In the crucial swing states of Florida, Nevada and New Mexico, the race between President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney is tighter than ever before.
In Florida, a Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll of likely voters shows that Obama is leading Romney by one percent, 48 to 47 percent.
The poll finds that Obama is up 50 to 44 percent among early voters. Among women, the president leads 53 to 43 percent, and among men, Romney leads 52 to 43 percent.
According to a CNN/ORC International poll, 50 percent of likely voters in Florida say they support Romney, with 49 percent supporting Obama. Among registered voters, 52 percent support Obama and 46 percent support Romney.
In August, Obama led Romney 50 to 46 percent among likely voters.
RealClear Politics average has Romney leading the commander-in-chief by one point for the Sunshine State's 27 Electoral Votes.
In Nevada, Obama is up 50 to 49 percent, according to a poll by Gravis Marketing among likely voters.
The poll found that 50 percent of voters in Nevada do not approve of Obama's job performance and 42 percent of Nevada voters think the country is headed in the right direction.
In Nevada, it appears as if the President will win this state. While the state could still be considered a tossup in the final days, The New York Times has projected that the state is leaning Democratic.
"A strong appeal to Latino voters from the Obama campaign, along with a major early-voting push, gives Mr. Obama an edge in the final days of the race," the Times said.
Real Clear Politics has the president leading Romney in Nevada by 2.4 points.
According to a new NBC News-Wall Street Journal-Marist polls conducted this week, 50 percent of likely voters support the incumbent and 47 percent support Romney.
The poll results suggest that Latinos are playing a vital role in helping the president maintain a lead over his challenger.
"Hispanics, who make up 16 percent of respondents, broke for the president, 74 to 23 percent, versus Romney," Domenico Montanaro, of NBC News said. "Seventy-one percent say they have either already voted or plan to vote early. Obama leads with those who say they have already voted (53 to 45 percent) and by a wider margin with those who have not yet decided if they will vote early or on Election Day (53 to 38 percent)."
In 2008, Obama carried New Mexico by 15 points and appears to be on track to win the state next week by double digits. Obama is currently leading his Republican challenger by 10 points, 51.7 to 41.7 percent and has maintained a notable lead since February.
The New York Times has projected that the state's 5 electoral votes are leaning Democratic and that Romney's "advisers concede that it is likely not one of their best opportunities to pick up electoral votes."
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