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A new survey of young people in the United States shows that while President Barack Obama isn't nearly as popular with the demographic as he was his first year in office, a plurality of those polled said they expect him to beat former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in November. The wide-ranging survey of 3,096 18-29 year-olds conducted by Harvard University's Institute of Politics shows 43 percent said they plan to vote for Obama in November, while just 26 percent plan to vote for Romney. The last time Harvard matched Obama against a GOP challenger, in December 2011, they asked who young voters thought would win the election:  36 percent said Obama would lose, a sign that support for Obama is increasing closer to the election. "Four months ago, when our last poll was taken, it was a difficult time for the Obama campaign," the survey's authors said in their analysis of the data. "A united Republican field was pitched against the President, and more young voters believed...