Obama Leads McCain by at Least 10 Points in Two National Polls

[struggle4progress]

By Michael Forsythe

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama widened his lead over John McCain two weeks before Election Day, with two national polls showing voters favor the Democrat by at least 10 points.

Obama holds a 14 point lead over Republican presidential nominee McCain in a Pew Research Center poll released today. The survey, taken from Oct. 16-19, shows Obama supported by 52 percent of registered voters and McCain backed by 38 percent. In late September, the Pew poll showed Obama with a 7 percentage point lead.

A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll put Obama's support at 52 percent of voters to McCain's 42 percent, the biggest lead Obama has had over McCain in the poll since both men won their parties' nominations. The survey, conducted from Oct. 17-20, had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points ...

In addition, Obama leads McCain 52 percent to 37 percent in 15 battleground states, a group that includes Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according to Pew. The survey didn't break out individual state results ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYrrLwKL0ewI&refer=home

:bounce: GOTV :bounce:

[frankowen7]

1. Great

[Triana]

2. Reuters today: Obama opens double-digit lead over McCain: poll (52 - 42)

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE49K9L320081021?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

[minnesota_liberal]

3. Yippie! And now that I've celebrated for all of us...

let's remember that national polls are nearly worthless since we have an electoral college system.

Work like hell until 11/4/08, be sure to vote, take along at least one more person and celebrate when the votes are (hopefully) all counted.

[struggle4progress]

7. It may also mean that in some battleground states with early voting, we should be getting our voters

to the polls right now

[TahitiNut]

4. Still too close. MORE! Talk him up. Campaign. CRUSH the GOP.

Even a landslide isn't enough. Make every McCain/Palin sign owner BURN those signs in shame.

[MrModerate]

5. Am I behind the curve 'cause I'm out of the States?

I thought this morning's headlines (morning where I am) were that the race was "tightening" and both Florida and Pennsylvania were seriously in play.

[upi402]

6. 286 Obama v. McCain 160

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/

I hope he has a solid justice department and funds the absolute snot bubbles out of all investigations.