Washington Post: Obama ‘Slender Edge’ over Romney in Florida

In the important race for the Electoral College numbers, Florida and Ohio, two key states, are leaning toward President Obama over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to the Washington Post.

The poll put Obama up 51-47 among likely voters in Florida, 52-44 in Ohio.

There are few plausible ways for Romney to win the election were he to lose both Florida and Ohio, and even losing one of them would make a path to victory exceedingly narrow. No Republican has won the White House without winning Ohio, and Florida, with its 29 Electoral College delegates, may be even more vital to Romneys hopes," the Post reported.

Both campaigns had thought of Florida as potentially more hospitable to Romney than to the president. But Obamas competitive standing there -- benefiting, as he also did in the Virginia poll, from a huge lead among female voters -- spotlights Romneys recent struggles.

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