After two political conventions and heading into the post-Labor Day sprint, President Barack Obama leads Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the key battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and Virginia, according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of each of these three states. Click for poll results: Virginia | Ohio | Florida pdfsIn both Florida and Virginia, Obama is ahead of Romney by five points among likely voters including those leaning toward a particular candidate, 49 percent to 44 percent.In Ohio, the president’s lead is seven points, 50 percent to 43 percent.

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