USA Today/Gallup poll: Obama faces uphill climb in a dozen key battleground states, where 60% say they are not better off than they were three years ago.
USA Today: "In the swing states, three Republicans challengers are all close enough to Obama in head-to-head matchups to signal a race that is essentially tied, whoever wins the nomination."
Conducted Oct. 20-27, error margin 3 points.








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