Obama holds solid lead in Michigan heading into DNC, poll says

from the Detroit Free Press:


CHARLOTTE –- A new poll shows President Barack Obama with a solid lead in Michigan as he heads into this week’s Democratic National Convention, leading native Michigander Mitt Romney 51% to 44% in the state.

The poll results are somewhat at odds with other recent in-state polls that showed the race tightening. Last week, Lansing-based EPIC-MRA released the results of an automated survey showing Obama led by only three points, 49% to 46% with 5% undecided.

Public Policy Polling released a survey Monday evening after contacting 815 likely voters in Michigan Friday through Sunday. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

One key difference between the EPIC-MRA poll and that done by PPP was the disparity of the support among independents. EPIC-MRA showed independents swinging toward Romney 51% to 38% while PPP showed the opposite --- Obama leading among independents 54% to 38% for Romney. ................(more)

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