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Barack Obama has taken a one-point lead, with a three-day, three-point swing in his favor, in today's Politico/GWU Battleground tracking poll --- but once again, the internals tell a different tale. Eight days out from the election, independents still favor Mitt Romney, and the gender gap is still neutralized. James Hohmann reports on the topline: With eight days to go until the election, President Barack Obama has recaptured a narrow national lead over Mitt Romney, riding increased support from women and an edge in early voting.A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll of 1,000 likely voters — taken from...

Politico headlines their analysis of their latest Battleground Poll with GWU by claiming that “President Obama pulls ahead of Mitt Romney,--- but only within the margin of error. At 50/47 among likely voters, it's mildly good news for Obama, especially by reaching the 50% mark that had eluded him in previous iterations of the poll. However, in a sample of just over 800 likely voters in a national poll, the survey confirms that the race is more or less static heading into the debates: President Barack Obama has opened a national lead in a tight race that’s been static for...