Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has not seen polling numbers in his favor from his home state of Michigan, however, there's still a chance for the former Massachusetts governor to win their 16 Electoral College votes.
Most polling figures collected by Real Clear Politics have shown President Barack Obama leading but the numbers have slowly decreased while Romney increases.
The latest poll from the Detroit News still presents President Obama leading by three percentage points but that is down from the seven-point lead he had in an early October poll by the same organization.
The October poll by the Detroit News showed Obama with 49 percent to Romney's 42 percent, but now in the new poll conducted between Oct. 27 and Oct. 29 has Obama with 48 percent to Romney's 45 percent.
According to Marisa Schultz and Kim Kozlowski of the Detroit News, "Mitt Romney is within striking distance of Barack Obama in Michigan in the final days before the election, buoyed by more who are convinced the Republican is a viable alternative to the president, with the ability to turn around the economy."
When it comes to handling the economy, Romney bettered Obama with 47.3 percent to 43.8 percent.
President Obama received 49.7 percent in regards to handling foreign affairs compared to Romney's 41.5 percent.
The poll featured 600 likely voters with a margin of error of four percent.
The Detroit News reported that the Obama and Romney campaigns have recently started to air television advertisements in the state, something not done prior.
In comparison to the 2008 presidential election, Obama comfortably won Michigan by 16.4 percentage points against Arizona Senator John McCain. To be precise, Obama received 57.4 percent to McCain's 41 percent.
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