fighting over -- that they'll female vote in these battleground states but still in a Romney does have he's got a lot of work ahead of them he's got to win I think Ohio.

Virginia and Florida I think he's got to win all three of those and right now the polls are tight in and all those three -- Romney is starting to to move ahead in Florida.

Karl Rove who and and I don't think anybody knows numbers better Karl Rove says is that if someone is -- above 50% among likely voters.

At this point in the election that person has always gone on to win the election obviously they're taken this is a pretty good sign in the Romney camp.

Absolutely I mean there's no doubt about it I mean I met Ronnie was seeking.

The elusive momentum throughout the summer he was down Obama had a better convention than Mitt Romney and then all of a sudden.

With voters really paying attention but more so than -- in October.

Mitt Romney -- as as really captured a lot of -- attention and the female vote.

Obama needs -- go after that and bring them back to the fold otherwise he's gonna lose this election.

And Romney has introduced himself to people that didn't really know him before through these debates.

Bob -- Bob thank you.

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