Poll-itics: Good news for Democrats edition

By GottaLaff:

Lots-o'-polls, lots-o'-hope:

SurveyUSA: Obama Opens Wide Lead in Iowa

A new SurveyUSA poll in Iowa shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain by 11 points, 54% to 43%.

Key findings: "Among women, Obama leads by 20 points; among men, Obama and McCain tie. Among voters younger than Barack Obama, Obama leads by 15. Among voters older than John McCain, Obama leads by 9. Among voters who are in-between the two candidates' ages, Obama leads by 7. Among white voters -- 95% of Iowa's likely voters -- Obama leads by 8 points. 11% of Republicans cross over to vote for Obama; 8% of Democrats cross over to vote for McCain; Independents break for Obama by 9 points."

Some of this was posted in another thread, but I couldn't resist:

Palin's Favorability Ratings Tumble

Gov. Sarah Palin's favorable/unfavorable ratings have suffered a stunning 21 point collapse in just one week, according to Research 2000 polling. Last week, 52% approved and 35% disapproved of the GOP vice presidential nominee (+17 net). This week, 42% approved and 46% disapprove (-4 net).

Earlier this week, Newsweek also saw the drop in other polling. "Over the course of a single weekend... Palin went from being the most popular White House hopeful to the least."

Political Insider: Why Palin was ultimately a bad pick for McCain.

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Marist: Ohio Tied, Obama Leads in Michigan, Pennsylvania

New polls from Marist College in three key battleground states:

Ohio: Obama 44%, McCain 44%

Michigan: Obama 50%, McCain 41%

Pennsylvania: Obama 45%, McCain 42%

What's this? More good news?

Welch Wins Both Party Nominations in Vermont

Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) won the Democratic congressional nomination last week -- and also won the Republican nomination because he "received enough write-in votes on Republican ballots to secure the nomination of a party that didn't put up a candidate of its own," the Barre Montpelier Times-Argus reports.

What? This next one isn't good news for Democrats? Read carefully. Hint: I bolded:

ARG Poll: McCain Ahead in Indiana

Several new American Research Group polls are out this morning:

Indiana: McCain 47%, Obama 44%

Key findings: "82% of Democrats say they would vote for Obama and 79% of Republicans say they would vote for McCain. McCain leads Obama 50% to 37% among independents. Indiana is the only state out of 30 states surveyed by ARG where McCain leads in the ballot when his share of the Republican vote is less than Obama's share of the Democratic vote. Also, 37% of likely voters say they would never vote for McCain, compared to 33% of likely voters saying they would never voter for Obama."

North Dakota: McCain 52%, Obama 43%

Washington: Obama 50%, McCain 44%