Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Polls Show Some Surprises

I saw this polling information posted at 411mania.com and thought it was very interesting. Here are some excerpts:

-In Indiana, SurveyUSA has Obama BEATING McCain 48% to 47%! This is a state that Bush won by 21% in 2004 and was considered one of the safest Republican states in the country not too long ago....

- In New Mexico, SurveyUSA has Obama ahead of McCain 49% to 46%. Just about every poll of New Mexico done in the past few months has shown Obama leading and the state looks pretty safe for Obama right now.....

-- And in Michigan, PPP has Obama leading McCain comfortably, 48% to 39%. As expected, Obama is starting to solidfy himself in Michigan as he spends more time there.....

Have solidly Republican states like Indiana given up on McCain?

In a fresh new poll by Bloomberg/LA Times, Obama has a good lead over McCain. Bloomberg:
Democrat Barack Obama has opened a 15-point lead in the presidential race, and most of the political trends -- voter enthusiasm, views of President George W. Bush, the Republicans, the economy and the direction of the country -- point to even greater trouble for rival John McCain.

Illinois Senator Obama, winning support from once skeptical women and Democrats, beats McCain 48 percent to 33 percent in a four-way race, a Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows. Independent candidates Bob Barr and Ralph Nader get 7 percent combined, with the remainder undecided.....

I'm glad that women are solidly supporting Obama. McCain, who does not support equal pay for women, wants to overturn Roe vs. Wade.