<p>[Polls:</a> Obama leads McCain in 3 key swing states - People’s Daily Online](<a href=“http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6433095.html]Polls:”>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6433095.html)</p>
<p>Gee, somehow I remember hearing time after time how Obama “couldn’t win” the swing states (but HRC could).</p>
<p>I’m thrilled to hear. :)</p>
<p>epiphany - while I welcome this news, this is only June… unfortunately we’ve got five more months of campaigning. </p>
<p>I expect as the candidates (and ANYONE associated with them) are vetted, the polls will vary. However, since McCain has been unchallenged since he became the presumed nominee several months ago, I think there is more to still come out on him. However, I don’t think we’ll see any official, campaign driven, personal attacks on McCain’s family.</p>
<p>Did anyone see Michelle on The View today? I was telling my daughter about it, and Michelle’s supposed makeover. My daughter likes that Michelle shops at Target as well as has a designer in the Chicago area she works with. She also said Cindy McCain has to get a whole new wardrobe because she has only worn clothes from one designer, whose clothes are not designed or made in America (I’m sure someone on here knows who this designer is). Michelle spoke about the challenge of clothing herself since she is so tall; in fact, she gave up wearing pantyhose because everytime she’d put them on, they’d rip.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m all for a first lady that banishes pantyhose!</p>
<p>Except for Ohio, the leads are really not that big to make it news worthy, 6 pts and 4 pts mean nothing. Let’s also remember during the dem process in many battles HRC won by much more than the polls predicted, pollsters have already theorized that people are not telling the truth, due to the race issue. Rasmussen had acknowledged this back during the PA primary. This also occured with Bush and Kerry. It really isn’t about the polls, it’s about getting out the vote…I am sure this yr everyone will be trying to get their base out</p>
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<p>I agree, and both candidates face a challenge with this. McCain has never been all that popular with the Republican base, and he doesn’t really have a personal base. Obama has to court the part of the Democratic base that preferred Clinton, but he does have very solid support among other parts of the base. A challenge for him will be to get all these young supporters to put down the Wii and actually go out and vote.</p>
<p>If polls were used to select the president in 2004, Kerry will be the president now. He was leading in all the polls conducted prior to the ACTUAL voting.</p>
<p>Hunt, from what I understand, Obama brings in record numbers of young voters to the polls. Frankly, his appeal among the young is what made me first take notice of him, back when I assumed I’d be backing Clinton. Today, I have an Obama sign on my front lawn, a sticker on my car and a button on my gym bag. I’ve never been this hopeful - and scared - before an election. (Well, Bush/Kerry was scary too.) I just hope it doesn’t end in yet another heartbreak come November…</p>
<p>“If polls were used to select the president in 2004, Kerry will be the president now. He was leading in all the polls conducted prior to the ACTUAL voting.”</p>
<p>If they’d counted all the votes, he’d be President, too. ;)</p>
<p>“If they’d counted all the votes, he’d be President, too.”</p>
<p>Oh, please…</p>
<p>Truth hurts, doesn’t it?</p>
<p>Distorted “truth” has absolutely no impact on me, I just find it laughable you’re still hanging on to that fantasy.</p>
<p>That’s great news about the swing states! Let’s hope the numbers hold up into November. … As for me, in my non-swing, fire-engine-red state of Kentucky, my daughters and I are involved in a MoveOn.org “Bake for Barak” event this weekend at a local park. We may be pelted with rotten fruit, but we’re doing it anyway.</p>
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<p>Mini, The Democratic Part is not interested in counting all the votes.</p>
<p>Good for you and your daughters, Hindoo! I’m in a solid blue state, which will go for Obama no matter what. I don’t think the Obama campaign is going to do anything here.</p>
<p>From the placement of his first national television ad, the Obama campaign believes that the swing states will be be Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Virginia.</p>
<p>A long campaign yet to unfold. Too early to start counting chickens.</p>
<p>^^Yes, but not too early to delight in the slight lifting of a cloak of despair eight years in the making.</p>
<p>It will be easier to count them when they come home to roost!</p>
<p>Hear, hear, momof2inca!</p>
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<p>Maybe Minnesota too. I’m currently on a business trip to MN and seeing McCain ads on TV here. Back home in CA I haven’t seen any.</p>
<p>coureur, we won’t be seeing McCain ads here in CA because it’s a solid Obama state; he won’t waste money on us.</p>