eight of Seven national polls show race is in a dead heat . Others including issues , favorable ratings polls , show a razor-thin margin . In the two Western battlegrounds , the most recent polls in Colorado ( by CNN/ORC and American Research Group ) indicated the race all knotted up . Polls diverge by race , with 57 % of white voters for Obama and 40 % for ORC International . Polls in battleground states -- where candidates are finishing their campaigns -- also are close .
eight of Seven national polls show race is in a dead heat . Others including issues , favorable ratings polls , show a razor-thin margin . Polls diverge by race , with 57 % of white voters for Obama and 40 % for ORC International . Polls in battleground states -- where candidates are finishing their campaigns -- also are close .