Republican Mitt Romney is gaining on rival Barack Obama on the favourability front but still trails the president, a new poll showed Monday. Romney's favourable rating has jumped 14 points since February - the height of the Republican Party's nomination battle - to 48 percent, while Obama's has remained stable in recent months at 56 percent, according to a CNN/ORC International poll.
Both Obama and Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee to challenge for the White House in November, are seen in a negative light by 42 percent of respondents. "The biggest gap between Obama and Romney's favourable ratings is among younger Americans. More than two-thirds of those under 30 have a favourable view of Obama, compared to only four in 10 who feel that way about Romney," CNN polling director Keating Holland said.
Romney dominates among seniors and has a "small advantage among independent voters, but that is offset by his lower favourable rating among Republicans than Obama has among Democrats," he added. Obama still maintains a 49-46 percent lead over Romney in the overall White House race, within the poll's margin of error. Other recent polls show similar margins.
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