Bouncing Round The Country
New Quinnipiac University surveys of voters in FL, OH and PA show Barack Obama leading John McCain for the first time in each of the critical general election battlegrounds:
FL: Obama edges McCain, 47%- 43%;
OH: Obama tops McCain, 48%-42%;
PA: Obama leads McCain, 52%-40%.
Note also that Obama is leading the presumptive GOP nom among women:
FL: Obama edges McCain, 50%-40%;
OH: Obama tops McCain, 51%-39%;
PA: Obama leads McCain, 57%-34%.
So both of Hillary Clinton's key homestretch arguments against Obama seem to be disproved (at least for now) in the Quinnipiac poll. She argued, of course, that she would do better against McCain in each of the three battlegrounds, which HRC won (*save FL and its wacky primary mess) in the Dem nom contest. And women seem to be gravitating to Obama -- despite ill feelings among many that Clinton should've prevailed.
Meanwhile, interestingly, Independent voters in these three states do not want Obama to select Clinton as his veep:
FL: Inds oppose the selection of HRC, 46%-37%;
OH: Inds say no to HRC, 47%-31%;
PA: Inds turn down HRC, 49%-36%.
(JS)
>>>New Quinnipiac University surveys of voters in FL, OH and PA show Barack Obama leading John McCain for the first time in each of the critical general election battlegrounds........
Thanks for posting.
This is huge.
And we're what, 2 weeks into the General?
The more McBush talks about drilling the more he looks like More of the McSame.
Keep it up!
"So both of Hillary Clinton's key homestretch arguments against Obama seem to be disproved (at least for now) in the Quinnipiac poll."
Hate to sound combatative, but I don't think the validty of Clinton's statements from the primary season are the core issue here. Obama's numbers are climbing thanks to Clinton's endorsement. I hardly think she eagerly anticipates a McCain victory in OH/FL/PA, thus proving her assertions from May correct.
"Get off my lawn" grandpa McCain is going to suffer more in Florida now because of his flipflop on offshore oil drilling.
McCain is like a combination of Bush-Cheney-Dole!
As a life long Republican, I must say it is good to see him "cozy" up to W.
It truly will be MORE Bush when McCain the Hero gets in!!!
I urge my fellow GOPers to tell every one....McCain is just like Bush. Spread the word
Rasmussen just came out with polls in Florida and Ohio, showing basically identical findings with their poll from last month. McCain up in Florida, and very close in Ohio with a lot of undecideds. No bounce in Rasmussen polls for Obama.
Mac Pick Palin Veep BEFORE Hil Campaigns w/Obama!
In addition to her overwhelming attraction on the oil/energy issue and the female/disaffected Hillary voters, her human interest story will generate millions and millions of dollars worth of publicity and media coverage — essentially free to the McCain campaign — more than offsetting Obama’s reported money advantage.