Obama leads McCain in Florida and Ohio, poll says (LATimes/Bloomberg)

[maddezmom]

Source: LATimes

Voters see the economy as the chief issue and Obama as the best man to handle it, according to a Times/Bloomberg poll. In Ohio, Obama leads 49% to 40%; in Florida, 50% to 43%.
By Janet Hook
2:00 PM PDT, October 28, 2008
Reporting from Washington -- Barack Obama is leading Republican presidential rival John McCain in two battleground states, Florida and Ohio, where voters have more confidence in his ability to handle the troubled economy, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.

In Ohio, a state that has been battered for years by unemployment and plant closings, Obama is leading McCain 49% to 40% among people likely to vote.


In Florida, a state that was considered a likely win for Republicans not long ago, McCain is trailing, 50% to 43%.


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-poll29-2008oct29,0,7008892.story

[Bicoastal]

1. 7% and 9%?!

WOO-HOO!

[underpants]

2. Only 1% undecided in Ohio

Looks good.

[PA Democrat]

3. NICE!

[DarthDem]

4. Landslide!

Please rec this up, folks! We need to get more attention to great numbers like this and away from the latest tracking poll nonsense that so upsets the concerntrolls.

[newtothegame]

5. Great news n/t

[Lone_Star_Dem]

6. Great news!

I really didn't expect Florida to be in play going into this election cycle. That it is has been a very pleasant surprise! :thumbsup:

[Triana]

7. I hope to Dog this translates to actual, counted votes! n/t

[Tempest]

11. If early voting totals is any indication

It is translating into actual votes.

Counted votes, well that's a whole 'nother subject.

I'm of a mind that there's too many voters to pull off a repeat of 2000 and 2004.

[madmom]

8. WOOHOO!

[depakid]

9. This is what one would expect from people acting rationally

and THINKING and ANALYZING the important issues.

Nothing like an acutely sour economy that hits everyone where they live to get voters to pay attention and be less swayed by distractions and petty culture war wedges.

[DarthDem]

10. Well Put n/t

[Vidar]

12. Great news. Thank you.

[cosmicone]

13. yeah baby .... n/t