McCain is going to beat Obama like a drum in November…..

No matter what ridiculous statements CNN makes before the election.

I wonder what it takes to become a state that is strong for Obama. To have a 13 and 17 pt lead in a state, as is the case in WI and MN, and only be considered "leaning" for Obama is conservative at best. In addition to that, there has only been one poll recently that suggests the election is close nationally. In the last few weeks several polls have shown Obama is pulling ahead. I agree it is too early for the Obama team to start measuring the White House drapes, but I would much rather be sitting in his position then McCain's.

Larry of Boston:
I agree with you.

OMG! were going to have to see a new map every week on this till the election. When is enough enough bring back the old days please!

wow–the arrogance of you obama folks never ceases to amaze me. It is your narrow-minded, condescending attitude that is going to keep a lot of HIllary supporters out of your camp. And trust me you need us, even Obama is begging now. When will you realize that this is not a high school football game. This is important and if Obama wants to win all of you need to act like grown-ups and start reaching out to people who have not agreed with you rather than contstantly insulting them. Your guy also needs to pick the only turly qualified person for VP (Hillary) otherwise we will have another republican in the white house. Grow up kids, we've seen these nice speeches before–need a little substance too. So, stop crowing and get to work trying to mend some fences otherwise it is going to be another long 4 years!

Ha! Ha! Seems like the McCain supporters are getting a little nervous. They scoff at the polls where OBAMA is ahead and "cling" to one that has them "tied". OBAMA will win in November! Have you listened to one of McCain's speeches or town hall meetings? What a joke. Come on, Let's say it together–"President Obama"!!

Everytime I read these comments on CNN, it makes me sick to think people actually live in some mental state of idiocy.

Contrary to what the liberal media will force down your throat, polls mean as much to this election as Al Gore means to global warming. Doesn't mean a thing. It has been proven over and over again that people will say one thing and vote another. Obama never won as big as projected. Look it up.

Hey CNN is McCain in the media?

Everything is about Barack hahahah lol what's McCain doing these days?

Barack the vote…

Jealousy, envy, loss of control, it really shows many would like to be on Obama’s side but can’t so they try to pull him down instead. Most typical of men to do this.

Seems like I remember the shocked look on a woman's face when she was interviewed on the national news, saying " I don't know anyone who voted for Reagan!" So maybe she needed to widen her circle of friends. Or her horizons. Or her closed little liberal mind.

This is the best birthday gift to me today! Keep them comin'. I Love it!

OBAMA / SEBELIUS -08!

What a way to go !!! He will be our next President. He is exactly what our countyr needs to get it back on the RIGHT track. GO OBAMA !!!!!

To Larry of Boston…

You do know that Black media, or even Black voters, are not the reason he won the nomination, right? But we'll go ahead and add this to the list of things that are the fault of Black people. lol

Since the Democratic Party hand-picked the nominee, maybe we should all just let CNN use their experience and wisdom to pick the President — NOT!

These news agencies are still trying to influence the election. We, the people, cannot let that happen. Obama does not represent the majority of this country and it is our job, the people of this country, to make our voices heard.

November will be perfect timing to show the Democratic Party and the news agencies that we, the people, still choose our President.

Democrats for McCain!

Welcome to the purple nation, folks!

Although I am an Obama supporter, we need to very cautious about all of these early polls, it is just for communication purposes. You have to wonder who are these people polling, what demographics? I have never had anyone to call me, never.

I notice that you still have New Mexico projected as leaning for McCain. For the last two months polling has been running for Obama at about a 5% margin on average. Even some strongly Republican wed sites are shoing as leaning toward Obama? What does it take for your "experts" to keep up to date?

CNN is going to poll us to pieces, but no one asked me anything.

Even though I'm an Obama supporter, CNN, please choose your words better. Stating that he only needs 39 more electoral votes………this is only June and even though everything is in place for a Democratic win, the republicans are not going to just lay down.

This is good news, but it is still early. I'm cautiously optimistic.

Definitely with Obama and Hillary playing nice, this can only turn out well. "With our powers combined, I am Captain Planet!" … Captain Planet (the 80's or 90's cartoon) would be a great campaign slogan…lol

Hear that sound? It's the Obama tsunami and it's growing.

actually McCain really upsets conservatives because he's pretty liberal for a Republican

Dear "Typical"
It's interesting that you mentioned the North Korea diplomacy progress, since that seemed to be the exact thing Bush tried to chastise Obama for last month. I guess Obama's Reagan-style diplomatic approach was correct after all. In fact, it kind of made Bush look somewhat hypocritically "appeasing" I believe were his choice of words.

Anyway, it's great to see Obama doing well. Let's keep the momentum going and take back our country for all Americans.

Obama '08

IF YOU LIKE THE STOCK MARKET DROP, IF YOU LIKE THE NATIONAL DEBT, IF YOU LIKE THE WAR, IF YOU LIKE THE PRICE OF GAS, IF YOU LIKE THE UNEMPLOYMENT—THEN BY ALL MEANS VOTE FOR JOHN McCAIN–HE'S YOUR MAN, BECAUSE YOU WILL GET MORE OF THE SAME.
ME—I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR OBAMA.

Angel,

I agree, our president should be elcted by the people. The GOP did steal the last two elections.

If you follow that train of theougt OBAMA SHOULD NOT BE THE NOMINEE. he DID NOT win the popular vote in the primaries.

The Liberal Media just doesn't get it!

McCant '08 = Economy further down the drain…hey, I never enjoyed being employed anyway!!

This is why Obama ran a great primary, he proved that the swing states can also be won in the GE.. The Repubs are very vulnerable and the swing states are up for grabs. People are tired, hurt, unemployed, no health care, a insane, useless war, gas prices absolutely off the roof, shall go on….it's no wonder.

I'm lovin' it!

"39 short of winning the election"!

