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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The following sliver of Politico.com polling is worth noting on two counts. There’s the actual fact, of course, that Republican presidential candidate John McCain is losing in three of four crucial counties in four battleground states.
Then there’s the fact that the survey is the result of an alliance between Politico and InsiderAdvantage, the polling company founded by Matt Towery.
To wit:
Barack Obama has erased traditional Republican advantages in four key bellwether counties that President Bush won in 2000 and 2004, according to a new Politico/InsiderAdvantage survey. Each county is critical to the outcome in the battleground state where it is located.
In Washoe County, near Reno, Nev., Obama leads McCain 46 percent to 45 percent , with 6 percent undecided. Obama posts a wider 50 percent-44 percent lead with 5 percent undecided in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Wake County, and another 6 point lead in Hillsborough County, Fla., where Tampa is located. There, he edges McCain 47 percent to 41 percent, with 11 percent undecided.
Among the four counties tested, McCain leads in only one: Jefferson County, Colo., a populous Denver suburb. McCain is ahead there by a margin of 45 percent to 43 percent, with 8 percent undecided.
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By BKoi
October 16, 2008 11:39 PM | Link to this
MCCain /PALIN , you reap what you sow!