In 2 Key Swing States, Bad News for Obama

Barack Obama is in for a fight in a pair of major swing states that he carried handily in 2008, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. In both Ohio and Pennsylvania, 51% say the president doesn’t deserve another term, and 53% and 54% respectively disapprove of the job he’s doing, USA Today reports.

“President Barack Obama’s standing among all Ohio voters is back to its lowest ever,” one pollster said. Obama is also statistically tied with both Rick Perry and Mitt Romney in the state in hypothetical head-to-head matchups. In Pennsylvania, Obama has a solid 6-point edge over Perry, but is essentially tied with Romney, with a miniscule 45% to 43% lead. (More Barack Obama stories.)