Marist: Ohio Tied, Obama Leads in Michigan, Pennsylvania

[wyldwolf]

New polls from Marist College in key batteground states are out this morning:

Ohio: Obama 44%, McCain 44%

Michigan: Obama 50%, McCain 41%

Pennsylvania: Obama 45%, McCain 42%

http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/

[slinkerwink]

1. Good on Michigan and Pennsylvania

[WI_DEM]

2. I feel much better about Michigan and Pennsylvania.

I think we can take Ohio, too.

[Eric J in MN]

5. I find it creepy that Obama is only up by 3 in PA.

I'd like to see a much wider lead in PA.

[WI_DEM]

8. look at my post below about likely voters, according to this poll.

by the way PA was close in '04 too, Kerry only won it by 3-points.

[Teaser]

9. He'll win PA by 3%

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[mvd]

3. All excellent news

OH seems to be trending our way, and with likely voters, it's 49% to 44% in Pennsylvania.

[WI_DEM]

4. Note the good news among likely voters in the PA poll:

Likely voters in the state, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, give Barack Obama the advantage over McCain -- 49% to 44%


http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/PApolls/PA080919.htm

[WI_DEM]

6. P.S. and when likely voters are factored in Ohio Obama leads by two

When likely Ohio voters, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, are factored into the equation, Obama has 47% to McCain’s 45%.

http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/OHpolls/OH080919.htm

[Curtland1015]

7. Very promising. Nice to know it's among "likely voters" as well...

...that probably means we're really running several percentage points higher than the polls are showing.

[Hope And Change]

10. Obama 47%, McCain’s 45% - among likely Ohio voters.

When likely Ohio voters, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate, are factored into the equation, Obama has 47% to McCain’s 45%.

[WI_DEM]

11. And among likely voters in Michigan Obama leads by 11...

Obama maintains his lead among the state’s likely voters including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a specific candidate. 52% of likely voters say they favor Obama compared with 43% who back McCain.

http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/MIpolls/MI080919.htm

[WI_DEM]

12. another interesting fact about this poll, taken 9/11-15 so before all the bad economic news.