The race to the White House still remains a dead heat, as a new poll indicates that the numbers in the most important battleground state remains very close.

A CNN/ORC international survey released Friday, showed President Barack Obama with a three point lead over Republican, nominee Mitt Romney in Ohio. The presidential candidates are fighting for the 18 electoral votes.

The poll indicates that 50 percent of likely voters are backing the president with 47 percent supporting the former Massachusetts governor.

CNN reported that the presidents' three point lead is within the survey's sampling error taken Tuesday through Thursday.

"The race n the Buckeye State has remained essentially the same throughout October, with al three CNN/ORC polls taken in October showing President Obama at 50 percent to 51 percent and all three showing Governor Romney at 46 percent to 47 percent," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.

CNN Chief National Correspondent, John King said the race is too close.

"It's so close the president will need to run up the margins in Cuyahoga County (Cleveland and its suburbs) and in Columbia and Governor Romney needs to win Hamilton County (Cincinnati and its suburbs) and elsewhere in southwestern Ohio," King said.

It's not an accident he is in that part of the state tonight."

Base versus base, in a fairly even divided state," King added as he reported live from Ohio.

According to the CNN poll, 63 percent of the people who voted early or those who plan to cast a ballot before Tuesday pledge to support the president. Out of those voters, only 35 percent support Romney.

"Ohio is a very different place than four years ago. Our numbers show that and you feel it and see it when you visit here," Kind included.

"The GOP offices have much more energy than late 2008."

But Romney has 55 percent to 42 percent lead among those who plan to vote on Election Day.

"There is no question the auto bailout helps the president here, but also no question Governor Romney has a more motivated base than John McCain did," King said.