Poll: McCain Shrinks Obama's Lead in Three Battleground States (PA, OH, FL)

FoxNews ^ | July 31, 2008 | FoxNews

[FocusNexus]

Barack Obama's lead over John McCain has diminished considerably in three battleground states, according to a poll published Thursday.

The Quinnipiac University polls, conducted from July 23-29, found that Obama's lead has weakened in Pennsylvania and Ohio, two key swing states in November's presidential election. The poll also found the two candidates in a virtual tie in Florida.

[FocusNexus]

I hope McCain's momentum upwards continues, and Obama will shrink.

PA: O vs Mc 49/42 (vs. 52/40 in June; OH: O vs Mc 46/44; FL: O vs Mc 46/44

[elhombrelibre]

No wonder Obama’s tone is getting testy. He’s losing it and knows it.

[mware]

If PA goes to McCain it is going to be an early night come November.

[avacado]

Obama is a sissy! He makes John Edwards look manly!

[SevenMinusOne]

This firm poll models are garbage (and push-polling) there is no way Obama is up in FL - Obama will not win FL...and everyone knows this. Just as McCain will not win NJ.

Any polls showing otherwise are simply saucing it up -

[TornadoAlley3]

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., second from left, listens to Iowa flood victims, Thursday, July 31, 2008, at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From left are, Robin Morris, Sen. Obama, Katherine Marcano, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and Scott Jamieson. The museum was also damaged by the flood in June. Local residents listen to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. as speaks during a town hall meeting at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday, July 31, 2008.

[DarthVader]

This news is even worse for Obama as Queenie Pak is a Dem shill polling outfit. I doubt Obama ever had a lead in Florida at all.

[FocusNexus]

MORE GOOD NEWS:

Gallup tracking poll shows Obama and McCain in a statistical tie.

[Red Steel]

I doubt if McCain is even behind in Ohio or Florida.

[comebacknewt]

Quinnipiac is good in the Northeast. Not so good other places where they typically inflate the RATs' performance.

Even at that, McCain is either ahead or within a point or two in more than enough states to win. What can Obambi possibly do to attract the remaining undecideds that has not already been done?

McCain is in great shape and hasn't had to do much of anything to get there.

[Alter Kaker]

there is no way Obama is up in FL - Obama will not win FL...and everyone knows this. Just as McCain will not win NJ.

The difference is that 3 out of the last 4 polls have Obama up in Florida (not expected). Polls also show McCain down double digits (as expected) in Jersey.

Good news, we have a bit of mo, although it's too soon to tell whether it will continue.

[Miss Didi]

But, but, this morning on Fox Howard Wolfson said that McCain was LOSING...the Friends tried to point out the recent polls but Howard shut them up and declared that Barry was leading and the Republican brand is damaged. So that's that, kids. Howard said so.

[Williams]

I’ve been hearing McCain led in Florida, now I see “Obama’s lead” shrinking there. I think the national trend line is what matters, when people return from Summer outings they need to focus and reject Obama.

[hoe_cake]

The testier and more deserate Obama gets, the more verbally confused he’ll get in public, and the more outrageous his claims will be.

Next thing he’ll be telling us he can part water.

[Obadiah]

My question is, what happened to Florida? McCain used to have a pretty sizeable lead there now Obama is slightly ahead? What happened??

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

I’m convinced Obama won’t win PA. While I worry about the Dems cheating to such an extraordinary degree that they gain the White House, I’m more worried that their warty candidate (yes, wartier than ours by far!) will not survive the nominating process. The way things are going, the Dems could just decide that dumping him is worth a few race riots and egged faces.
What Hillary said. “He can’t win.”
How ironic that the Devil landscaped 2008 for Hillary so carefully, so she’d look centrist and apple-pie American by comparison to the last man standing against her: a black guy with Muslim relatives, no experience, and all his many shortcomings...and Hillary STILL got beat!
But I’m not sure we’re out of the woods until he’s actually, certifiably, undeniably, and reliably nominated. Fa la la.

[pepsionice]

I’d consider FL a solid McCain win at this point....with almost no change expected. The same for Penn and Michigan. The key question will be NY, and if the pro-Hillary crowd decide to give their vote to McCain as their form of dumping on Obama.

[FocusNexus]

The article says that likely independent voters now favor McCain by 46/41, a big change from earlier, when they supported Obama by 47/37 a month ago. This is a pretty amazing change, if it is a real change, not a flaw in the polls.

[4yearlurker]

I overheard some die hard old Democrats in the gun club here in southwest PA. I won't say exactly what they said but something to the effect;”I ain't gonna vote for that African American!” A lot of old timers will stay home this election.

There are voters who will vote for Barry Hussein because he is black.

There are voters who will not vote for Barry Hussein because he is black.

Well,half black anyway.

[comebacknewt]

Florida has settled back down to what it was always going to be -- a very close race.

McCain is still in very good shape there and should pull it out when all is said and done.