In 12 of the 16 last presidential elections the front runner in June polls won the election. The other four had to do with very unpopular presidents, which in this election benefits Obama even more.

I'm really offended that CNN has allowed so many anti-Obama posts on this site, all of which have vaguely racist undertones.

It's 2008, people!!!

Time to stop with the distractions. The American people will not fall for racist-driven pandering this time!!!

OBAMA 08

Fellow Obama supporters, don't get to comfortable. We're only finishing the first lap of a mile long run, so there is a chance that we could still lose. I've seen it before, people get confortable with a big lead then blow it in the end. Just always remember it's not whether you lead in the beginning or middle of the race, the only thing that matters is who crosses the finish line first.

By the time Nov gets here Obama will have a 20pt lead in just about every state if the GOP doesn't show they are for the American people instead of themselves……

I am in Germany and all I can say is that the International Community is extremely eager to work with a President who is willing to resolve complex issues multilaterally, they are tired of being dictated to by the Bush Administration. Obamas is not the solution, his willingness to engage is.

We live an a world of global problems and global opportunities that require global consensus. The oxymoron that your opponents 'hate freedom' has to stop. What we all hate hypocrisy.

Nice job by some to compare Obama 08 to Dukakis 88. If you don't realize the different between the years, they are obvious. Dukakis was trying to defeat a vice president of a popular president while Obama is trying to defeat a senator who is in lock step an unpopular president.

This is far from over. Just like the Bush/Cheney "shock and awe" campaign in Iraq wait until the McCain/conservative right "smear and fear" campaign is unleashed in full force by the Republicans against Obama. This will influence a lot of voters who fall back voting based on negativity and not hope and positive values.

Keep in mind that when all else fails, the right wing nuts will turn to their ace in the hole – fear. They will raise the threat of a terrorist attack, or if necessary, create one that will send many voters to the man they feel will protect them in times of peril – McCain.

Its just a poll people and its showing two things; People are willing to give change a real look this year and Secondly, its going to be close. All during the primaries all Clinton said was "he's unelectable, he can't win" But its showing that even though it was a tight race, he is still doing pretty well. A poll is end all be all but it shows how it may trend.

You PUMA/ "Clinton or McCain" people (who are not the same as Clinton supporters or Democrats) used to LOVE polls… until she wasn't doing well in them. Just like you had no problem with caucuses until after Iowa… then they were undemocratic (although no one complained about them when Bill ran). And, just like she had no problem with MI & FL not counting… until she was losing. Seems like if its not good for you, its not important. Just your candidate didn't win so now its voting against your interests. Seems like your "bitter".

It seems many things going Obama's way and he is getting all the press. Do we want a return to higher taxes? Obama has stated we need to return to the rates we had before the Bush tax cuts. I hope everyone will take time to examine the true implications of the policies set forth by a person with no tangible legislative history and see through all of the demonizing of Bush's policies. I don't believe that everything Bush did was a disaster and the things going on economicaly are not his doing. Don't rush to annoint Obama President until McCain has truely laid his plan out.

It's about time, CNN.

Get ready for President Obama to take the oath of office in January and finally bring and end to our long national nightmare under Republican mis-rule and mis-leadership.

ya baby! let's get thisparty started it should be obvious to the clinton supporters the best man won and will win

Well, sorry for your luck, Obamatrons – the map looks pretty red! haaaa LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MCCAIN '08!

"Heather Peterson" – You're right. YOU ARE NOT THE GALLUP POLL. Also, when was the last time MEEECHIGAN voted for a Republican president? It's okay though. Ohio will make sure another Republican gets into the White House.

I"m tired of people talkin about experience. Where has Bush's experience taken us; foreclosures, wars, high gas prices, etc. What did Hillary's experience take her; 22 MILLION dollars in debt during the PRIMARY season. If that's the kind of experience you all are talking about i'll put my chips with the Junior Senator from illinois.

Go democrats:)

well whichever candidate wins there is a two word reponse for every american "YOU LOSE". these candidates were chosen by wolf blitzer and are not equipped mentally or in any other proven capacity to have executive talent, no budgeting experience, have never run a business or an institution.

walking into the white house these two: nepotist mccain and affirmative action obama will be totally overwhelmed.

these men have had NO-SHOW jobs in the senate.
what exactly does the senate do?
do they have reponsilibities?
are they accountable for anything?

Minnesota has NEVER been a Republican state. A few pockets here and there. Even the Senator (Slick Norm) and Pawlenty were true blue Democrats in their smarter days. Where you getting your information?????????????

You list Iowa and Colorado as "toss ups" yet I can't find a single poll from the last several months with McCain leading in either one. How are you defining "toss up?"

Angel, don't be ridiculous. The electoral college is a good thing. It prevents there from being a recount in every freakin hamlet just to double check the popular vote. Also, the GOP has never "stolen" an election. The Founding Fathers wrote this into the Constitution for the good of the people, and you would be stupid to question the supreme law of the land.

I am a republican in a small town and I am proud to support Borack Obama for president. In my town over 550 volunteers mostly republicans are now supporting Borack. NO WAY TO MCCAIN..HE NEEDS TO GO…IS TOO OLD!!!

350???? That feels about right

We want Obama!

puff
June 27th, 2008 7:09 am ET

"I don't believe it for a minute. Also, why is CNN doing this? We are months away from the election. Keep in mind that all during the primarys people lied to the polsters about voting for Nobama. His numbers were always higher than Hillary and Hillary ended up winning. He is a loser all around.
MCCain 08″

What planet did this happen on? On Earth Obama won in every measurable facet, including the popular vote (we don't go disenfranchising caucuses to prove a point) and an especially strong victory in the only one that counts, delegates. I had no idea Earth had some sort of companion planet where everything is opposite.

You should be clear. Obama doesn't actually have any Electoral Votes yet. They are "estimated" electoral votes.

