IBD/TIPP 2012 Presidential Election

Daily Tracking Poll

Day 3: Oct. 11, 2012

Romney: +1.2

Obama 45.7% | Romney 46.9%

Obama made up some lost ground against Romney, with the GOP challenger's lead shrinking to 1 point from 5 points a day earlier.

Romney's margin over Obama among independents, a key voting bloc, shrank from 20% on Day 2 to 15% on Day 3.

Romney's significant 36-point lead with white males dropped to 28 points — still substantial.

Meanwhile, Romney had shown a surprising 3-point lead in the West for two straight days. That reversed itself, however, in the latest poll, with Obama leading in the West by 46%-42%.