Poll-itics: GObama! edition with bonus!

By GottaLaff

I can hardly keep up with all the good news:

PPP Poll: Obama Way Ahead in Colorado

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Colorado shows Sen. Barack Obama now leading Sen. John McCainby ten points, 52% to 42%.

Key findings: Obama is now leading 71% to 21% with Hispanic voters, a considerable improvement from a 57% to 36% edge in PPP's survey of the state taken three weeks ago. The white vote is exactly the same as it was previously, a 48% to 47% advantage for Obama.

Analysis: "The numbers paint a picture that shows it nearly impossible for McCain to win the state at this point. Only 6% of voters are undecided, and among those who do have a preference currently only 6% say there's any chance they could change their mind. Obama's lead at this point is such that McCain would have to win virtually every undecided, keep everyone who could change their mind currently supporting him in his camp, and win over almost 100% of current Obama supporters who say they aren't totally committed to him. The chances of all those things happening? Not very good."

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Obama Closing Deal in Pennsylvania

Sen. Barack Obama "has nearly closed the deal in Pennsylvania, as anxiety over the economy overcomes lingering concerns about his inexperience and qualms about his race, according to more than three dozen political operatives, pollsters and analysts across the state," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "A surge in Democratic voter registration is also helping."

Nonetheless, Politico says "the McCain campaign continues to signal it intends to contest the state and its 21 electoral votes to the end. It is a high-risk, high-return endeavor: Pennsylvania represents a costly gambit, one that siphons resources from must-win states such as Ohio and Florida, but a win here would enable McCain to lose a few other states that George W. Bush carried and still capture the White House."

Time notes the Clintons will campaign with the Bidens in Scranton, PA later today.

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Mason-Dixon: Obama Grabs Small Lead in Nevada

Sen. Barack Obama has the slimmest of leads over Sen. John McCain in Nevada, 47% to 45%, according to a new Review-Journal poll.

Said pollster Brad Coker: "It's still really, really close. Obama has a little bit of a lead, but it's not as wide as his lead in most of the national polls. Nevada's still very much a battleground, very close and very interesting."

Bonus!

GOP Leaders See Defeat for McCain

The New York Times suggests Republican leaders are very worried that Sen. John McCain is on his way to losing the presidential election.

"Again and again, party leaders said in interviews that while they still believed that Mr. McCain could win over voters in the next 30 days, they were concerned that he and his advisers seemed to be adrift in dealing with an extraordinarily challenging political battleground and a crisis on Wall Street."