Category Archives: Electoral Map

A fight in Indiana? Most of the early October polls showed McCain leading here by comfortable margins, but he is now showing some real slippage. A recent poll by Public Policy shows Obama inching ahead slightly, with a 48-46 lead … Continue reading →

North Carolina in play for the Democrats? Yes indeed Barack Obama has pulled dead even with John McCain in the Tar Heel state according to the latest Rasmussen survey. From Rasmussen: It’s all tied in North Carolina. The latest Fox … Continue reading →

Virginia is one of the key battleground states, and the subject of much attention from both campaigns. Virginia has not voted for a Democrat since LBJ in 1964. But Barack Obama seems to be getting the upper hand, although the … Continue reading →

Rasmussen has Barack Obama moving to a six point lead in Colorado, seemingly solidifying a state that voted two times for George W. Bush, and one time for Bob Dole. From Rasmussen: Barack Obama is pulling away from John McCain … Continue reading →

The McCain campaign, seeing the handwriting on the wall, yesterday pulled resources out of Michigan, conceding the state to Barack Obama. The decision will allow McCain to focus scarce resources to other states where the campaign feels they can be … Continue reading →

Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released their swing state polling data yesterday, and it shows a remarkable swing towards Barack Obama in the key battlegrounds of Florida, PA, and Ohio. Obama is better positioned on the ecomony than McCain, and appears … Continue reading →

The Marist survey has come out with some numbers for the key battlegrounds, including Ohio. The race in Ohio is a dead heat, with a very slight edge overall for Obama. From the Marist poll: It’s a Tossup: The race … Continue reading →

Michigan continues to be a focal point of both campaigns. McCain here talks up his solutions to the economic problems facing Michigan. I see tax credits for development of “clean auto” technology mentioned. McCain has been staunchly against tax credits … Continue reading →

Quinnipiac University has unveiled a September 11 survey of three key swing states, FLA, Ohio, and PA. The data reflect a positive bounce for McCain based on the Palin choice in all three states, but show Obama ahead in two … Continue reading →

New Hampshire, with four electoral votes, is a state that has been trending Democratic but that remains to close to call in the Presidential election. Our neighbor to the north has a very high profile Senate race this year, with … Continue reading →