Michigan Poll Released by Detroit Free Press: Barack Obama 53%, John McCain 37%

Here are the latest results from the Michigan poll by Detroit Free Press published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 616 voters polled on 10/28-31.

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Significant numbers of voters say Obama has won them over with his judgment and how he makes them feel about America's future.

And if voters are skeptical about Obama's ability to deliver on some promises, they share the same concerns about McCain -- while Obama continues to get a bump from supporters who think he'd be best able to address the nation's economic troubles.

He also gets high marks from his supporters as being likely to reform health care.

"It's time to get ourselves out of some messes," said Martha Aldrich, a 64-year-old Dearborn resident who usually votes Republican but is backing Obama. Of Obama, she added, "He's going to be a great president because he's really concerned about the American people."

The poll of 616 likely Michigan voters was conducted Tuesday through Friday by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, Iowa. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

It shows Obama building on what was a 13-point lead in Michigan in late September.

Shortly after that poll, McCain decamped from Michigan, essentially conceding the state to Obama. Neither has visited since. Until then, Michigan was widely seen as a battleground state, offering McCain a shot at picking up a state that has backed Democratic candidates for president in the last four elections.

Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results