I think this is just the beginning as i expect more states to rally behind Obama after they unite with Hillary. This elections campaign is just very exciting. Roll on America and help reshape the world order. Anyone to replace your current Arrogant President will be very welcome.

The difference between a poll and election is that the election requires people to get off their fat behinds and actually go to the voting booth and the polls do not … so these numbers are scewed and unreliable.

Why vote!!! CNN is already doing it for us. The news media will elect this President too. We can save billions by not buying electronic voting machines that don't work.

You, the media, have ruined democracy –

This is nothing more than an Obama For Prez website. Why all the Obama articles….let's be fair and balanced. I would never vote for Democrats….just look at them being on the WRONG side of EVERY issue! I've never seen the Democrat party look as bizarre and anti-American as they are today under Nancy Pelosi and the far left leadership. Please reconsider your position in backing Obama…at the very least….for your childrens sake.

News Flash: Media Declares Obama President

Voting is so old-fashioned.

DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN!

Don't even bother to vote – the election is already over.

Check the polls CNN, I think NM is a toss up set or slight Obama lean..

Mr "Go Home Obama"

Whats this WE crap? I trust the man, and he is the next president of the US. How anyone with the ability to think a single thought would want McCain in office in mind boggling. Where in the hell have you lived these last 8 years of suffering from the Republican party and the idiocy of Bush.

If you say you want McCain, then obviously you have not lived in the US these last 8 years.

the difference in this election is that the elderly won't be voting in disproportionate numbers to the rest of the demographics. And, while these polls don't mean too much yet, looking at these comments makes it clear that most people have their minds made up already. If the democrats show up in November in the same record numbers they had during the primary, it's not even going to be close.

Hey CNN……..
Obama already won the nomination
Oh and the election is in November

Obama is the best to lead our country into the future. McCain looked like a sick puppy when interviewed about North Korea, one of the axis of evil as GWB called them, is now coming off the terrorist list due to diplomacy which Obama has always said America must use and it works. McCain struggled for words to avoid agreeing with the outcome that diplomacy works because his only political platform is the fear factor and he's the best for national security. I hope people that support McCain get the real picture of the real picture of what the future will be with McCain, war, war, lies and no diplomacy. McCain will destroy our country further. Vote Obama.

CNN needs to stop this nonsense NOW-this is a presidential election-not an American Idol contest-You're REALLY showing your Bias towards this candidate-PLEASE STOP!!!!-Are you calling this election in June????

Can you smell what Barack is cookin!

Hillary 2012

By the time California poll closes this election would be over…

I know a lot of people, but I do not know anyone that would vote for Obama. Nobody trusts him. The liberal pollsters know who to poll to get their information. I don't know why they never call me!

The states will flip and flop until November. The winning candidate will catch them on the flip, instead of the flop.

McCain voted with Bush 100% of the time in 2008.

He wants to give YOU a smaller tax cut than Obama does, AND he wants to give ExxonMobil $1.2 billions in tax giveaways.

He voted FOR letting Halliburton do business with Iran, and his campaign chairman Charlie Black is a lobbyist who worked for Chinese companies doing business in Iran.

He flip flopped on taxes, immigration, torture, social security, offshore drilling, Hagee, Falwell, Wyly, Kissinger, guns, Roe Vs Wade, Law of the Sea, Lobbying reform, windfall tax, illegal wiretapping, litmus test, retroactive immunity, normalizing cuba relations, talking with Syria and with Hamas, ethanol, being a baptist, earmarks, subprime crysis, DREAM act, gay marriage, etc.

Of course he'll lose the election. He's worse than Bush.

""Toss-up" states Minnesota and Wisconsin were re-designated to "Lean-Obama" Friday, giving the presumptive Democratic nominee another 20 electoral votes in CNN's current estimate. The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination."

Well not exactly. The Illinois Senator has NO ELECTORAL VOTES. The election hasn't happened yet. This isn't Zimbabwe. Christie Whittman said it best. "The only poll that counts is the one on election day."

Sorry CNN-your info is old and stale.

New Mexico leans Obama, or is at least a toss up according to every poll out. Also, new polls from Indiana indicate that it is in play as well. With Mitch McConell's poor standing in KY, and a Dem leading in another batch of Mississippi polls-you should try to keep up to date…

Add in Iowa, New Mexico and Colorado, there's another 21 and he needs just 10 electoral votes.
Michigan or Ohio does it. So now it's clear why he said he doesn't need Florida and/or Ohio.
But guess what? He's fighting hard for those states as well.

Course, things could change for Senator McCain.

But, I of course, am hoping he wins 295+ to whatever McCain gets.
See you in January 2009 President Elect Obama.

Just curious how anyone says, "Obama, we don't trust you" or "Hillary, we don't trust you". Do you not realize that Obama/Hillary/McCain cannot be trusted? They are politicians!

I don't understand the trust comments because none of them can be. They tell you whatever the advisors say the majority of voters are wanting. Better dressed car salesmen.

WOW Yes WE Can!!! – Go Obama

Perhaps we can get some real change once Obama's in office and eliminate this electoral college nonsense. Institute the popular vote for determining who wins, not some flip-flop politicians whose votes might be "bought". I am sure it happens.

About time — I took issue with your designation of Wisconsin and Minnesota as toss-up states a couple of weeks ago (via comments). Perhaps the best political team on television could use one more behind the scenes

I hope that all logical people will want to change the mess that our country is in. Not only is the war in Iraq costing our valuable young Americans their lives, it is looting our economy. How can we have money for the needed health care for our country, social security, and other important needs that we the tax payers are paying for? This war needs to end ASAP. The idea is already being tossed around about making the baby boomer work longer to generate more taxes. Wake up America! Will you cut off your left hand to spite the right one by voting for McCain and the continuation of this war? Obama will get our military home!!!

Bagdad, Florida

Mr. Change is a flash in the pan. Once the paint dries you'll see the old liberal shadow of Jimmy Carter.

