Strategic vision released a poll today showing Obama with 52% support to mccain's 44%. Link is here.
This I believe continues a trend of positive numbers for Obama in Florida which will force McCain to commit more resources to the state.
So now McCain has serious problems in Florida and Virgina, and secondarily in Ohio and North Carolina. That's alot of ground to cover in a short period of time. With only 25 days and one debate left, McCain is hurting on alot of levels.
What pleases me is that Obama will have an easier time in Colorodo and Nevada simply because they won't be in the top tiers of McCain's campaign priorities.
The internals of the Florida poll are below the fold.
Below are the poll results are based on telephone interviews with 1200 likely voters in Florida, aged 18+, and conducted October 6-8, 2008. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.
- If the election for President were held today would you support the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden or the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin?
Obama/Biden 52%
McCain/Palin 44%
Other 1%
Undecided 3%
- Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama?
Favorable 52%
Unfavorable 37%
Undecided 11%
- Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joseph Biden?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 37%
Undecided 16%
- Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain?
Favorable 48%
Unfavorable 41%
Undecided 11%
- Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin?
Favorable 52%
Unfavorable 36%
Undecided 12%
- Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John McCain?
Barack Obama 56%
John McCain 36%
Undecided 8%
- Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the war in Iraq, Barack Obama or John McCain?
John McCain 48%
Barack Obama 41%
Undecided 11%
- Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 27%
Disapprove 68%
Undecided 5%
- Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 14%
Disapprove 75%
Undecided 11%
- Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 43%
Disapprove 45%
Undecided 12%
- Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 51%
Disapprove 40%
Undecided 9%
- Do you think the nation is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction?
Right 18%
Wrong 73%
Undecided 9%