Obama Leads In Swing State Poll, But Romney Takes Florida And Ohio

TPM reports:

President Obama leads a new poll of swing states from Purple Strategies by 2 points over Mitt Romney overall, but Romney has taken a lead in crucial Florida and Ohio.

The poll confirms what has long been expected — a tight contest in which the redrawn political map will be a major factor. “This marks the first time since January that the candidates were within 2 points of each other in these critical purple states,” the pollsters wrote. “Despite still trailing, Mitt Romney has reached his highest vote total since our tracking began in September of 2011.”