October 26, 2012 11:51 AM
Romney and Obama
Since February 2012, when 38% of registered voters had a favorable opinion of Mitt Romney, his favorability has grown to 52% in mid-October. By the same token, a 50% unfavorability rating in February has fallen to 44% in mid-October. [Gallup]In the most recent NBC/WSJ survey 49% of registered voters rate Obama positively, while 43% rate him negatively. Romney achieves a 43% positive rating and a 44% negative rating.