Obama would beat Romney and Santorum in November election

If the election were held today in the U.S. and Mitt Romney were the Republican candidate, President Barack Obama would re-election with 48.8 percent of the vote, highlights a new poll.

The former governor of Massachusetts would have to settle for 45 percent of the vote, reports the study.

If the confrontation happened with the former senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, then the president would achieve a victory a little more comfortable, 49.8 percent to 43.8, a study of polling Real Clear Politics (RCP).

Romney and Santorum are, according to political analysts, the two favorites to win the nomination of the Republican Party ahead of November elections.

The polling reveals that the level of discharge of the head of government is in positive numbers, while almost a similar percentage criticizes the actions of the Executive.

While 48.8 percent of likely voters welcomed Obama's performance, 47.4 rejects his actions, said CPR.

After a great part of 2011 in the red, the presidential administration since February maintains a positive outlook, analysts attributed to the first signs of a possible economic recovery of the country and a slight reduction in the unemployment rate, now at 8.3 per percent.

Experts say these indicators continue to improve, Republican candidates lost the main argument with which to attack Obama during their campaigns, focused on regaining control of the White House.

Surveys agree that the economic issue that will tilt the balance of votes in the election this year.