Polls show Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who was raised in Michigan as part of a famous political family, running neck-and-neck with Arizona Sen. John McCain in a state where the ailing economy has moved to the top of the agenda.
The polls released early on Tuesday gave McCain a statistically insignificant 1-point edge, 27 percent to 26 percent, over Romney. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee was third with 15 percent.
Romney needs a breakthrough win in Michigan where his father was a top auto executive and popular governor in the 1960s to keep his White House hopes alive after second-place finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire.
A McCain win after last week's New Hampshire victory would thrust him into the front-runner's role heading into Southern contests in South Carolina and Florida.
"This is a big day. This is a day that I believe will change our nation," Romney said at a rally in an office furniture warehouse."I think Michigan is going to vote for a Romney again, I'm counting on it," added Romney, who stressed his venture capitalist past as a plus to the economically troubled state.
Wearing his lucky green sweater and clutching his lucky penny, McCain visited a polling place early in Traverse City.
"It's going to be a very close race," he told reporters who outnumbered voters at the polling site shortly after voting began. "We're confident because of the enthusiasm at the town hall meetings and the rallies but we've got a long way to go."
Source:Xinhua
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