A new national poll from Suffolk University shows President Obama up by ten points on likely Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a matchup — Obama gets 47 to Romney’s 37. The two men are heading different directions on their personal favorability numbers in Suffolk’s polling, as Obama sees a positive 52 – 43 split on favorability, while Romney has dropped to 38 – 44. Suffolk pollsters identified those numbers as a major factor in the horse race results.
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