A new SurveyUSA poll in Ohio finds Sen. Barack Obama edging Sen. John McCain in a presidential match up, 48% to 46%.
Ohio is going to be another important state to watch just as it was in 2004. I have been saying for a while now that Ohio will remain close throughout the election, but I […]

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Just a quick update on the latest Rasmussen Reports poll out of Pennsylvania.
Obama - 46%
McCain - 42%
Just a slight 4 point lead, with a 8% undecided tally.
In last month’s survey, Obama had a narrow 45% to 43% lead over his Republican rival, but this was before Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped out of the race for […]

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Rasmussen Reports has released their latest tracking poll for Colorado and things are close there.
Obama - 43%
McCain - 41%
Colorado has been a Republican state in the last 3 presidential elections, but Barack Obama is changing that and bringing some red states over into the swing state category.

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Here in my great state of South Carolina, it is red…..really red.
With that being said, you would think that John McCain could muster up at least 50% of the vote in South Carolina, but according to the newest Rasmussen SC poll, he can’t:
McCain - 48%
Obama - 39%
This is the same state that Bush carried in […]

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Sen. Barack Obama, fresh off his Democratic nomination victory, has now gained a modest boost in the latest general election poll numbers.
Rasmussen Reports has just released their latest daily tracking poll that shows a small boost for Obama:
Obama - 48%
McCain - 40%
These numbers reflect the bump that Obama received since the last poll release that […]

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Well, after what seems like an eternity, the Democratic primary race is officially over today, in terms of contests that is.
Sen. Barack Obama certainly appears to have it wrapped up and several big sources indicate that he will claim that victory tonight in St. Paul during his speech. He will need to roll out roughly […]

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A new Pew Research Poll was released today, showing Obama narrowly beating out John McCain 47% to 44% nationwide.
Probably the most interesting part of the entire poll is this:
“Obama’s slipping image is in some measure a negative reaction from frustrated Clinton supporters. Currently, just 46% of those who support Clinton for the nomination say the […]

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Bruce Lunsford, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Kentucky, is looking extremely strong after winning the Democratic primary last week in Kentucky.
Lunsford is facing well-known Republican leader Mitch McConnell and the current Rasmussen Poll has Lunsford leading McConnell by 5 points, 49% to 44%.
If Lunsford can successfully win this Senate seat, it would once again […]

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The Public Policy Polling group have a new Indiana poll out today that shows Sen. Hillary Clinton with a decent lead heading into the Indiana primary this coming Tuesday.
Clinton - 50%
Obama - 42%
It is clear that Obama needs to campaign pretty hard in Indiana to make up some ground by Tuesday. With NC, which votes […]

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Remember late last week when that Public Policy Polling poll was released that showed Obama with a slight lead in PA?
Yeah, they were seriously wrong, but as least they admitted it. It is good to see PPP at least step up and provide context as to where they went wrong, and what they have learned […]

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The latest Zogby poll has been released and the numbers are still slightly in Sen. Hillary Clinton’s favor heading into the Tuesday PA primary.
Clinton - 47%
Obama - 42%
Undecided - 11%
This is the first of the major tracking polls to be taken after last week’s Democratic debate on ABC. Obama has been able to cut into […]

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Looking at the recent polling and analysis going into the upcoming PA primary on April 22nd, I realized that a Clinton win in PA will really not mean much, other than maybe a little perceived momentum.
A recent CQ Politics article outlines the possible delegate totals from PA when all is said and done.
And a CQ […]

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Things are really starting to look good for Obama, or bad for Clinton, depending on how you want to call it.
The latest Rasmussen Reports Primary poll has Obama gaining to within 5 points in PA. As it stands now, Clinton leads in the poll 47% to 42%.
She had a 10-point lead just a week ago, […]

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According to CNN, Pennsylvania has hit a record number of registered voters for the upcoming Democratic primary on April 22nd.
According to Pennsylvania Elections Commissioner, Harry VanSickle, the state has had just over 4 million registered Democrats, along with 3.2 million registered Republicans that eligible for the April 22nd primary.
It stands to reason that the PA […]

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Rasmussen Reports has just released a new poll showing the effect that the recent statements of Reverend Wright could possibly have on the Barack Obama campaign.

Favorability Ratings for Rev. Jeremiah Wright

Very Favorable
2%

Somewhat Favorable
6%

Somewhat Unfavorable
17%

Very Unfavorable
41%

Not Sure
33%

Do Wright’s Remarks Make You More or Less Likely to Vote for Barack Obama?

More Likely
11%

Less Likely
56%

No Impact
30%

Not Sure
2%

I don’t think […]

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