40-Day Average of Presidential Election Polls Shows GOP Candidates Moving Closer to Obama – 9/2/11

2012 Presidential General Election Matchup Averages – National
*Date*	*Poll*	*Republican*	%	*Democrat*	%	*Margin*
		*Giuliani*	*47.0*	*Obama*	*46.5*	*+0.5*
	*(40-Day*	*Romney*	*44.6*	*Obama*	*45.3*	*+0.7*
	*Average*	*Paul*	*41.0*	*Obama*	*42.0*	*+1.0*
	*Of Polls)*	*Perry*	*43.0*	*Obama*	*47.0*	*+4.0*
		*Santorum*	*40.0*	*Obama*	*45.0*	*+5.0*
		*Cain*	*39.3*	*Obama*	*45.0*	*+5.7*
		*Gingrich*	*38.0*	*Obama*	*45.0*	*+7.0*
		*Huntsman*	*30.0*	*Obama*	*38.0*	*+8.0*
		*Bachmann*	*40.6*	*Obama*	*48.7*	*+8.1*
		*Palin*	*37.5*	*Obama*	*51.8*	*+14.3*
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Here are the current 40-day poll averages for head-to-head matchups between 2012 GOP Presidential Candidates and President Obama. As you can see, they all are edging closer to Obama (with the exception of Sarah Palin).

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