Romney Appears to be Gaining Ground on Obama

Romney Appears to be Gaining Ground on Obama

Let's get a few things straight about the presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. It's not a dead heat anymore.

Everyone knew this was going to be a close race, but as of this week, Romney moved slightly ahead of Obama. Not by much, maybe a couple of points, but he has clearly begun to move into the lead.

Heading into July, the race was a tie, with the Gallup Poll showing each candidate at 46 percent in its head-to-head daily surveys. But something happened this week that appears to have changed the political equation....