Anyone else nervous about Pennsylvania and Michigan?

[Unsane]

Obama is surging lately, but poll numbers seem to indicate a deadlock in states like Michigan and Pennsylvania. Both with Dem governors and senators (save Specter), and poor economies, you'd think a Dem would run away with these states. Minnesota seems to have tightened recently too. Anyone else concerned? (no I'm not being a 'concern troll')

Though Obama may be running away in places like NM or CO, he simply has to win PA and MI in order to hit 270. I read yesterday he's only spent $10,000 advertising in MN. That seems pretty dumb. He's also rarely visited Michigan. Do his internals show him comfortably ahead, or is he waiting until later to hit these states?

[Beregond2]

1. I'm not worried.

Did you see how McCain was greeted at that auto plant? And I've seen plenty of polls with Obama ahead in those states. Things are trending his way, and will continue to do so right up to election day.

[Unsane]

3. Hopefully

Electoral vote.com has mccain up too

[TheCoxwain]

2. YAAAAAWWWWWWWWNNN

[grantcart]

4. be patient see what the polls next week show

[Obamarulz11]

5. I was until yesterday at the auto plant.

[MarjorieG]

6. He's running against the media and a war hero with experience.

The debates will be excused by McCain's allies, but we'll have time to bring out whatever considerable guns and testimonies we have.

If they don't steal it, I think we're looking good.

[Marsala]

7. One poll showed Iowa tied. State polls are crap.

Seriously, they are full of outliers and incredible variations. Virginia has been +9 McCain and +2 Obama on alternating days. Ohio is all over the place.

[Godhumor]

8. I'm not worried at the moment

Not only is public sentiment moving our way but McCain's increasingly irrational behavior is getting play. Moreover, the Palin bounce has eroded, and, frankly, the campaign's fundamentals are strong gaffe is huge. Polling in the last 82 hours has shown this change, and I expect you'll see a lot of these states that go back and forth start coming back strongly to the Democratic fold.

Incidentally, I don't think we have to win Pennsylvania, but I see no reason to leave it to chance.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

9. Nope, friendo.

Similarly, I'm not hopeful for Florida or Indiana.

[DefenseLawyer]

10. Anyone else worried about getting hit by a bus?

I am worried. It keeps me up at night. Anyone else?

[Meshuga]

11. There is a month and a half left

It is too soon to be nervous or confident about swing states. I want to see the polls on 11/03 to have any fear or optimism about these states.

[suston96]

12. Don't be nervous about any polls........watch them...but don't be nervous.....instead....

Be nervous, be very nervous about people being foreclosed and being cut off the voting lists.....and other such efforts depriving citizens of their right to vote.

Check your own registration. Make sure you are registered and do so before the registration deadline comes up - usually 30 days in most states.

[tishaLA]

13. Say what you will about Rendell, but he'll be sure to deliver PA

to Obama. By hook or by crook.

[LynneSin]

16. Rendall and the great people of the SEIU in Philadelphia

those people are election day workhorses - and they have no problems going to parts of the city that non-Philly volunteers might not want to go.

[secondwind]

14. relax.........we have huge new voter registrations in each state, so it should be okay

[LynneSin]

15. I have no worries about Pennsylvania

These polls are going after the 'likely voter' ignoring numbers from the newly registered and those who might have missed an election or 2 the past couple of years.

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will bring Pennsylvania home. We once got 55% voter turnout in Philadelphia when Ed Rendell ran against Bob Casey Jr in the Democratic primaries back in 2002. If we can get thsoe numbers on election day the rest of the state won't matter as long as Obama can stay within 10%

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. Nope. Obama WILL win PA; it is NOT a toss-up as the media asserts.

He'll have a harder time in MI but it's not impossible.

I don't understand OH, though. The worst of economies across the country and yet its citizens cannot bring themselves to vote for a black man.

[berni_mccoy]

18. Donating Calms the Nerves ===>

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. No

Because states don't vote in isolation...If he's moving up nationallly he's probably moving up everywhere....

And if he was losing Pennsylvania and Michigan he would be on his way to being blown out but he isn't losing those two states...

[Drunken Irishman]

20. Na.