Obama leads Romney, 39 percent say country is worse off than four years ago

With the parties’ conventions over and Election Day just weeks away, President Barack Obama has a three-point edge over Republican Mitt Romney among likely voters nationwide in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. …

President Obama has a wider lead over Romney among the broader group of registered voters nationwide. 51 percent say they’ll vote for Mr. Obama (the first time he is above the 50 percent mark), while 43 percent choose Romney. Heading into the parties’ conventions, the President and Romney were neck and neck among registered voters. [cont.]

CBS News