Obama grabs 15-point lead in Pa., poll says

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Obama grabs 15-point lead in Pa., poll says
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Democrat Barack Obama has surged into a 15-point lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race among likely voters in Pennsylvania, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll released this morning.

Obama's 54-39 lead is tied heavily to the fact that Pennsylvania voters believe, 51-30, the Democrat won the debate with John McCain last Friday," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. " taken in the days leading up to the debate give Obama only a 6-point lead in Pennsylvania."

The latest poll also shows that 35 percent of likely voters said Mr. McCain's efforts in solving the economic crisis have been harmful, but 15 percent say that about Mr. Obama.

Quinnipiac University polls are conducted simultaneously in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, three so-called swing states.

The Quinnipiac poll shows Mr. Obama leading, 51-43, in Florida. He also leads, 50-42, in Ohio.

"No candidate since 1960 has been elected president without carrying two of the three states," Mr. Richards said.

The Pennsylvania poll taken in the days leading up to the debate was conducted Sept. 22 through Friday. It surveyed by telephone 1,138 likely voters. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

The Pennsylvania poll after the debate was conducted by telephone Saturday through Monday. It surveyed 832 likely voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 points.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08275/916445-100.stm

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1. Probably an outlier, but still great news

keep the foot on the gas and try to get these polls consistently that high so I dont have to bite a nail off on the 4th.

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2. I hope they're right..