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A second straight poll is showing a tight race between President Obama and Mitt Romney in Arizona, further underscoring the possibility that the state â€" long considered safe Republican territory â€" could be up for grabs in November.

Obama won the support of 42 percent of registered voters versus 40 percent who say they will vote for Romney, according to a Rocky Mountain Poll released Wednesday. That's the inverse of a Merrill/Morrison Institute poll earlier this week that had Romney up by two points; both surveys are well within their respective margins of error.

Arizona is one of the few places Obama can play offense after his commanding victory in 2008, and the president has already indicated that targeting Latino voters and the southwes! t will play a major part in his campaign strategy.

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