By Kyle Adams - November 6, 2012

The final Politico/GWU/Battleground poll released Tuesday morning shows President Obama and Mitt Romney locked in a 47-47 tie nationally. Ed Goeas, the president and CEO of The Tarrance Group, the Republican half of the well-regarded poll, projects Romney will defeat Obama, 50.3 percent to 48.8 percent, with 0.9 percent going to other candidates.

Goeas conducts the Battleground poll with Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners, who told Politico she was confident of an Obama victory.

In the final poll, Romney holds an edge over the president on who would do a better job handling the economy, spending, jobs and taxes. Obama leads on foreign policy, Medicare and on who would do a better job standing up for the middle class. Forty-eight percent of voters view Obama as the stronger leader while 47 percent side with Romney.

Romney leads among those who have already voted, 50 percent to 46 percent, as well as among those who say they are extremely likely to vote (48 percent to 46 percent). He also leads by six points among middle-class voters and by nine points among suburban voters. Independents favor Romney by 15 points, 47 percent to 32 percent.

The Battleground poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters from Nov. 4-5. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

