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)
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)
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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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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