U.S. President Barack Obama is seen during a campaign event held in Charlottesville, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 29, 2012. Obama was on an unusual trip to upstage his rival Mitt Romney's formal nomination by launching campaigns in key battleground swing states of Iowa, Colorado and Virginia. (Xinhua/Wang Yiou)

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Republicans' pre-convention image ties Democrats' among U.S. voters: poll

TAMPA, the United States, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The favorability of the Republican Party among U.S. registered voters matches the 2008 pre-convention level, and has a virtual tie with that of the Democratic Party, shows a poll released Wednesday.

Forty-four percent of registered voters held a favorable view of the Republican Party, compared to 43 percent for the Democratic Party. While the Republicans' favorable rating is similar to that before the party conventions started in 2008, the Democrats' is 11 percentage points lower than 2008, according to the USA Today/ Gallup poll conducted on Aug. 20-22, just ahead of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. Full story