Obama Narrowly Leads Romney in Florida Poll

A new poll from Quinnipiac University finds that President Barack Obama is riding a surge of support from Hispanic voters to open a slight lead on Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Florida, reports Scott Powers of the Orlando Sentinel.
Obama also is opening leads in two other swing states, Ohio and Pennsylvania, in the university polling institute's “swing state survey.”
Quinnipiac has Obama up 45-41 on Romney in Florida, in a survey conducted June 19-25. There is a 3 percent margin of error. In a May 3 swing state poll, Quinnipiac found Romney and Obama essentially tied.
Fueling the president’s lead is a surge in support among Hispanic voters.
Florida’s Hispanic voters back Obama 56–32 percent, compared to 49–39 percent in a June 21 Quinnipiac University poll, conducted before Obama and Romney each made

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