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 The new poll asks, "If voters hold Obama accountable on getting the economy on track, do you think he would deserve re-election, or not?"  Voters are split:  48 percent say Obama would deserve another term, while 47 percent disagree.

The president has the advantage on empathy.  Overall, by a 47-36 percent margin voters pick Obama over Romney as the candidate who would do a better job looking out for their family during "tough economic times."

Meanwhile, many more voters think Obama (52 percent) is running a positive campaign that is "focused on the issues" than say the same of Romney (36 percent).

President Obama has a 45-40 percent edge over Romney in a head-to-head matchup, if the election were held today.  At the beginning of June the candidates were tied at 43 percent each (June 3-5).  

The president's advantage is within the poll's margin of sampling error.

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