Barack Obama has edged ahead of Mitt Romney in the final days of the presidential campaign, helped by his handling of superstore Sandy, according to a new poll. As the two candidates criss-crossed the country in a last round of campaigning before Tuesday's election, a survey by the Pew Research Center, one of the more reliable pollsters, showed Obama leading Romney 48% to 45% among likely voters. Pew estimated that in the final tally, Obama will take 50% of the popular vote to 47% for Romney. The modest lead for Obama marks a shift from a week ago when the two were tied on 47% before Sandy. Among likely voters, 69% said they ap-proved of Obama's handling of the storm.
The findings are similar to a Wall Street Jour-nal/NBC poll published at the weekend. The two offer the first firm evidence of the impact of Sandy on the election. Pew carries one caution for Obama, suggesting turnout may be lower than in 2008 and 2004, which could help Romney. The poll came as the presidents’ top campaign advisers accused Romney of desperation on Sunday as they claimed the race was moving decisively in Obama's direction. Obama is enjoying a slight edge in polls from most of the crucial swing states that will de-cide the outcome.
Obama and Romney will make eight campaign stops between them on Monday, flying from morning to night across six of the crucial swing states, following similar cross-country dashes over the weekend. Obama's team claimed that Romney's frantic campaign schedule reflected a sense of desperation, squeezing in a late visit to previously neglected Pennsylvania Sunday in the search for elusive electoral college votes else-where. The Obama team also cited visits Monday to Florida and Virginia, two states it said the Romney camp had claimed to have locked up.
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