Obama ahead in three national polls, but McCain is up a few points -- in South Carolina
America Blog Jul 16 08Three new national polls released in the past day - all show Obama with the lead: Three new national polls have come out -- New York Times/CBS (which has Obama leading by six, 45%-39%, among registered voters), the Washington Post/ABC (which has Obama up eight among registered voters, 50%-42%), and Reuters/Zogby (which has him up seven, 47%-40%). When adding yesterday’s Quinnipiac poll (which had Obama up nine among likely voters), it cements the CW that Obama’s lead over McCain right now is in the high single digits. I am more interested in state polls, and this one from South Carolina, caught my eye. Full story...
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