TODAY'S CBS NEWS POLL SHOWS OBAMA / ROMNEY CONTEST A TIGHT ONE PERCENT RACE............

The latest CBS News Poll of the 2012 Presidential campaign conducted from last Wednesday August 22nd through Sunday August 26th, mirrors yesterday's ABC News - Washington Post Poll of a tight, one percentage point difference with the leader reversed, and shows President Obama with 46%; Governor Romney with 45%; 6% Undecided; and 2% who will Not Vote.  The margin of error being plus or minus 3%.  The poll is of 1,218 adults nationwide, 1,051 of whom are registered voters.  Among other findings about Romney and Obama are that when asked to respond to the phrase, Understands People Like You - 54% said Obama does, with 42% responded he does not; and 50% feel Romney does not understand them, while 41% said he does.  Also 31% of the respondents have a favorable view of Governor Romney, 36% an unfavorable view, with 32% who said they are undecided or don't know.  President Obama  is viewed favorably by 41%; unfavorably by 44%; with 14% undecided or don't know how they view him.  Obama has a ten percent lead among women, 51% - 41%; but Governor Romney leads among men by nine percent, 49% - 40%.  Mitt Romney's big opportunity this week and Thursday night in his Nomination Acceptance Speech, is to define himself more favorably for  the American people and move the nearly one third who as yet are undecided or do not know about him into supporting him.  A tight, tenaciously fought, General Election is sure to unfold over the next 70 days, as the choice between Obama and Romney remains acutely close............tdp