Pew: Romney, Obama tied

Pew Research releases yet another national poll showing Mitt Romney and Barack Obama tied, 47%-47%, with familiar divides popping up all over the place.

The key numbers:

a. Both candidates pick up 90% of their respective party's support, while Romney wins among independents, 48%-40%.

That's the inverse of Obama's 8% win among indies in 2008.

b. Gender gap. It's about even. Men pick Romney by 7%; women pick Obama by 6%.

In 2008, Obama won women by 13%, so clearly Romney is eating into his margins.

c. Romney currently picks up 57% of the white vote. It's generally thought that he needs about 62% to win the election, considering Obama's massive lead with minorities.

One note -- Romney leads by 29% among whites without a college degree, but by only 7% among whites with a college degree.

d. Income. Obama leads with the poorest voters, while Romney among those making $50K-$100K (also called "the middle class") and those making over $100K/year.

e. As usual, voter enthusiasm seems to favor Romney, as his supporters are more likely to think about the campaign and actually vote than Obama's supporters.

f. Obama leads on leadership, bipartisanship, honesty, moderation, consistency, taxes, healthcare, foreign policy and connecting.

Romney leads on ideas, jobs, and the deficit.

In other words, Romney leads on this election's key issues, while Obama leads on many more issues, but ones that aren't quite as important for voters right now.

OVERALL: Pew's last survey came after the first debate, and gave Romney huge bounces on nearly every issue.

But this survey shows that, while Romney has cut into Obama's margins since summer, each candidate's strengths and weaknesses remain.