Swing State Poll: McCain Doing Better Than Expected

Florida voters say they want a Democrat in the White House, but Republican John McCain has a narrow lead in the Sunshine State, the latest Quinnipiac University swing state poll, released Tuesday, shows. By a 44-39 percent margin, Florida voters said they prefer a Democrat, but McCain leads 47-43 percent, a turnaround from the Obama lead, 46-44 percent, in the July 31 poll. In Ohio, Obama leads McCain 44-43 percent but voters in that state say they prefer a Democrat, 44-35 percent, down from a 46-44 percent Obama lead in the last poll. Pennsylvania voters gave Obama a 7-point lead, 49-42 percent over McCain, the same difference as last poll, but Pennsylvania voters are rooting for the generic Democratic ticket 50-32 percent. No one has been elected president since 1960 without taking two of these three largest swing states in the Electoral College, the poll takers noted. “Sen. Obama needs to close the sale with voters who want a Democrat, but because of Sen. McCain’s strength at ... (link)