ABC-WAPO Poll has Presidential Race Tied at 47% to 47% Between Romney and Obama … But Obama is he’s losing swing voting independents by a record 14%

Its a dead heat according to the most recent ABC-WAPO poll between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney. However, those polled disapprove of Obama’s handling of the economy (54%-44%), health care (52%-41%) and immigration issues(52%-38%).  However, here is no most significant aspect of the poll that makes one wonder how is this a tie? How does one lose in such key issues and demographics and it still be a tie? Is the sampling from non-swing states and solid blue one’s counted too much in the sampling?

While most Americans continue to disapprove of Obama’s handling of the economy, that’s not his only problem. More than half fault him on health care and immigration as well. Sixty-three percent say the country’s headed in the wrong direction, an unhelpful view for an incumbent. And among groups, he’s losing swing-voting independents by a record 14 percentage points.

Check out the full results HERE.

Economic discontent and substantial dissatisfaction with Barack Obama’s performance in office are keeping Mitt Romney competitive in the presidential race – but not by enough of a margin to overcome Obama’s stronger personal profile. The result: A dead heat in voter preferences at the midsummer stage, with the prospect of an epic battle ahead.

While most Americans continue to disapprove of Obama’s handling of the economy, that’s not his only problem. More than half fault him on health care and immigration as well. Sixty-three percent say the country’s headed in the wrong direction, an unhelpful view for an incumbent. And among groups, he’s losing swing-voting independents by a record 14 percentage points.

Yet Romney faces significant challenges of his own in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. His supporters are more apt to be against Obama than explicitly for Romney – a “negative” vote that can be less compelling than an affirmative one. His supporters are less strongly enthusiastic than Obama’s. While Obama is vulnerable on the economy, Romney is weakly rated on having offered a clear economic plan. And Obama leads on a range of personal attributes – empathy, standing up for his beliefs and, especially, basic likeability.