The Week in Polls: Obama Has Slight Edge Over Romney

But Americans are still split over the Affordable Care Act.

Obama Bounce - As most political observers know, the presidential campaign could turn on a single event or big gaffe, but so far so good for Obama. According to new Wall Street Journal/Marist polls, he leads his Republican rival in by seven points in Ohio and five points in Florida and Virginia. (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Obama Bounce - As most political observers know, the presidential campaign could turn on a single event or big gaffe, but so far so good for Obama. According to new Wall Street Journal/Marist polls, he leads his Republican rival in by seven points in Ohio and five points in Florida and Virginia. (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

African-Americans and Kidney Disease - Blacks are more at risk than any other race and ethnicity. One in three people suffering from kidney failure are African-American, says the American Kidney Fund. That’s a whopping 150,000 African-Americans.  (Photo: Getty Images/STOCK)

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The Marriage Gap - In an ideal world for Mitt Romney, single voters would choose to go on dates on Election Day instead of to the polls. A new Gallup survey shows that married voters prefer the Republican by a wide margin of 54 to 39 percent. Conversely, voters who are not married support President Obama by 56 to 35 percent. (Photo: Getty/Stock)

Stay in Your Lane - The Republican Party’s rallying cry in 2012 is for a smaller role for government and a majority of Americans agree. A Gallup poll released Sept. 17 shows that 54 percent say the government is trying to handle too many things that should be taken care of by individuals and businesses, while 39 percent say the government should do more. Views may slowly be changing, however, as Gallup found that earlier in the summer a record-high 61 percent said government is doing too much. (Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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Stay in Your Lane - The Republican Party’s rallying cry in 2012 is for a smaller role for government and a majority of Americans agree. A Gallup poll released Sept. 17 shows that 54 percent say the government is trying to handle too many things that should be taken care of by individuals and businesses, while 39 percent say the government should do more. Views may slowly be changing, however, as Gallup found that earlier in the summer a record-high 61 percent said government is doing too much. (Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Por Obama - President Obama continues to have a huge lead with Latino voters and with Latinas in particular. According to a poll released Sept. 17, 74 percent of Latina voters say they will support Obama and 61 percent of Latino men say they also plan to vote for him. (Photo: AP)

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Por Obama - President Obama continues to have a huge lead with Latino voters and with Latinas in particular. According to a poll released Sept. 17, 74 percent of Latina voters say they will support Obama and 61 percent of Latino men say they also plan to vote for him. (Photo: AP)

Are You Better Off? - It's a question GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has asked of voters time and time again: Are their lives better now than four years ago? In a New York Times/CBS News poll published Sept. 14, about 25 percent said their lives were better, nearly the same said their lives were worse and about half of all respondents reported their lives hadn't changed.  (Photo: AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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Right Track - The fact that a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that just 39 percent of Americans believe the country is moving in the right direction may not sound like good news — unless one considers that in August, 31 percent said the same. It is the highest “right direction” rating since April 2010. (Photo: AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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On the Same Page - Congress and a majority of Americans agree on one thing: They all disapprove of the Affordable Care Act. According to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, 41 percent of respondents said the law is a bad idea, compared to 31 percent who think it's a good idea. A USA Today/Pew Research poll had a 53 percent disapproval rate.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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NObamacare - A majority of voters are still not feeling Obamacare, according to a new survey from Rasmussen Reports. Fifty-three percent said they favor a repeal of the health care reform law, while 45 percent said they “strongly favor” a repeal. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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ObamaCares - Americans are split in their support for the Affordable Care Act, but when it comes to health care, they trust Obama more than Romney. In a CBS News/New York Times poll released Sept. 14, 75 percent said they believe Obama would do a better job handling Medicare. A Reuters/Ipsos poll gave Obama the edge on health care by 51 to 37 percent. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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