Washington Post/ABC Poll: Obama: 47, Romney: 47

Washington Post/ABC Poll: Obama: 47, Romney: 47

A new poll out today by the Washington Post and ABC News shows presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama locked in a dead heat.

A pair of tepid jobs reports, landmark Supreme Court decisions on health-care and immigration laws, and an unprecedented barrage of negative ads have shaped the opening months of the fall presidential campaign. The impact on the horse race: virtually none.

According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney remain in a deadlocked contest, tied at 47 percent among registered voters and basically where they...