President Obama built his pre-debate national lead over Mitt Romney in part on a strong advantage with women. But with Romney dramatically shrinking the gap among women in some recent polls, the question for Democrats now is whether it’s a temporary blip or part of a broader trend.The most dramatic shift was in Pew’s national poll Monday, which showed Romney tied with women after trailing by 18 points (Pew had Romney moving from an 8-point deficit among all respondents to a 4-point lead). Nearly as dramatic was Tuesday’s PPP poll showing Romney moving from a 15-point deficit among women to just a 6-point deficit (PPP found Romney up 47-45 overall).
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