Early election polls favour Barack Obama

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama is far ahead of potential Republican rivals at the 2012 presidential election, despite deteriorating news on the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released yesterday showed.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th Jun 2011, 17:15 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2011, 23:58 BST

Mr Obama leads nearest challenger former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney by 13 percentage points.