Early Wisconsin recall exit polls show Obama having edge over Romney in presidential race

Washington, June 6 (ANI): President Barack Obama would have an advantage over presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the battleground state of Wisconsin, if the presidential elections are held today, a poll has revealed.

According to the exit poll results, voters in Wisconsin would decide today whether to recall their governor, while many are looking to the race to provide clues into the presidential election this November.

Among voters in today's recall election, 51 percent said they would pick Obama, compared to 45 percent for Romney, while two percent said they wouldn't vote.

However, it should be noted that there is a lot of time before the November elections, and it's too soon to tell what the electorate will be like in five months.

According to CBS News, in 2008, Obama defeated Republican Sen. John McCain by 14 percentage points in Wisconsin.

On the presidential race, the early exit polls showed that Obama had an edge over Romney on voters' views of who would better improve the economy, with 45 percent to 37 percent. In addition, Obama was ahead 48 percent to 35 percent on the question of who would be better to help the middle class.

The exit poll also highlighted that over 47 percent said they had a favorable view of the Democratic Party, while 50 percent saying they had an unfavorable view. A similar forty-seven percent said they had a favorable view of the Republican Party, as opposed to a 50 percent, who had an unfavorable view. (ANI)