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Sep 11, 2008 at 10:38 AM EST
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Sep 11, 2008 at 10:38 AM EST
THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Ohio (20 electoral votes) among likely voters
THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 49 percent, John McCain 44 percent
OF INTEREST: Obama has edged ahead of McCain since last month, when they were about even. Each candidate is viewed favorably by 53 percent of Ohio respondents. McCain has gained ground among white women over the last month, though Obama still holds a 10-point lead with women. Men are split between the contenders. A little more than 40 percent have a favorable view of Palin, while 36 percent say they do not know enough about her. Still, 57 percent of likely voters say she was a good choice for McCain. McCain's support from former Clinton backers went from 23 percent last month to 28 percent.
DETAILS: The poll was conducted from Sept. 5-9. It involved telephone interviews with 1,367 likely voters in Ohio, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.
MORE: www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml
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THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Florida (27 electoral votes) among likely voters
THE NUMBERS: John McCain 50 percent, Barack Obama 43 percent
OF INTEREST: McCain now has a 7-point lead over Obama; the same poll taken last month showed McCain with just a 4-point edge over the Democrat. Six in 10 likely voters in Florida say Sarah Palin was a good choice for McCain's running mate. About half, or 47 percent, say they have a favorable opinion of the Alaska governor, while 30 percent say they have not heard enough about her. McCain has a 13-point lead among men and is roughly even with Obama among women. Almost a quarter of those who supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary say they are backing McCain. That's up from the 14 percent of Clinton supporters that backed him in the same poll last month.
DETAILS: The poll was conducted from Sept. 5-9. It involved telephone interviews with 1,032 likely voters in Florida, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
MORE: www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml
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THE POLL: Quinnipiac University poll, presidential race in Pennsylvania (21 electoral votes) among likely voters
THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 48 percent, John McCain 45 percent
OF INTEREST: Obama's lead has slipped since the same poll's Aug. 26 results showed him at 49 percent to McCain's 42 percent. Obama had a 10-point edge with independents, but the two candidates now divide them. Obama's support from women dropped 6 points, though he still has a 10-point advantage. McCain had 51 percent among men to 45 percent for Obama. More view Obama's running mate Joe Biden favorably than Palin, 53 percent compared with her 39 percent. (Biden lived in Pennsylvania as a boy.) Twenty-two percent of former Clinton supporters are now backing McCain, about the same as the 25 percent last month in the same poll.
DETAILS: The poll was conducted from Sept. 5-9. It involved telephone interviews with 1,001 likely voters in Pennsylvania, with a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 points.
MORE: www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml
