Purple Poll will have O ahead in every swing state

[Cicada]

The Purple Poll, limited to 12 swing states, has run more Repub than others all year. It is owned by Purple Strategies a bi-partisan firm founded by the Republican Alex Castellanos and the Dem Steve McMahon. I just saw McMahon say he "thinks" the Purple Poll coming out tomorrow will have Obama leading in every swing state.

[TroyD]

1. That's bad news for Romney then

But I'll be cautious as always and hold off the celebrating until I see the actual numbers.

[woolldog]

2. He "thinks"?

Why does he "think" that?

[Floyd_Gondolli]

7. Probably because he co-owns the firm

Which would presumably make the data available to him before the polls are released.

[woolldog]

20. Well that's a good reason

I had no idea. Thanks

[underpants]

13. They are rechecking their work

as most polls do (and financial reports - see Google last week) they go over them and they can make changes until they get what they think is responsible.

[VirginiaTarheel]

3. Either he knows for a fact or he should be quiet

[Faith9326]

4. Yup

Agreed

[naviman]

5. 12 swing states??

Which will be the extra 5?

[TroyD]

6. Last time Purple Poll counted AZ as a swing state

And I think they showed Obama doing well there if I remember correctly.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

11. Would love to see Arizona go blue.

That would be something!

[powergirl]

8. I saw that on Tweety too

And Michael Steele did not disagree. Hoping for a good Friday, ya'll!

[VirginiaTarheel]

9. I guess if he owns the polling firm, he is saying

Thus far, Obama is ahead in every purple state, and if current trends hold in tonight and tomorrow's polling, he will be ahead in all of them.

[ZombieHorde]

10. I would love to see President Obama win every swing state. nt

[Jennicut]

12. Purple Strategies usually runs very right leaning too.

Pretty surprised.

[TroyD]

14. I'm assuming this will be the final set of polls from Purple

They haven't had one out in a good month I think, so I think this is the last release before the election.

Wonder why he chose to use the language he did? (eg. 'thinks' Obama will be ahead).

[VirginiaTarheel]

18. If not the final, at least next to final

The same can be said of every no tracking poll with just 11 days left

[TroyD]

15. What show was this, btw?

Is there a link up yet?

[Tenleytown]

16. well Chris Matthews

Alluded to that on his show this evening. He did not say all put he implied very positive movement and suggested that he had already gotten that word.

[TroyD]

17. From the Purple poll? n/t

[Tenleytown]

19. YES

he said the purple poll