YouGov drops a load of state polls. Pleasant results.

[Shivering Jemmy]

Data a bit stale, but consistent with other more current indicators.
Iowa:50-46 Obama
AZ: 52-43 Romney
Mich: 52-42 Obama
Cali: 58-39 Obama
Conn: 53-39 Obama
Nevada: 50-45 Obama
NC: 49-48 Romney
VA: 46-45 Obama
WI: 51-47 Obama
Ohio 50-46 Obama
PA 51-44 Obama
Minn: 52-44 Obama
IL: 58-38 Obama
Mass: 55-36 Obama
MO:52-42 Romney

http://today.yougov.com/latest-findings/

[VirginiaTarheel]

1. Awesome! NC remains razor close, Obama up in VA!

Huge news

[Shivering Jemmy]

2. caveats

polls a few days stale.

pollster not top tier.

But data is data.

[Mutiny In Heaven]

4. YouGov are pretty good.

Very good in the UK and I've just read that they ranked 2nd in terms of "Likely Voter" polls in 2008. Ahead of Gallup, by the way.

[Lex]

18. Looks very much like Obama's campaign has a solid GOTV plan here in NC

so that's a big plus.

[awake]

3. Nice to see so many states over 50% going for Obama

[Alekei_Firebird]

5. Appears to be consensus about OH

A lot of polls are crazy, but I think there have now been at least 4 polls these past couple of days giving Obama 4-5 pt. in Ohio.

[flamingdem]

6. The more the better so things

can't get hinky on Nov. 6th

[powergirl]

7. Good News is Good News, Baby

thanks for the post!

[JiminyJominy]

8. I have a Question About These Polls

Do the numbers indicate people who have already voted? Meaning is "Have you early voted?" one of the questions in the poll and so that number is then factored into the poll?

Or are the polls completely of people who have not yet voted?

So for instance, in a state like Iowa where by my own (completely arbitrary) math and calculations I feel like about 12% of the electorate already voted and of that 12% 60% voted for Obama. Has that 60% been factored into the poll or is the poll mostly made up of people who are yet to vote.

Obviously, its great news if these polls are not accounting for the early vote as Obama dominated that. And if thats the case, then some of these states in which Obama is showing a 4 point lead in reality is a 6 point lead accounting for those who already voted.

Just wondering.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. I'm signed up to do polls with them.

It's been an interesting experience but I've noticed that their political polls seem to have a right-wing slant to them, almost like right-wing push-polls but, hey, I'll settle for some good-sounding polls from them. I'll take just about any good numbers to feel better at the moment.

Edit: I don't recall having recently seen any "early voting" questions.

[JiminyJominy]

10. If They Are Aligned With "The Economist"

i would think they'd have a slight right lean to it.

then again, we are living in an age of polls and as the years go on more and more importance is going to be put on the polls and everyone is going to want to be right in the end so i think eventually we will start to see "leans" get less and less in polls.

[speedoo]

11. Pleasant? I'd say excellent.

Ahead everywhere except NC and down only 1 there.

Heck, I think those polls are fantastic.

[Doctor_J]

12. Excellent results. I thought the "AZ is in play!!!"

was pretty outrageous last week. Here's hoping Rmoney's lead in MO doesn't carry the for "Legitimate Rape" Todd.

[demgrrrll]

14. I am in Missouri and it is going to be close. Like they say St. Louis and Kansas City and Alabama

in between.

[JiminyJominy]

13. Anyone Have....

an answer to my early voting question from above?

i'm really wondering if these poll numbers are possibly even better since early voting was so much for Obama.

[MSMITH33156]

15. They also had Obama

up 1 in Florida, 48-47

[Comrade_McKenzie]

16. I have been regularly participating in their surveys. nt

[Azathoth]

17. According to Nate Cohn, YouGov contacts the same people over and over

Similar to what RAND is doing I think. Not sure how that affects the significance of the numbers.

[WI_DEM]

19. I especially like that number in Michigan.

[Dawson Leery]

20. Pennsylvania is NOT a swing state.

Romneybot moved his staffers out of the state and into Ohio and Iowa.
MN and NV will go for Obama.

[robertpaulsen]

21. Kicking this to ask a rhetorical question: WHY THE FUCK IS RCP IGNORING THIS???!!!

They also had Obama up in Florida by one but does Real Clear Politics mention this in their Latest Election Polls from yesterday or today? Of course not!