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Time/CNN Poll: Obama Ahead in Red Battleground States

By Jeralyn

Time/CNN just released a new poll:

Senator Barack Obama has held or increased his lead in four key states won by President George W. Bush in 2004 — Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia—while losing ground to Senator John McCain in West Virginia.

Obama gained the most ground in North Carolina, where he now leads McCain among likely voters by 51% to 47%, up four percentage points from earlier this month when a similar poll showed the two tied at 49%. [More...]

In Nevada, Obama expanded his lead to 51% to 46%, up a percentage point from September. Similarly, in the crucial swing state of Ohio, Obama leads the Arizona senator by a 50% to 46% margin, an increase of one percentage point from his lead earlier this month. In Virginia, a state that increasingly looks to be solidly in Obama’s corner, the Illinois senator remains 10 percentage points ahead 54% to 44%.

Obama lost ground in West Virginia — a state his campaign has said they are just starting to contest — and now trails there by 41% to McCain’s 53%, more than doubling McCain’s September lead of 49% to Obama’s 44%.

Actual poll results are here.

More evidence McCain's character attacks aren't working:

• You are familiar with William Ayers but it won't matter to your vote:

NC 52% Ohio 55% VA 62%

• You are familiar with William Ayers and it may affect your vote:

NC 27% Ohio 27% VA 24%

Full post as published by TalkLeft on October 22, 2008 (boomark / email).