TWO Florida Polls show McCain, Obama nearly tied

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This looks promising , two polls conducted using land lines



Florida polls show McCain, Obama nearly tied



By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: September 21, 2008

Filed at 11:56 a.m. ET

THE POLL: The Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9 poll, presidential race, registered Florida voters (27 electoral votes)

THE NUMBERS: John McCain 47 percent, Barack Obama 45 percent

OF INTEREST: Strengthening the economy was cited as the top priority at least three times more often than any other issue, and 49 percent of voters trusted Obama more to improve the economy, compared to 40 percent for McCain. Among independent voters, 53 percent trusted Obama more on the economy, to just 30 percent for McCain.

DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by telephone survey with 800 registered Florida voters. Sampling error plus or minus 3.5 percent.

MORE: http://www.miamiherald.com/979/story/695102.html


THE POLL: The Florida Times-Union/South Florida Sun Sentinel poll, presidential race, likely Florida voters (27 electoral votes)

THE NUMBERS: John McCain 46 percent, Barack Obama 45 percent

OF INTEREST: A third of voters rated the economy and jobs as the most important issue, followed by oil/gas/energy prices and health care. About 46 percent said they put more trust in Obama to deal with the economy, while 38 percent put more trust in McCain. Sixteen percent were undecided. Women favored Obama over McCain 48 percent to 41 percent; men favored McCain over Obama 51 percent to 42 percent.

DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 15-18 by telephone survery with 600 likely Florida voters. Sampling error plus or minus 4 percent.

MORE: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-florida-pres identialpoll-results,0,7555491.htmlstory



http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Poll-2008-Florida.html

[flamingdem]

1. Go FL, let's turn it blue!

Good news. Obama has gamed this well.