45%                      52%

Thursday, October 18, 2012 – 12:05 p.m.

Is the Presidential race breaking out?

The answer is it very well could be!

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has opened up a 52% to 45% lead over President Barack Obama in the Gallup seven day tracking poll of likely voters.

A seven percentage point lead.

For the first time one candidate has eclipsed the 50% threshold in Gallup’s likely voter polling. An important event in the campaign.

In the Rasmussen Three-Day Tracking Poll of likely voters, Romney is leading 49% to 47%.

In the Investor’s Business Daily/TIPP six-day Tracking poll of voters, Romney as climbed into a tie with the President at 46%.

Romney has established clear momentum, with polling samples taken after the Vice-Presidential and second Presidential debates now being added into the weighting.

If the trend continues one can expect the most battleground states to follow suit.