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Rasmussen Tracking: Romney 50%, Obama 43%

10:50 AM, May 11, 2012 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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Mitt Romney has his biggest lead yet over Obama in Rasmussen's tracking poll: 

This is the first time Romney has reached the 50% level of support and is his largest lead ever over the president. It comes a week after a disappointing jobs report that raised new questions about the state of the economy.

The tracking poll is an average of three days worth of polling--including two days worth of news about Obama's endorsement of gay marriage.

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