This study investigates the relationship between daily US presidential election poll results\nand stock returns. The sample consists of the daily presidential election polls published in the\nNew-York Times for the period between May 31 and November 5, 2012. They include the\npercentage of support for the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, and the Republican\ncandidate, Mitt Romney. The findings indicate that stock returns are positively related to the\npoll results that support the candidate favored to win the election.
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