Poll-itics + Quote-O'-The-Day all in one post!

By GottaLaff

First, the polls:

Winthrop/ETV: Obama Just Ahead in North Carolina, Virginia

A new Winthrop/ETV poll shows Sen. Barack Obama with one point leads in North Carolina and Virginia.

North Carolina: Obama 45%, McCain 44%

Virginia: Obama 45%, McCain 44%

Next (this poll shows Gramm-pa narrowly leading in Florida and Ohio):

Strategic Vision:

Pennsylvania: Obama 50%, McCain 43%

Next:

NPR Poll: Obama Crushing McCain in Battleground

The latest NPR Poll shows Sen. Barack Obama holds an 11-point lead across 15 battleground states, 52% to 41%. This represents a 15-point swing since 2004 when President Bush carried these states by 4 points.

Key finding: Obama now holds a 12-point lead among independent voters in these swing states.

The battleground states included in this sample are Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Now for the quote:

Quote of the Day

"Unless we win Pennsylvania, I don't think McCain is elected president."

-- Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (R), quoted by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.