OH POLL: Obama 52, McCrypt 42. FL POLL: Obama 48, McCrypt 47

[jefferson_dem]

Poll: Obama up in Ohio, tied in Florida
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 10/24/08 6:58 AM EDT Text Size:

Obama has widened his lead in Franklin County, Ohio; McCain has gained ground in Hillsborough County, Fla.

Sen. John McCain has improved his odds of capturing one of Florida’s most competitive counties at the same time a crucial Ohio battleground seems increasingly out of reach, according to a new Politico/InsiderAdvantage poll.

While Sen. Barack Obama has widened his lead in Ohio’s Franklin County, where Columbus is located, McCain has gained ground in Hillsborough County, which includes the city of Tampa and is one of the Sunshine State’s most competitive areas.

McCain trails Obama in Hillsborough by just two points, 46 percent to 44 percent. That represents a four-point improvement for McCain since Politico’s last Hillsborough survey, conducted October 12, which showed Obama leading 47 percent to 41 percent.

But Obama has strengthened his standing in Ohio’s Franklin County, where he currently holds an 11-point lead over McCain, outpacing the Republican nominee by 51 percent to 40 percent. Politico’s previous poll of Franklin County, conducted October 13, showed a closer race there, with Obama ahead by just five percentage points, 45 percent to 40 percent.

According to the Politico/InsiderAdvantage poll, Obama leads statewide in Ohio by 52 percent to 42 percent.

In Florida, the statewide survey shows Obama with a one-point lead, with 48 percent of poll respondents naming him as their choice for president, compared with 47 percent who chose McCain.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14895.html

[NotThisTime]

1. These polls are just all over the place... what's up with that...

[Schulzz]

2. 4 Ohio polls in one week had Obama +9, +10, +12, +14.

He has the lead there. Probably not by double-digits, but Strategic Vision (R) is wrong.
And Florida is close in every poll.

[HughMoran]

3. Fits right in with the latest numbers

EV.com gives Ohio as "weak Dem" with Obama having an average 6 point lead, FL is "barely Dem" at a 2% lead.

[Hope And Change]

4. K & R!

[phrigndumass]

5. Good news for Ohio!

If I'm looking at things right, the pollsters are now weighting correctly for gender and ethnicity. The state polls are finally falling in line with reality. They still need to review their age weighting ... it's still a little bit low for younger voters.

K/R :hi: (Hi jd!)

[still_one]

6. Florida is paying the price for their stupidity, especially economically

After 8 years, more if you include republican congressional control, they seem the slowest to catch on that the deregulation of reagan/bush/mccain/phil graham policies have created the mess we are in now