According to new polls from Quinnipiac, Barack Obama has opened up a lead over John McCain in all of the big “swing states” of recent elections: Ohio, Florida, & Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania: Obama 52% McCain 40% Ohio: Obama 48% McCain 42% Florida: Obama 47% McCain 43% This is the first poll that shows Obama with a [...]

538 is now projecting that Barack Obama will win Virginia but the race is very close (Obama by 1.8%) Virginia is very significant because it’s hard to imagine a scenario where Obama wins it and does not win the whole election. The state has not voted for a Democrat at the national level since LBJ [...]