This is the beginning of the end for the Obama campaign.
This is the first major trickle down in state polls and it is devastating. Oregon and Washington should not be close. These are Kerry states.
What will ensue this week is a panic within the Obama campaign about what states to focus on in stemming the electoral breach. But there will be no clear point of action. By Friday, McCain could find himself past a 25 electoral vote advantage in state polling.
Kerry won Washington by 7 and Oregon by 4. Both could be considered battleground states, but in a close election only Oregon has a chance of flipping. Gore only carried Oregon by 0.4%, though Nader took 5%.
People just don't trust him or like him.
I need some encouraging news...