MITT Romney has erased President Barack Obama's once-substantial lead in polls and made the race for the White House highly competitive once more.
In a clear shift four weeks before the November 6 election, a new round of opinion polls showed essentially a dead heat after a strong debate performance by Mr Romney last week.
A Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll yesterday found Mr Obama and Mr Romney tied among likely voters at 45% each.
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