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Obama leading in red states

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor October 22, 2008 04:12 PM

A new series of polls shows Democrat Barack Obama leading in four of five key states that President Bush won in both 2000 and 2004.

In the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. surveys, Obama leads Republican John McCain in Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia, but trails in West Virginia.

The five states have 58 electoral votes combined of the 270 needed to win the White House, and if Obama won most of them, he would likely win an electoral landslide on Nov. 4.

The state-by-state numbers:

-- In Nevada, Obama leads 51 percent to 46 percent among likely voters and 54 percent to 41 percent among registered voters.

-- In North Carolina, he leads 51 percent to 47 percent among likely voters and 51 percent to 46 percent among registered voters.

-- In Ohio, he leads 50 percent to 46 percent among likely voters and 51 percent to 45 percent among registered voters.

-- In Virginia, he leads 54 percent to 44 percent among likely voters and 54 percent to 42 percent among registered voters.

-- And in West Virginia, McCain leads 53 percent to 44 percent among likely voters and 51 percent to 44 percent among registered voters.

The surveys were conducted Sunday through Tuesday and have margins of error between 3 and 4 percentage points.

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im am a young voter, this will be my 2nd election to vote in and im very happy to do so. i cnt express how much of an invlounce that obama has made on me and the great state of colorado. IM VERY PROUD THAT HE WILL BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND TRY AND ASSIT US WITH GEORGE BUSH AND HIS FATHER HAS DID TO US

Posted by adriana mosman October 22, 08 08:30 PM
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If John McCain and Sarah Palin were more in touch with what is going on
In America they would do a lot better than they are currently doing.
The party stretched their imagination and thought Joe the Plumber represents
The average American. People are out of work with a lot more losing their jobs
Daily. Families are losing their homes at a terrible rate. People are now choosing
to buy food for the family or pay the rent and McCain /Palin are all bent out of
shape about some plumber who already has a job but want to buy a business
that will bring him $250,000 per year.
kb

Posted by kb October 22, 08 09:33 PM
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WORLD GOVERNMENT, NOW.
COULD BAROSO, BERLUSCONI, BROWN, BUSH, CASTRO, CHAVEZ, HU, MEDVEDEV, MERKEL, MORALES, PUTIN, SARKOZY OR SOMEONE ELSE TAKE CHARGE OF THAT?

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