The Week in Polls: Mitt Romney Leads Among Likely Voters

Polls show Romney with 6-point lead, plus more.

Americans Weigh In - Congress loses a popularity contest, the number of interracial marriages in the United States reaches all-time high, President Obama gets kudos for fiscal cliff dealings, plus more national polls. – Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

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Americans Weigh In - President Obama's lead slips among likely voters, Americans give credence to global climate change, Democrats and Republicans trade accusations over Election Day voter fraud, plus more national news. –Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton

Mitt Romney Takes the Lead - Chicago, you've got a problem. In the latest Gallup daily tracking poll, Mitt Romney leads President Obama among likely voters by 50 to 46 percent. At the beginning of October, the two candidates were tied at 48 percent, but Romney has experienced a surge in various polls since his strong first debate performance. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mitt Romney Takes the Lead - Chicago, you've got a problem. In the latest Gallup daily tracking poll, Mitt Romney leads President Obama among likely voters by 50 to 46 percent. At the beginning of October, the two candidates were tied at 48 percent, but Romney has experienced a surge in various polls since his strong first debate performance. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Measuring Sexual Identity in the U.S. - In a Gallup survey of more than 120,000 people — the organization's largest on record — 3.4 percent of respondents said "yes" when asked if they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. The survey results, released on Oct. 18, reported that 4.6 percent of African-Americans identified as LGBT compared to 3.2 percent of whites, 4.0 percent of Latinos and 4.3 percent of Asians. (Photo: Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

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Measuring Sexual Identity in the U.S. - In a Gallup survey of more than 120,000 people — the organization's largest on record — 3.4 percent of respondents said "yes" when asked if they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. The survey results, released on Oct. 18, reported that 4.6 percent of African-Americans identified as LGBT compared to 3.2 percent of whites, 4.0 percent of Latinos and 4.3 percent of Asians. (Photo: Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

Young and Not So Much in Love - Obama still has the hearts of young voters and 55 percent of likely voters aged 18 to 29 will support him versus 36 percent who back Romney, a new national poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics finds. But, according to recent Washington Post/ABC News polls, 67 percent of registered voters said they definitely will vote in November, down from 80 percent in 2008. (Photo: AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/GettyImages)

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Young and Not So Much in Love - Obama still has the hearts of young voters and 55 percent of likely voters aged 18 to 29 will support him versus 36 percent who back Romney, a new national poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics finds. But, according to recent Washington Post/ABC News polls, 67 percent of registered voters said they definitely will vote in November, down from 80 percent in 2008. (Photo: AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI/GettyImages)

Get Physical - Busy schedules typically mean you have to get your exercise in separately, but working out together can remind you just how strong and capable he is outside of your home. Plus, the physical activity can get you primed for a private sweat session… (Photo: Getty Images)  

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Home Sweet Home  - You're less likely to suffer from health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol if you feel safe or satisfied about the community you live in, according to a Gallup survey released on Oct. 12. Twenty percent of people polled reported better overall health (compared to 29 percent of dissatisfied dwellers) and less physical pain (22 percent compared to 34 percent). (Photo: GettyImages)

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Poll Tax 2013? - Voter ID is rearing its head again in North Carolina. On March 12, Republican lawmakers held a public hearing on a proposed bill, which 75 percent of North Carolinians support, according to one poll. Free IDs would be issued, but at a cost, according to Democracy NC executive director Bob Hall. The documentation required to get a free state-issued ID, such as birth certificates and marriage licenses, he said, will "add up to a lot of money and it really does amount to a poll tax." (Photo: Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)

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You Say Tomahto… - The priorities for men and women in 12 key swing states are as different as night and day. In a Gallup poll published Oct. 17, 39 percent of women cited abortion, followed by jobs, health care, the economy and equal rights. Thirty-eight percent of men said jobs and the economy were their two most important issues. (Photo: Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images)

An Inconvenient Truth  - Nearly 67 percent of Americans in a Pew study released on Oct. 15 agreed there is indisputable evidence that the earth's temperature has been rising in recent decades, up 4 percent from last year. Nearly half (42 percent) said global climate change was mostly caused by human activity while 19 percent attributed it to "natural patterns in earth's environment." (Photo: NASA)

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An Inconvenient Truth  - Nearly 67 percent of Americans in a Pew study released on Oct. 15 agreed there is indisputable evidence that the earth's temperature has been rising in recent decades, up 4 percent from last year. Nearly half (42 percent) said global climate change was mostly caused by human activity while 19 percent attributed it to "natural patterns in earth's environment." (Photo: NASA)

Courting the Religious Vote - While the presidential candidates' own religious beliefs have played a smaller role in the 2012 race, President Obama leads Mitt Romney among Latino Catholics (73 percent to 19 percent, respectively) and evangelical Protestants (50 percent to 39 percent, respectively), according to a Pew survey released on Oct. 18.(Photo: Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

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Courting the Religious Vote - While the presidential candidates' own religious beliefs have played a smaller role in the 2012 race, President Obama leads Mitt Romney among Latino Catholics (73 percent to 19 percent, respectively) and evangelical Protestants (50 percent to 39 percent, respectively), according to a Pew survey released on Oct. 18.(Photo: Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

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They of Little Faith - In a Public Policy Polling survey in the battlegrounds of Ohio, Florida and North Carolina, 62 percent, 60 percent and 69 percent of Republicans, respectively, said Democrats will engage in voter fraud to ensure their presidential candidate wins. As for Democrats, 50 percent, 55 percent and 51 percent, respectively, said the same of the GOP. (Photo: Johnny Wagner/Getty Images)