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Today's Polls, 8/11
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... against undecided. In Virgina, it's McCain by one in a new SurveyUSA poll. SurveyUSA's Virginia numbers have fluctuated somewhat wildly over the course of the cycle, with margins ranging from Obama +7 to McCain +12, but this is a modest improvement for McCain from their late June edition, when Barack Obama had led by 2. Lastly, Rasmussen Reports polls have Barack Obama ahead by 5 points in Iowa -- down from 10 last month -- and ahead by 10 points in Oregon -- up a tick from 9 points last month. Let's set Virginia aside for a moment, as ...

Tuesday’s campaign round-up
Political Animal — Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * McCain in the round: “John McCain plans to accept the Republican presidential nomination in a unique setting. Convention planners are working with broadcasters to stage McCain’s speech in the round, with Republican faithful behind him. It’s a special request of McCain image-makers, who think the candidate looks more comfortable — and feels more comfortable — when he’s surrounded by real people.” * The Republican National Convention has unveiled its theme for the year: “Putting Country First.” ...

Thursday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — THURSDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * John McCain has 83 Wall Street lobbyists on staff . Given all the railing he's done this week about the corruption, greed, and mismanagement on Wall Street, I can't help but find this amusing. * Even Karl Rove thinks Palin was added to the ticket for political reasons . * Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles and a Republican, endorsed Obama yesterday. * Rep. Don Young of Alaska eked out a victory in his Republican primary. * In the latest national poll from New York Times /CBS, Obama leads McCain among ...

State Polls
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — New state polls out in CT, NY, OH, OR and VA: Virginia - Christopher Newport University (Oct. 11-14, 500 LV) Obama 53 (+14 vs. last poll, Sept. 10-14) McCain 47 (-1) Obama leads by 8.1 points in the RCP Average for Virginia Rasmussen Connecticut (Oct. 14, 500 LV) Obama 56 (+3 vs. last poll, Sept. 16) McCain 39 (-2) Obama leads by 19.0 points in the RCP Average for Connecticut New York (Oct. 14, 500 LV) Obama 57 (+2 vs. last poll, Sept. 15) McCain 37 (-5) Obama leads by 25.0 points in the RCP Average for New York Ohio (Oct. 14, 700 LV) Obama 49 (+3 vs. last poll, Sept. 24) McCain 49 (+2) Obama leads by 3.2 points in the RCP Average for Ohio Oregon (Oct. ...