President Barack Obama holds a small lead over Mitt Romney in Michigan, according to a new snap poll released Thursday.
The latest automated survey from in-state pollster EPIC-MRA — conducted on August 28 — shows Obama nursing a 3-point advantage over Romney among likely Michigan voters, 49 percent to 46 percent. Obama held a 6-point lead in Michigan in the previous EPIC-MRA poll conducted a month ago.
Romney claims a strong edge among independent voters in Thursday’s poll, leading Obama by 13 points. Women voters in Michigan, on the other hand, prefer the president over his Republican challenger, 51 percent to 44 percent.
The PollTracker Average of Michigan, which currently shows Obama up by less than 2 points, depicts how the presidential race in the state has grown increasingly competitive over the summer.
