How the unemployed plan to vote in today's election
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Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images In an election that was supposed to be about jobs, jobs and jobs, the unemployed vote appears to be a dead heat. In an exclusive look at how the unemployed
will likely vote, CNBC found 26% of the public report either they or someone in their household has lost a job in the past four years. But this group splits 48% to 48% in their presidential
choice, similar to the broader population, which splits 48% to 47% for President Obama. If the respondent themself was unemployed, the break is 50% for Obama vs. 45% for Republican
challenger Mitt Romney. If only a person in the household lost a job (not the individual respondent), the split is 51% for Romney vs. 48% for Obama. _(Read More: )_ With a 7.9% unemployment
rate in October, President Obama stands for reelection with the highest jobless rate of any president in the post-war era.