Archive for June, 2008
From purplish to bluish
Quinnipiac poll: Obama
leads in 4 swing states
17% in Minnesota: Obama 54, McCain 37
13% in Wisconsin: Obama 52, McCain 39
6% in Michigan: Obama 48, McCain 42
5% in Colorado: Obama 49, McCain 44
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The purple states are now slowly turning to the blue corner.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in four battleground states, according to [...]
In the name of Hussein
WHAT’S IN A NAME? Volunteers for Barack Obama from Columbus, Ohio, who have adopted his middle name Hussein use it on the Internet and in greeting one another. They include (from left) J. T. Marcum, Aaron Barclay, Alex Enderle, Norm Shoemaker, and Chelsey McCune.
NEW YORK TIMES/Kirk Irwin
Obama supporters take
his name as their own
By JODI KANTOR
June 29, 2008
EMILY Nordling has never [...]
Another wham for Obama!
L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll:
Bam leads Mac by 12-15 pts.
Comparable data from Survey USA on possible Electoral College Votes results as of March.
Barack-John head-to-head match-up:
49% vs. 37%
(with Nader and Barr) Obama-McCain:
48% vs. 33%
Error margin: 3%
WASHINGTON – Buoyed by enthusiasm among Democrats and public concern over the economy, Sen. Barack Obama (Democrat from Illinois) has captured a sizable lead [...]
15-point wham for Bam
Newsweek poll: Obama jumps
to 15-percent lead over McCain
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has surged to a 15-point lead over Republican John McCain in the latest Newsweek poll out last June 20, by far the biggest margin of any recent survey.
The magazine’s poll gave Obama 51 percent to 36 percent for McCain among [...]
Bam beats Mac in swing states
New poll: Obama leads
McCain in purple states
12% in Pennsylvania: 52 versus 40 percentage points;
6% in Ohio: 48 vs. 42 pts.; 4% in Florida: 47 vs. 43 pts.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Sen. Barack Obama is leading Sen. John McCain in the crucial swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, according to a new survey of the so-called battleground or purple states.
Obama [...]
Battle for the color purple
BARACK’S 50-STATE STRATEGY:
Even without Ohio, Florida
…still likely win for Obama
FLINT, Mich. – Barack Obama’s campaign envisions a path to the presidency that could include Virginia, Georgia and several Rocky Mountain states, but not necessarily the pair of battlegrounds that decided the last two elections – Florida and Ohio.
In a private pitch late last week to donors and [...]
