Polls tied as White House rivals have final face-off

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were tied at 47% support each among likely voters ahead of their final live presidential debate in the early hours of this morning.

With just over two weeks to go before the US presidential election, the NBC/Wall Street Journal nationwide poll, conducted after last Monday’s presidential debate, reinforced the perception of the race as a cliffhanger.

It showed “a little bit of a lead” for Romney among the critical “battleground” states as a group, NBC correspondent Chuck Todd said.