President Obama. I sure like the sound of that History is made and Americas gets someone who will turn this country around. It will be nice to see the working person appreciated again.

So who is the appeaser now? @ Typical White Person. Plus, I think China had a big part in that as well.

The only way is diplomacy, you can't go throwing your weight around and demanding things, it's disgusting!

I wish you would quote how many people were polled.

As we've seen, CNN supports Obama from the beginning, and their articles always favored him from the start.

I'm sure CNN is not going to post this, b/c it doesn't favor Obama.

Welcome on board. Obama has already won.

Who still thinks Ohio holds the key to the White House? Not this democrat! Go-O!

I live in MN and it's never been a toss up state. This state is democratic and people take pride in that here. Either way it makes absolutely no difference now. CNN is ready to declare the winner as soon as someone reaches 270 in their polls. "Obama only needs 39 more"- as far as I know he needs 270 since we haven't started voting yet. Stupid!

McCain "safe" in SC? Are you crazy?

Just lost credibility with that one..

someone asks "Why is CNN doing this?" Because Americans are fascinated with polls and prefer to vote for a winner then the RIGHT choice. OBAMA will take this country in the WRONG direction – backwards: doubling taxes, taxing capital gains on all of our 401K's, weaken our military, making deals with countries that hate us (Iran, Venezuela, Cuba…..), giving constitutional rights to terrorists, a socialist healthcare system where we have to wait years for an appt to see a physician and all illegal aliens will be given health coverage which we will have to pay for. We will turn into the new THIRD WORLD COUNTRY and lose any influence we have in the world. People don't respect those they can walk over!!!

It seems BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA is getting votes from not only the dedicated liberals, but also those that just steam with hatred for BUSH. You have to admit, with all that GWB was dealt during his terms he handled them all very well. If Owl Gore had been in office during 9/11 I wonder if we would have done anything.

WAKE UP AMERICA! You are about to dig yourself into a 6 foot hole that will take years to get out of……if ever.

Two terrible choices again this election. This is just unacceptable.
People need to write in their choice on the ballots in November and send a strong message to both parties. It is way past time for a true third party. The Democrats and Republicans are truely out of touch with the American public. PS: McCain is not trustworthy…Obama is not either and he is NOT the answer!

Wake up America, Please!!!

Voting for Barrack Obama will be so detrimental to our country. If you think the economy is bad now, wait until he is through with it… we will be standing in line for toilet paper.

If you vote for Obama, I sure hope you start a savings account now… you are going to need it!

Polls are so much fun. I don't care who you are. You know polls are fun.

Let's all intelligent, coherant and respectable people in this country say a long prayer, and hope that Barack Hussein Obama, doesn't win this electiion. If he does, it isn't just his lousy economic plan that will do us in. It will be all the sleeper cells of terrorists already in this country, just waiting for the call to act. Trust me people, don't be fooled by this false prophet of a man. He will certainly bring this nation down to it knees in ways Jimmy Carter only came close to doing.

======what???

============Isn't he already the nominee???????????

This is just the start. McCain's going to lose by a landslide… just give it time!!

This isnt CNN polls idiots do you even read? "CNN made the change after new polling conducted by Quinnipiac University showed"

honestly reading comprehension isnt a McCain supporters strongest attributes

these are other polls from realclearpolitics.com: Penn Obama +7.7 Ohio Obama +5.3 Iowa Obama +6.4 Michigan +2.0 Florida McCain +5.0 NC McCain +4.2 Virginia Obama +.5

The republicans are the party of the past. That is why they have such a small amount of young voters. Americans are tired of fighting against one another…. We are able to solve complex problems only if we work together… It should'nt take a terror ATTACK to bring the country together…. Obama represents the United States of the future… A country of unity and progression… I am optimistic about his campaign… I beleive if a person does not stand for something he will fall for anything… YES WE CAN……..

OBAMA 08…..

Nice! It will be a little while before he has the majority, and wins the election!

Obama '08!

REGIME CHANGE, REGIME CHANGE, REGIME CHANGE. We have had enough of the repuliCONs. Time to put this country in forward gear. Send Mcfool to Iraq for 100 years and all his supporters!

#1: I know many people in Michigan planning to vote for McCain.

#2: It is June — a lot can change, so don't get too excited.

#3: The MSM will do anything to get Obama elected, including making statements like this and headlines like this that declare him the "unstoppable" winner already. But then, Hillary was crowned the winner before the primarys really got started … and we know how that turned out.

Brick by brick, block by block………
It's all good.

President Obama 08-16

Until Barack and John start having debates mono y mono these polls do not mean much. Wait until it gets closer to November (say September) then watch how the polls roll. However, as another poster said this does show whose picking up the momentum and that could be helpful when we do get closer to November.

Look, I am a die-hard Obama supporter, but I would never get overly excited about these stupid polls so early in the game. CNN reports the Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination. CNN acts like this is election night in November. How ridiculous!

If the economy gets worse as expected, it is only going to make it tougher to McCain.

This article is about as phony as it gets. Laughable. I looked at the diagram and see it awash with states safe for McCain. Looks like just four states are safe for Obumbling.

Flash — (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, each donated $2,300 Thursday to the campaign of his former opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton, which is millions of dollars in debt.

Nice that Obama thinks enough of Hillary to donate to her campaign. I'll bet she didn't donate to his as his is a campaign of broken promises, misguided policies and a return to Jimmy Carter and the welfare queens. Do we really want that?

I don't think so, so let us unite and wake up to a brighter tomorrow and elect John McCain.

How is 20 points "leaning"? Let's not create a horse race where it isn't. And seriously, this is incredibly stupid and meaningless.

It's a wrap…McBush mine as well crawl under a rock somewhere..

"The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination."

Getting a bit ahead of yourselves, aren't you? Obama doesn't have any electoral votes yet, and won't until Nov. 4.

Come on CNN. Washington State is even safer for Obama than California.

