Romney Gaining Ground in Swing States, Obama Dominating in New York

New Polls Indicate that Mitt Romney is Closing the gap in New Hampshire and Iowa. Romney finds himself down 5 points in Iowa and 4 points in New Hampshire, Romney has gained 5 points in both polls from a month ago. Iowa and New Hampshire are both smaller battleground states that appeared to be an uphill climb for Romney, but these polling numbers show that they are still in play. It appears that the Bain attacks have not phased Romney as much in these two states as they have in other battleground states like Ohio and Pennsylvania.

A new poll from Siena shows Obama up a whopping 27 points on Romney in the state of New York. No one ever considered New York to be in play, but a 27 point lead is much higher than anyone would have thought. Despite his low approval ratings Obama appears to be just as strong in the Northeast as ever, with commanding leads in Massachusetts and New Jersey as well.

Another interesting tidbit came out of the state of New York as well today, with CNN and ESPN columnist LZ Granderson suggesting that Romney pick New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg as his running mate. While I don't particularly like Bloomberg, the analysis is interesting and well put together, and I agree that it would make him stronger in November. You can read the full article here,

Here are the full polling results

New Hampshire: Romney vs.Obama WMUR/UNH Obama 49, Romney 45

Iowa: Romney vs. Obama PPP (D) Obama 48, Romney 43

New York: Romney vs. Obama Siena Obama 61, Romney 34