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  Obama holds big 2012 lead over Republicans [Reuters/Ipsos]
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Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Jun 08, 2011 01:38pm
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MediaNews Service - Reuters
News DateWednesday, June 8, 2011 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description(Reuters) - President Barack Obama retains a big lead over possible Republican rivals in the 2012 election despite anxiety about the economy and the country's future, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Wednesday.

Obama's approval rating inched up 1 percentage point from May to 50 percent but the number of Americans who believe the country is on the wrong track also rose as pricier gasoline, persistently high unemployment and a weak housing market chipped away at public confidence.

Obama leads all potential Republican challengers by double-digit margins, the poll showed. He is ahead of his closest Republican rival, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, by 13 percentage points -- 51 percent to 38 percent.
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