Oh. it is only June..and Obama is just another Michael Dukakis. We will bury him down by October…it is not tough to prove that he is an elitist ..all we have to do is to play what Hillary said during primaries…

Thanks Hillary

Republican always in US

WAKE UP PEOPLE!

anybody who votes for that far-left loon like obama is, in all honestly, voting for the U.S.S.A

welcome to the united socialist states of america, liberals

please, people, stop listening to the media and LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES YOURSELF. your future, your children's future, is at stake in the next 4 years, so don't vote someone because their trendy.

hope they're wrong about Minnesota…Obama will be the ultimate downfall for the U.S.A….i know that a lot of people don't believe this, but they'll be changing their tune, just wait 'n see

Just make them all BLUE — it's going to be blue all the way !

The race for "nomination" is over. I believe the 270 electoral votes will give a candidate the presidency, not a nomination. Please get educated copy writers… educated in our form of government!

well here you go again..with the LEEBEERALL news media…yeah faux is real liberal

You people at CNN are disgusting (exception Larry King and Lou Dobbs) you have no jurnalistic ethics .
The way you handle Democratic primary and now presedential race i hav not seen nowhere may be in Zimbabwe.
Your job is to inform public with facts not promotional TV program for Barak Obama.
The same you have done to Sen. Clinton you are doing now to Sen. McCain.
Wolf Blitzer along with his "best political bullies" should stop being bias and take neutral position.
Mr. Ted Turner shall come back to get CNN in order.

WAKE UP PEOPLE.

Wait until something damaging to the "Great Ones" reputation surfaces.

Not only will his numbers decrease significantly, though Senator Clinton will be back in the running.

Remember, her campaign was simply "suspended."

You fools!

Althogh it is correct that June polls are fairly meaningless, to say they mean nothing is just wrong. They mean Obama has a head start. I am positive that McCain would prefer the polls to be flipped. That being said, anything can happen between now and November to reverse Obama's advantage.

Dominoes, baby… the states are all dominoes.

McCain is a helpless guppy going up against the Barak-cuda!

wouldn't it be nice if the people could just vote and their votes be counted

ANGEL……unfortunately if they elected on popular vote only, the candidates would only campaign where the highest populations are….electoral votes help curb this and force them to campaing all over….

It is true that McCain is not ahead of Obama. Yet.

Hey, what About New Hampshire? The recent polls there have Obama in double digits.

polls shmolls…..Dukakis was up 18 points in the general election polls, Kerry was up over Bush the day before the last GE…..we all remember how those elections turned out. The ONLY way BO will win is with Hillary and Bill's help. Looks like his old saying, "I'm pretty sure I can get her voters, I'm not so sure she can get mine…" wasn't quite true…..

Change is coming!

OBAMA '08!!!

HISTORY IN THE MAKING….GLAD TO WITNESS THIS EVENTS

Isn't it interesting how CNN has got him in the nomination in the first place. They have all but shoved him down everyone's throats whether you liked him or not its just disgusting how the media has acted.

America begins to wake up from the Orwellian nightmare of the past eight years!

OH HAPPY DAYS!!!!!!

OBAMA WILL WIN BY A LANDSLIDE

And the onslaught continues…

Winning the nomination? Err.. I think you mean winning the presidency, right? Except that that is decided by the actual vote in November, not by CNN's projections, unless someone changed the constitution when I wasn't looking. CNN sometimes gives the impression of forgetting this. I'm not surprised Obama's looking good now, I just hope he can sustain the lead.

I thought that the election was in November. He doesn't have any votes until then….

As much as I strongly support Obama, this exercise in electoral map prediction by the news media before any actual voting is done is counter-productive to the voting process.

At this point in the campaign 4 months out from the general election, both Obama and McCain have zero electoral votes!

YES.WE.CAN.
Barack Obama the 44th president in USA !!!!

YES!!!! And he has good teeth! It's time to get someone in office who will actually do something besides stare into the camera and stumble through what's on the teleprompter! People are tired of re-electing these old farts to Washington only to watch them sit on their butts and collect our tax dollars and live the good life. Obama has stuck with the same message from the beginning to the end; he hasn't conveniently switched or been converted every other week like someone we know. His initials are John McCain! LOL

McCain, get back on your horse and high-tail it out of here…the desert awaits you!

OBAMA '08!

Er, that's "win the election," not the nomination.

This is no longer a nomination contest anymore CNN. That ended 3 weeks ago.

Looking good. I just hope campaign workers and others don't become complacent bcause there's a long way to go. Already Mccain is trying to positon himself as the "under-Dog' as a catch-up startegy

Wow, CNN. So, based on new polling four months before the general election, you're "making the change," calling Minnesota and Wisconsin for Obama and putting them in the "Obama column"?
The media already helped to turn this historic primary into a fiasco. And now, with statements like these, you guys are heading for a fiasco worse than that in 2000, when Florida was called for Gore based on exit polling BEFORE THE POLLS EVEN CLOSED. Didn't you change your policies regarding calling elections based on polls after that?
Obama's problem is Plouffe's delusional hope that Obama Almighty's cult members can magically turn their rapid hate and unprincipled positions into the electoral votes he'll need to win in November.
Dave, the alchemy necessary just to convince the Chosen One's cult followers that he can reach 270 without Ohio and Florida by sweeping victories throughout ALL the other so-called "new map" swing states is staggering, to say nothing of the odds of actually achieving electoral victory in November according to your projections, which is infinitely unlikely.
Yeah, I guess BO can…
But, tell the truth, Dave.
He probably won't.

LOL!!! Why don't you just call the election for your hero Obama, CNN? I don't see why we should have to vote at all You can just crown him king now.

I don't know where you get your poll numbers from. I don't know a single soul who is voting for Obama, and my out-of-state friends say they won't vote for him either, and they don't know anybody who will.

I can't wait to see you look stupid when he loses in November. That'll be a big part of the FUN of him losing!

PUMA

So, you people at CNN are planning to decide election results by showing us your poll results, way before elections take place in November – I bet your favorite is already leading, isn't he? And that is "by popular demand", not to be confused with merrit!

It ain't over til its over!

DARRAGH MURPHY, founder of PUMA PAC, describes herself as a lifelong democrat. She poses as a disgruntled HILLARY CLINTON supporter who is dissatisfied with the DNC and Barack Obama. So why did she donate $500 to MCCAIN'S PRIMARY CAMPAIGN IN 2000 and VOTE for him in the primaries. HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTERS, this organization IS NOT FOR HILLIARY, THIS WOMAN AND GROUP ARE REPUBLICANS USING BITTER CLINTON VOTERS TO VOTE FOR MCCAIN AND GET HIM ELECTED. I DARE YOU TO RESEARCH THIS INFORMATION.

As with making judgments as to the presidential winner before the polls close on the general election day, I do not believe that it is appropriate for any news channel to give opinion as to whether a canidate has secured a state for electoral college purposes. I believe thatv this could affect voters and affect voter turn out. I an a loyal CNN viewer since its inception, however what has happened to reporting the news here and in the world? Opinion is not news nor fact. Opinons are for a talk shows not a news organization with a history of reporting the news worldwide, in award winning fashion. You have lost most of my family as viewers and soon you will loose me too. Please go back to your roots and loose the opinons, the political hacks, the whiners like caferty, who do not report news but whine and cry about their opinon of the news, and report the facts and the news.

It's time to make a change. the American people we're tired of $4 dollars a gallon and soon to be $5. Wars no'mas. Losing houses, jobs …Senator Obama I thank you for being a visionary …. Without a vision the people will parish….Thank you the American people for Voting for Senator Barack Obama the peoples Choice.

Nice to know but way to early to have any real meaning.

17 and 13 pts………that sounds like more than a "lean". All this process is getting on my nerves. I'm glad Obama is out front, but I'm hoping for a day when the corporate media focuses more on the issues.

I can hope.

nice #1

GoBaMa

c'mon North Carolina, we can do it too!!!!

Obama 08

Oh how sweet it is!!!

We are off to a great start I would say. McCain will not win in November. How do you get tickets to the inauguration ceremony? I would pay big bucks to see Obama sworn in as President. This is amazing.

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keep reporting how great Obama is doing, keep reporting positive things about Obama because come November I and 18 million will not vote for Obama!

Yes We Can! Socialize America. We need a President and Congress that will prevent the rich from getting richer and the poor getting poorer. Its about time we redistributed the wealth of America! Obama is the man with the plan!

Obama '08

In the last line of the second paragraph, "nomination" should be changed to "election."

I have a feeling that we will see more red become blue in the following months. Unless J. McCain make some drastic changes, he will slip farther and farther into the unknown.

I pray to God that what I think is about to happen won't happen. Desperation makes people do strange things. The GOP won't go down without a fight, and regardless of McCain's pledge not to go dirty, he stated that he can't referee the PACs, which strikes doom in my heart. The Rethugs are about to go slime. They have yet to find a bombshell on Obama. Some people just refuse to believe that Obama might just be a regular guy, a genuinely good person. I know he's no saint, but then, when have we ever had a completely righteous President? We never will. However, I believe that Obama is the best chance we will probably have for at least the next 25 years.

The world is watching to see if we blow it-again.

Well CNN has called it, lets not even bother to hold an election in November.

He already has the nomination you twits.

I have never seen so many black media types blinded by color for one of their own, and for someone who really has no business being on this national stage. Obama will not be running against Hillary, so the media will not have the same effect on the general election as it did in the primary, where both white and black journalists sought to sabotage the Clinton campaign. Only the black media will continue their blind following for Barack; the white media will wake up in time to see that this slick talking junior Senator is not presidential material – not by a long shot.

Sen. Obama is no longer pursuing a nomination, as indicated in the first paragraph…this would be the Presidency of the United States

Barack obama for president.
Please go and register to vote in november.and vote obama.BARACK THE VOTE.

Your article states how many electoral votes Obama is shy of getting the "nomination." Don't you mean winning the election?

Now we shall see if you really read these……….

At the end of the day, no matter how many times the polls will change ,it is Obama who will win for the simple reason that people are tired of Bush/ McCain.

can you make or have you made a widget out of this map?

Obama may win a lot of pre season polls, but when the final election rolls in, and people come to realize that Obama has no original ideas, and cannot answer simple questions without a half hour of rambling, McCain will be our next president, and Thank God for that.

I great to see that CNN hasn't changed it's tune of late. Twice as many articles on Obama, twice as many positive articles on Obama. Now they are deciding the electoral votes in June. I am glad that America, every American, gets to vote. I just wish we had fair journalism in this country.

Good for us!! I was listening to "Changes" in my car by David Bowie yesterday and I couldn't help but think of Obama. Please don't let us down Obama!! I've never voted Democrat and I've made my parents pretty darn angry. Don't make me into a fool!!

Wow, that's news! A acknowledged liberal college does a poll for an acknowledged liberal news organization like CNN (and most, except for FOX News) and they decide its' a shoo-in for the "Abomination!"

Boy, I'm going to Vegas and put my money down right now!

THIS RENEWS MY FAITH IN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. BECAUSE AFTER EVERYTHING IS SAID AND DONE OBAMA IS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE …………

Barack obama for president.
Please go and register to vote in november.and vote obama.

I'm an Obama supporter, but I hate these polls. They are not indicative of the actual election which is about 5 months away…

Obama has 231 electoral votes? Doesn't there first have to be an election?

Keep.it coming america let,s show the world who we really are,good people indeed.

The RACE will be over before election date……….

OBAMA 08

Only a fool will vote fore McBush. Thank God, most American are not stupid.

God bless America…….Things will CHANGE

NO MORE BUSH POLICY.

TRULY……….OBAMA '08

Not too long before the landslide…

I presume you mean "Shy of winning the presidency". Obama is already the Nominee….

omw! i'm scared that obama could actually win this election. i'm not totally scared of the dems, but of him i totally am.

Can you see a LANDSLIDE coming?

Consider this:

- Cheap republican tactics such as pretending you are a "democrat for hillary who will now vote for mccain" are NOT working

- It is so transparently clear that the republican lies are failing.

- Coulter, Limbaugh and the rest of their "Operation Chaos" freaks will be left out in the cold and mocked in history like we mock McCarthy.

- Your Village Idiot GWB and his very sick handler Cheney have destroyed the GOP.

- The beginning of the end for republicans happened when the lunatic right-fringe so-called "fundamentalist evangelical" (non-)christians took over the nut house.

It's over now.

Stupid is as stupid does. Lemmings.

Is it any wonder? Over 370,000 jobs lost since january, over 1.5 million homes in foreclosure, over 4,500 soldiers killed in a senseless war, the US is bankrupt, the world hates us, gas is at 4.23 a gallon, john mccain votes against womens equal pay bill, every GI bill, has never voted in favor of an energy bill, wants to drill on our coastlines, is secretly meeting with gay groups instead of in the open, flip flops daily………….

No Obama First Term!!!

This really isn't news. Both of these states were going to vote Obama anyways. Please notify us when either candidate captures a states that would be a surprise like if Obama can get Virgina or if McCain can get New York. Then it would be a shocker and you can get people to your website and attract those advertisers.

You may need to review this story again, as you noted that is Obaba is 39 electoral votes shy of winning the nomination.

This is great for us as democrats and now we have to ensure that
we hold to the lead until up to about August.

go 0bama go

"shy of winning the nomination"??????? (see above)
Think the primaries are over.
Nobody is perfect.

Correction: The Illinois senator does not have 231 electoral votes – 39 shy of winning the nomination. This is a CNN projected total.
Is this how we now elect our president?

La la la,,,Repubs, either get on board w/ us or move. Its OUR time now.

I'ms sure this won't get posted but??
Question.. IS Obama's birth certificate real or "faked" ? Check it out on ExposeObama.com….

"The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination."

Except there's that whole pesky election we'll have to run.

It is still June. Plenty of time to screw up. Remember Dukakis?

Let Obama lead the way!!!!!

Excellent. The quicker we get somebody with some common sense and vision into the office, the better chance America has to regain its position as a world leader.

We have had enough of politics that just do not work. We need change, desperately.

Oh Yeah!

Excellent. The quicker we get somebody with some common sense and vision into the office, the better chance America has to rega

It ain't over until the fat lady sings and it won't be Oprah. Obama go back to where ever you came from and take your wife with you along with all the other racist you are involved with.

just like in the primaries. when do you guys start calling for McCain to just drop out because he has no chance?

I am glad to hear about the inceasing support for Obama, but this report is idiotic and misleading.

You say "The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes – 39 shy of winning the nomination." First, nobody "has" electoral votes from a poll. Second, there is no nomination this round. When the voting is in, the winner is the new president-elect.

Indeed he and the DNC bought them…. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Michelle

"The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination."

Are you kidding me— what is wrong at CNN. No one has any electoral votes until the election.

i am sooooglad for Obama , he will be a Good President , Mc Cain has shown his weekness , over an over , an please you rep quit finding ways to run down Obama , you dig an dig , an you think you can make People belive , you good at this ,this is, that you win election , at dont work this time . Obama is a good Men .you Republican will say anything against him , that has ben your Pattern for year an years , at isent going to work no more . get away with your Lies ,an hatred.

Is this the poll they called me on this week in MN when they called me it was around supper and the person asked me what I thought of BO I said I think he has brought race relations back 40yrs the caller then told me I must be one of the raciest and hung up on me. Very RUDE. I must laugh when Iam called a racist as I have many friends of different colors and sexual beliefs. I drive a 71 vw Bus with a peace sign on it and would consider myself pretty librial but His people will keep me away from his vote this year. I just dont see alot of trust in him or I should more say his followers. I never would of beleived the Dem party would become a party based on fear factors like the repubs..

It's about time those states were added to the lean column for Obama. This election's going to be a joke, not even the crafty (dirty, slimy, and generally abhorrent) Republicans are going to be able to steal this one. And I use the term steal in a literal sense.

I wonder if McSame knows how to spell " Landslide"……

As of last night, I became an Obama supporter, I like the way him and Haillary are bringing the party together. They both kept their promises. I also think that everything that was said about Hillary was not true, she has shown that she will do anything for Obama to get elected and has moved on. Go Obama/Hillary 08. I am very proud of both!!

Winning the "nomination"? Don't you mean winning the election?

I only see two candidates listed for this report. What about the other candidates for President. Bob Barr, former congressman and Libertarian candidate, should get the same press as McCain and Obama. If the general public watched the videos, read his articles, and knew that there ARE other choices, then this race would be tight giving Bob Barr an edge. For too long I have heard people complain that they don't like McCain, so they want to vote for Obama, or they don't trust Obama and they want to vote for McCain. These people, who most likely make up the majority need to be informed of the alternatives. There are other choices. My choice is Bob Barr.

I am British with an interest in the American election because anything that affects America affects the whole world. I think American should not be decieved by the experience that Maccain is always talking about. Where is his experience when Bush lied about Iraq and start spending billions of dollars and he supported him , where is his experience in all the policy thats has been adopted driving American in the wrong direction now.
New blood, new vision , and everything in the white house has to be new and Obama i think offers that.

———this about as laughable as it gets.————-

From the chart I see, it looks like McCain is carrying the country except for about four states.

I predict a washout for McCain. A real landslide. I can't imagine CNN casting credibility on itself by publishing these blatant polls that anyone in high school can see right through

They sort of remind one of Obama's speeches. Nice speech, feeling good, but like cotton candy, no substance. Wake up America. He wants to give our good hard earned tax money to a new cottage industry of Welfare Queens.

My goodness, CNN, we're not even in July yet…

I'm surprised that Iowa is not leaning Obama yet. He will be changing the electoral map, and it's only June. McCain is going to have a hard time re-claiming toss up states that usually gone red.

Lets keep the momentum going!!! OBAMA 08

The American people realize that it definitely is time for a CHANGE from the mess the Republicans have gotten this country into. Of all the candidates throughout this election process, the best choice for getting the country back on track is Barack Obama.

Just who are these people polling ? Theres no way Obama has that kind of lead.. The media glitz towards Obama continues….will it never end ?/. Yes..in November when he LOSES the electoral college !!

When will you stop with these nauseating phony polls that mean absolutely nothing now.. Are you trying to create an unstoppable image for Obama.. Poling is to reality as 2 dollar gasolene is to reality this year.. The significant polls will come after the conventions and after each party has two candidates…S os stop flooding the airwaves with junk

Early polls are completely useless, ask John Kerry and Al Gore, plus Minnesota being a "toss up" shows how weak BO is compared to the generic Democrat.

P.S Nice Job by Bush on North Korea, guess he was right all along, if he were a liberal they would give him a Nobel Peace Prize.

Did you mean to say "231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination" or "231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the election"?

It shows that Obama is gaining momentum. It takes time to build momentum. McCain is a formidable opponent. Obama needs to go after Republican strongholds as well in order to change the electoral map. Even if Obama does not win solidly Republican states, his efforts will help him and his party for future elections. You cannot get voter support unless you first ask for it.

A sign of things to come!! Mccbush needs an active god to have any chance of winning this election. Obama is good for America and will restore America's tarnished image abroad.

"The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination."

Uh, don't you mean "the presidency"? You guys should maybe check with "the best political team on the planet" about terminology before you put a story up. They're right upstairs from you…

The American people are seeking a big change in the way our government does business. Most will jump on the Obama Express.
The coming election will again see the hugh defeat of another Az senator for the presidency. Senator McCain will be Goldwaterized by Senator Obama.

I think you mean 39 electoral votes shy of election, not 39 votes shy of the nomination

Look, this election is not going to be any different then any of the recent elections of the past. Obama is not going to 'change' the minds of conservatives anywhere in the U.S. States that went red in 2000 and 2004 are staying red no matter what the media would like to tell us. Once again, the election is going to be incredibly close and it will be decided in either Pennsylvania or Florida, most likely Florida. I think the Obama people are going to be unpleasantly surprised in November and they still may win, but it won't be by much.

DOUBTFUL that these numbers are correct when CNN is so out of step with other Polls and so far LEFT. Polls are so easily MANIPULATED, and CNN knows how to get the results desired.

I don't believe it for a minute. Also, why is CNN doing this? We are months away from the election. Keep in mind that all during the primarys people lied to the polsters about voting for Nobama. His numbers were always higher than Hillary and Hillary ended up winning. He is a loser all around.
MCCain 08

Go home Obama we dont trust you

Thats what you say and we all know CNN is a little one sided. Don't you think this is really, really early to call. God I hope better luck then this for U.S.

Looks like MCWAR is goin' DOWN

America is about to get the President it deserves.

George W. Bush has managed America like every business venture he has touched in his life – incompetently. Republican deregulatorion and do-nothing policies have given us a ruined economy, poisonous toys from China, contaminated food, uncontrolled illegal immigration, failing civil air fleets, the mortgage crisis, spoiled vaccination crops and a host of other consequences. Americans are tired of the war 'on terrorism', tired of the war on science, tired of the war on drugs, tired of the war on civil liberties, tired of the war on our environment. Republican policies have failed us dramatically and it will take a generation to recover. Even the media's fake neutrality can't save the Republicans now, they will have to manufacture another terror crisis in order to seriously compete in this next election.

I really don't understand CNN's fascination with polls, especially some 4 months out from the election nor do I understand Senator Obama's picture all over the political Section on CNN online.

The only poll of any significance is the one on November 4, 2008: That one will bury Obama!

Are you folks really the new Pravda for Senator Obama?

ANYONE for President EXCEPT OBAMA!

Yes, this is great news for the Obama Team, and America.

IT'S A WRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The Illinois senator now has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination." You mean election, not nomination.

Seriously. How is this news in June?

Is it not interesting how news media already predicting Obama a clear front runner? Of course our liberal news casters did there best to elect Hillary as well as Al I can do anything Gore and John I might have been able to do it better Kerry.

Wake up America you future is at stake.

s/b " … of winning the presidency." or " … of winning the election."

this is a great year for the GOP to sit it out and hope for the 2012 comeback…

I wonder how much someone has to be leading by to get that state leaning for them? Wasn't Obama winning another state by 8 or 9?

To all those people that say that polls do not matter in June:
Yes, you're probably right, but right now they're all we have. Until you can find a poll that favors McCain, I suspect that the blogs will be flodded with protests about the early polls.

To those who point at the Gallup poll, which has McCain and Obama tied at 44%:
Yes, they are tied in that poll. But that is not the only poll out there. Have you noticed that in all of the other polls, Obama is leading ? I have not seen a single poll out there that has John McCain ahead of Obama.

There will be many more to come

Obama 08′-12′

I am from Michigan and can tell you I do not know a single person intending on voting for McCain. I realize that I'm not Gallop or Newsweek, but I highly doubt this state is a toss-up.

The article says that Obama "has 231 electoral votes — 39 shy of winning the nomination." Seems like the good folks at CNN think we're still in primary season here.

This is silly , our PRESIDENT should be elected by the PEOPLE….
Via the POPULAR VOTE ….
Whoever has the most VOTES from AMERICANS ………
WINS …
The GOP will try to steal this election like they have the past 2 …

NObama 2008