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The fight over key swing states remains extremely close, according to a new Purple Strategies poll of likely voters. The data largely confirms findings from USA Today/Gallup last week, which indicated that President Obama has a small edge in several of these states -- but the dynamics are extremely close and fluid. A look at some of the key numbers:
(1) Mitt Romney holds a very narrow one-point lead in Florida, at 48/47. A new Miami Herald poll also shows the race tied, with Romney pulling even on the Medicare issue, and most Floridians saying they're worse off than they were four years ago.
(2) The race is within the survey's three-point margin of error in several states, including North Carolina, Virginia and Colorado.
(3) Obama is ahead by four poin