Presidential race tight in battleground states
DENVER (CNN) - The race for the White House is as close in some of the key battleground states as it is nationally.
Quinnipiac University polls out today in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania are an indicator of just how tight the battle stands right now between John McCain and Barack Obama.
The survey suggests that the Arizona senator has a four point lead, 47 to 43 percent, over Obama in Florida. Last month Obama had a two point lead in the state that decided it all back in the 2000 election.
In Ohio, the Quinnipiac University poll puts Obama up by one point, 44 to 43 percent, over McCain, down from a two point lead in their last survey. That’s a statistical dead heat.
The Illinois senator has a 49 to 42 percent advantage in Pennsylvania. That seven point lead is unchanged from last month.
The surveys in the three states, which have a combined 68 electoral votes, were conducted from August 17 to 24, which was partially before and after Obama’s naming of Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his running mate.
The state surveys show what we are also seeing nationally, that the race between McCain and Obama and is basically all tied up. Our latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll out earlier this week had the race deadlocked at 47 percent. The CNN survey was taken entirely after the naming of Biden as Obama’s running mate.
“Given all of the obstacles facing the Republican Party this year, John McCain has to be pleased. The race for the White House up for grabs,” says CNN Senior Political Researcher Alan Silverleib.
The Obama girls were awesomely cute and Ted Kennedy's appearance at the
Convention was certainly worth seeing. Other than that there is nothing in
the WORLD that would make me vote for Obama in November. He was railroaded
into the nomination and the Democrats left their strongest candidate and
most of the Democratic voters hanging out to dry.
As a Hillary supporter I can honestly say that MOST of the pundits and MSM
do not get it at all...why I and many others will now vote for John McCain.
It has nothing to do with being "bitter" and nothing to do with being
"female". And it certainly has nothing to do with race!
It has everything to do with words matching action and the ability to lead
the United States of America during very dangerous times. There is a
disconnect between Obama's words and his actions. I do not trust him to
manage the many everchanging crisis' both foreign and domestic.
The Democrats chose a losing candidate again and Joe Biden will only
accentuate the lack of experience that the party has offered up to
us...AGAIN!
Enthusiastically voting for McCain !
all slipping away for the Dems
NOBAMA 08
If McCain would give Hillary equal pay for writing his campaign strategy it would allow her to retire her debt!
But we all know that McCain doesn't support women's rights and equal compensation....
You do know that, right PUMA?
Why is CNN ignoring the racial slurs that were hurled by Obama's GodFather lastnight? Is America suppose to believe that CNN reports the news or makes the news??
Do any of these Polling companies include people who only have cell phones?
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE GREAT ROCK STAR????
Is Opra crying because Obama is not 20 points ahead?
Obama is a joke and his supporters better get used to the idea
he is going to loose.
HAHA. … Obama is losing on polls and he will lose in the general election. I can't wait for the democratic to learn its lesson by losing. You Obama supporters, karma will get your candidate when he stole the nomination without winning it fair and square. Speaking of comparing Bush and Mccain, I can see more similarity between Bush and Obama!!!
The polls don't give accurate numbers. I really don't believe Obama is neck to neck with that other guy.
These polls don't take the college students into account, they will be out in full force this electon cycle, me among them. I cannot wait! I've never voted in my life, and I'm more anxious than ever. I am a blue state thought but I will still vote even if it is solidly blue, I want the popular vote to sore over the republicans this time around. There will be no question so they can't steal the election like they did in November because the popular vote will be enormous for Dem's this time around. College students lets take back our future!
I think McCain is actually going to win this election. I didn't at first, I do now.
Like I said, we got Penn......as for the other ones, there are a bit complex. Is subject to change...
I should just cash in my bet slip on Penn, LOL!!!
obama going down i love it
mccain 08
agree with Roberta. Fully.
Obama doesn't even know what city he's in, how can he lead??
You were in Kansas City last night Obama, not St. Louis, your 7 year old daughter knew better!! That's in Missouri, state 57, just in case you forgot that too.
The reason the polls are so close is:
25% of us don't really want to elect either one of them.....
Last night was great -now if the dems cans say goodbye to the clintons the dems stand a good chance of winning–there are too many people who dont like them –Carville doesnt know what hes talking about -why does cnn have him.. on Thanks, Karen
McCain will draft your children and grandchildren to go to war with Iran, Russia and everyone else who disagrees with him. He loves war, that's all he talks about. He was a bigger pusher of the Iraq war then George Bush was.
Young voters are not included in this polls, this just desgned to decieve the American people. The only Poll that counts is in Nov 4th.
Most people in this country, not all but most, realize that with mccain they will have another war in addition to the Iraq war, our envirnment in shambles, continued tax cuts for corporations and more corruption. If you want drill, Iraq, surge than vote for Mccain. If you want a change in a better direction vote Obama/Biden!
America start to wake up. No HRC - NO obama.
Its only August and the Democrats havent gotten mean enough yet. Everyone knows negative advertising works and so far in that area McCain has them beat. Once their convention is done there are several things about McCain to focus on that they have not touched yet.
HE'LL BE BACK
A SANE PERSON IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BE FOOLISH TO VOTE FOR A PERSON WHO ONLY TALKS ABOUT HIS DAYS AS A P.O.W.
HE'S LIVING IN THE PAST AND KNOWS NOTHING OF THE NOW.
These polls are all fabricated to make the race look a lot closer than it actually is. Obama/Biden is gonna whoop McSame/Bush!!!
The race IS close. And CNN is failing to report on the reason: Large amount of undecideds and you have "Hillary for McCain" and "repubs for Obama".
This year the Libertarian party has a strong candidate and are stumping on lower taxes, individual rights and freedom, ending the war and making government smaller. Given that, college students, centrists, and undecideds who are sick of the big government of Dems AND Republicans are going to Bob Barr. His poll numbers are growing faster than Obama or McCain as the public realizes that the Old Parties have nothing new to offer.
Since when is 7 points a "tight" race as is Obama's lead in PA. If that's the case, then why don't you report the fact that a poll came out two days ago that only has McCain up by 6 points in his own state of Arizona. Also, according to a poll from yestarday McCain is only up by 3 in North Carolina and only up by 6 in Indiana which both are supposed to be red states? The media, owned by large corporations looking to maximize shareholder wealth, is doing everything it can to make this a "tight" race.