Romney takes over Obama in Gallup’s presidential pollFebruary 24, 2012 - 10:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mitt Romney has taken the lead in USA Today/Gallup’s presidential poll for the first time since last September, winning 50% of support compared to 46% for President Barack Obama, according to Market Watch. It’s also the first time Romney has led in a national poll since mid-January, according to Realclearpolitics. Only problem for Romney is that he trails Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, among Republican voters nationally. Gallup’s most recent GOP poll shows Santorum with a 35% to 27% advantage heading into the critical Arizona and Michigan primaries next week. Santorum trails Obama, 49% to 48%, in the latest Gallup presidential poll. He’s closed the gap considerably from January, however, when he trailed 51% to 43%. The Romney-Obama and Santorum-Obama matchups are within the poll’s margin of error, meaning the candidates are effectively tied. In the last USA Today/Gallup poll in January, Romney and Obama were tied. The December poll showed Obama with a 2-point lead. See Realclearpolitics polling data. The Gallup surveyed polled registered voters from Feb. 16 to Feb. 19. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |