Romney has three-point lead, favorability surges; Rubio for Veep boom grows

Today's Rasmussen tracking poll has Gov. Romney at 47%, President Obama at 44%, Someone Else at four percent, and Undecided at five percent.

Another poll, this one by CNN, shows Romney as having gained fourteen points in his favorability rating among voters in the last month.

Meanwhile, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's stock as a Senate player is rising almost as fast as his buzz as Romney's potential running-mate.

Obama political guro David Axelrod says that the selection of Rubio would be an "insult" to Hispanic-Americans if seen as offsetting positions Republicans have taken that are unpopular among them. Rubio is a Cuban-American.

Unemployment among Hispanic-Americans is currently 11%, and the Obama administration has taken a series of positions hostile to Catholic values. Among these are attempts to force Catholic institutions to violate the teachings of their church and offer birth control services as part of their employee benefits plan. The Obama administration is strongly pro-choice, and the President recently announced his support of same-sex "marriage."

One might suggest that Mr. Axelrod insults Hispanic-Americans by presuming to speak for them on behalf of an administration with such a record, especially since he isn't an Hispanic-American himself.

HT: Drudge