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Emily Schmidt
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Emily Schmidt
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The battle for the White House is heating up with Election Day less than two months away.
New polls numbers are giving us a look at the impact the Democratic convention had on likely voters this fall.
Emily Schmidt breaks it all down.

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IT'S HARD TO KNOW THE IMPACT OF A CONVENTION BOUNCE---BUT CANDIDATES WOULD CERTAINLY RATHER HAVE ONE THAN NOT--AND A NEW POLL BREAKS DOWN WHO MAY HAVE BENEFITTED MOST FROM THE CONVENTIONS.
A NEW CNN/ORC POLL SHOWS A SIX POINT GAP BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY.
52 PERCENT OF LIKELY VOTERS SUPPORTING PRESIDENT OBAMA COMPARED TO 46 PERCENT FOR MITT ROMNEY.
JUST BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION -
THE TWO WERE TIED AT 48 PERCENT.
THAT MEANS - PRESIDENT OBAMA GOT A FOUR POINT BUMP FROM THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
COMPARE THAT TO THE ONE POINT BUMP MITT ROMNEY GOT AFTER THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.
DURING THE CONVENTIONS, BOTH SIDES TARGETED THEIR MESSAGES TOWARDS THE MIDDLE CLASS
THE POLL SHOWS LIKELY VOTERS FEEL PRESIDENT OBAMA IS MORE IN TOUCH WITH THE PROBLEMS FACING THE MIDDLE CLASS BY A LARGE MARGIN --- 57 PERCENT TO 37 PERCENT.
IT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE FROM JUST AFTER THE R-N-C WHICH SHOWED ONLY A SIX POINT DIFFERENCE.
WHEN IT COMES TO WHO CAN BETTER HANDLE THE ECONOMY, PRESIDENT OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY ARE ESSENTIALLY TIED.
THE PRESIDENT AT 50-PERCENT, ROMNEY AT 49 PERCENT.
JUST AFTER THE RNC, ROMNEY LED THE PRESIDENT BY SIX POINTS.
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THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN CALLED POLLING SHOWING A BOOST FOR THE PRESIDENT--- A POST-CONVENTION "SUGAR HIGH".
IN THE PAST, POST-CONVENTION BUMPS HAVE PROVEN TO BE TEMPORARY.
SO, WE WILL SEE WHETHER THERE'S MOMENTUM AS WE GET CLOSER TO ELECTION DAY.
IN WASHINGTON, I'M EMILY SCHMIDT, BACK TO YOU.

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