Poll: Romney holding slim 1-point lead in Colorado

A new poll gives GOP nominee Mitt Romney a slight 1-point edge in battleground Colorado.

A new survey from American Research Group (ARG) shows Romney with 48 percent support among likely voters, to 47 for President Obama. That advantage, though, is within the poll’s 4-point margin of error. 

Four percent of voters said they were undecided, with 1 percent backing another candidate.

Obama, though, enjoys lead among independent voters at 50 percent to 42.

The close findings in the ARG poll mirror those of other surveys, which show a similarly tight race. A Purple Strategies poll found Obama up 1 at 47-46. An NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll last week showed the two candidates knotted at 48 percent each. A poll from Democratic Public Policy Polling (PPP), however, showed the president with a strong 4-point lead at 51-47.

Colorado is one of 12 battlegrounds won by Obama in 2008 that will likely determine the outcome of this year’s race.

Former President Bill Clinton will visit the state on Tuesday, attending rallies in Commerce City and Denver. Romney campaigned in the state last week, joined by his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

The ARG poll was conducted from Oct. 25 to 28.

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