Obama increases gap in swing states
The latest round of polls in battleground states confirms that Democrat Barack Obama is capitalizing on their responses to the economic crisis to widen his lead over Republican John McCain.
In all four states, Obama has cleared the crucial 50 percent threshold and has double-digit leads, according to the Quinnipiac University polls for The Wall Street Journal and the political website of The Washington Post.
In Colorado, Obama leads 52 percent to 43 percent.
In Michigan, Obama leads John McCain 54 percent to 38 percent.
In Minnesota, Obama leads 51 percent to 40 percent.
And in Wisconsin, Obama leads 54 percent to 37 percent.
The polls were conducted Oct. 8-12 and have margins of error ranging from plus or minus 2.8 percentage points to 3.1 percentage points.
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