Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  Obama Leads McCain in Four Key Battleground States
NEWS DETAILS
Parent(s) Race 
ContributorArmyDem 
Last EditedArmyDem  Jun 26, 2008 09:51am
Logged 0
CategoryNews
MediaNewspaper - Washington Post
News DateThursday, June 26, 2008 03:50:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionVoters in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin Are Split on Obama-Clinton Ticket, According to Quinnipiac-washingtonpost.com-Wall Street Journal Survey

By Chris Cillizza
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Thursday, June 26, 2008; 10:01 AM

Democrat Barack Obama holds narrow leads over GOP rival John McCain in Colorado and Michigan, two of the most competitive states in two of the most competitive regions of the country heading into the general-election campaign, according to surveys conducted by Quinnipiac University for washingtonpost.com and the Wall Street Journal.

In two other states that were closely contested in the 2004 presidential election -- Wisconsin and Minnesota -- Obama holds double-digit edges among likely voters, an indication that these states may not be in the swing category this election. The Democratic Party's presidential nominee carried both Wisconsin and Minnesota in each of the last four elections, although Sen. John Kerry (Mass.) won each by slim margins in 2004.

The four surveys are the kickoff of a four-month effort to measure voter sentiment in key battleground states. They echo several recent national polls -- including surveys conducted for Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg -- showing Obama with a double-digit lead over McCain, the GOP candidate. However, other national surveys -- including the Gallup daily tracking poll -- show the race to be much closer.
Share
ArticleRead Full Article

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION