The main battlegrounds: Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, New Hampshire, Florida and Wisconsin. The late inclusion of Wisconsin on this list reflects a bet by Romney — buoyed by some polls showing an opportunity for him there — that he can turn a state that has not voted for a Republican presidential nominee since 1984. Romney…
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Latest Swing State Polls 10/3
Here are the latest polls from the battleground states, updated as needed through the day: Florida: Obama 47%, Romney 46% (WSJ/NBC/Marist) Ohio: Obama 51%, Romney 43% (WSJ/NBC/Marist) Virginia: Obama 48%, Romney 46% (WSJ/NBC/Marist) via Latest Swing State Polls.
Tight Race Except in the Swing States
But across the swing states, Obama leads among likely voters by a much larger margin, 52% to 41%, paralleling Obama’s advantages in recent Washington Post polls in Florida, Ohio and Virginia. Also interesting: Voters now think Obama will prevail on November 6 by a 32 point margin, 63% to 31%. via Tight Race Except in…
Latest Swing State Polls
Here are the latest polls from the battleground states, updated as needed through the day:Florida: Obama 53%, Romney 44% (NYT/CBS/Quinnipiac)Ohio: Obama 53%, Romney 43% (NYT/CBS/Quinnipiac)Pennsylvania: Obama 54%, Romney 42% (NYT/CBS/Quinnipiac) via Latest Swing State Polls.
As Polls Show Romney Trailing In Swing States, Obama Edges Towards 270 Goal
So there is evidence of voters changing their mind as the finish line approaches. But this year there doesn’t seem to be much movement in the polls, and certainly not towards Romney. In my July 9 column, my projections had Obama with 247 electoral votes to Romney’s 206, with 270 needed to win. Eighty-five electoral…
Latest Swing State Polls
Here are the today’s swing state polls, updated as needed throughout the day:Colorado: Obama 51%, Romney 45% (Public Policy Polling)Florida: Obama 50%, Romney 45% (American Research Group)Iowa: Obama 51%, Romney 44% (American Research Group)Michigan: Obama 54%, Romney 42% (Rasmussen)North Carolina: Obama 49%, Romney 45% (Civitas)Nevada: Obama 51%, Romney 44% (American Research Group)Wisconsin: Obama 53%, Romney…
The Average White Guy Vote
Rudy is the quintessential average white guy, right down to his last name. “It literally is Guy,” he said, laughing at the irony. Born in New Eagle and raised in Charleroi in Pennsylvania’s Monongahela Valley, Guy comes from a long line of Democrats. “My grandfather worked at Corning Glass, my father worked in the mines,…