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A pair of election-day polls show the contest in the pivotal Michigan primary closer than ever, with Rick Santorum again narrowing Mitt Romney's lead headed into Tuesday's contest.

A Public Policy Polling survey released late Monday night showed Santorum with a one percentage point lead. That represents a three point swing back in the former senator's favor from a survey released late Sunday that showed Romney with a two-point lead. According to the Democratic pollster's survey, Santorum edges Romney with 38 percent of likely voters, while Romney earned 37 percent, Ron Paul got the nod of 14 percent of voters, and Newt Gingrich pulled in 9 percent.

“It looks like things in Michigan are swinging back toward Rick Santorum in the final hours before the polls open,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling, in a statement. “The big questions are whether Romney’s absentee vote lead is too large for Santorum to make up, and whether Democrats really will turn out to support Santorum in the GOP primary.”

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