Mitt Romney might not win Michigan , where he was born . But if the election were held today and Obama won by a margin of less than 5 points ( which is what would happen ) Obama holds a double digit lead in Massachusetts , but the race is closer in Michigan , with the polls tightening , though the president remains in front . Romney has many plausible paths to victory without those states . James K. Polk in 1844 lost his birth and home states but won the presidency .
Mitt Romney might not win Michigan , where he was born . But if the election were held today and Obama won by a margin of less than 5 points ( which is what would happen ) Romney has many plausible paths to victory without those states . James K. Polk in 1844 lost his birth and home states but won the presidency .