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Mitt Romney continues to trail President Barack Obama in Michigan, but is narrowing the gap and gaining ground among independent voters in a sign that the Republican favorite may be reversing trends favorable to the president.

Independents surveyed in the EPIC-MRA poll released Tuesday favored Romney 41 percent to 39 percent. That's a substantial reversal for Romney, who trailed Obama 49 percent to 28 percent in January.

While the president continues to edge Romney overall - leading 47 percent to 43 percent - the numbers should be concerning to his campaign team. Not only does the survey reverse course on recent polls that have found independents breaking towards the president, but the numbers come in Michigan, where the president's auto bailout remains highly popular and the Obama reelection team has already spent money on anti-Romney campaign advertising.

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