{"id":2289,"date":"2008-10-01T10:24:48","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T15:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2012-12-26T20:59:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T01:59:22","slug":"obama-pulls-ahead-nationally-in-key-battleground-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/government_employee\/10\/01\/obama-pulls-ahead-nationally-in-key-battleground-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Pulls Ahead Nationally & In Key Battleground States"},"content":{"rendered":"
Recent polls show Democratic Senator Barack Obama has begun to take a commanding lead over Republican Senator John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election, both nationally and in key battleground states necessary for winning the electoral college.<\/p>\n
Nationally:<\/strong> The last 3 released national polls revealed an average 5.3 point lead for Barack Obama over John McCain. [Sources: ABC\/WP 9\/27 – 9\/29<\/a>, Pew Research 09\/27 – 09\/29<\/a>, Rasmussen Tracking 9\/28 – 9\/30<\/a>].<\/p>\n Ohio:<\/strong> The last 3 state polls in Ohio show an average 3 point for Obama over McCain. [Sources: SurveyUSA 9\/28 – 9\/29<\/a>, Quinnipiac 9\/27 – 9\/29<\/a>, InAdv\/PollPosition 9\/29<\/a>]<\/p>\n Pennsylvania:<\/strong> The last 3 state polls in Pennsylvania reveal an average 10 point lead for Obama over McCain. [Sources: Quinnipiac 9\/27 – 9\/29<\/a>, Franklin & Marshall 9\/27 – 9\/29<\/a>, FOX News\/Rasmussen 9\/28<\/a>]<\/p>\n Florida:<\/strong> The last 3 state polls in Florida show Obama with an average of a 3.7 point lead over McCain. [Sources: Quinnipiac 9\/27 – 9\/29<\/a>, PPP 9\/27 – 9\/28<\/a>, FOX News\/Rasmussen 9\/28<\/a>]<\/p>\n Graphs courtesy of Real Clear Politics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n