McCain Will Campaign in Arizona
The Daily Courier reports Sen. John McCain will be campaigning in his home state of Arizona on Monday, the day before Election Day.
Recent polls have shown McCain's lead dwindling to single digits in Arizona.
Of course, Sen. Barack Obama will be in his home state tonight.
Research 2000: Arizona is Very Tight
A new Research 2000 poll in Arizona shows Sen. John McCain beating out Sen. Barack Obama by just one point in his home state, 48% to 47%.
Among the 17% of the sample that actually voted early, Obama leads McCain, 54% to 42%.
SurveyUSA: Obama Blow Out in New Hampshire
Though New Hampshire was expected to be a 2008 battleground, a new SurveyUSA poll shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain by 11 points, 53% to 42%.
If that result holds on Election Day, it would be a larger share of the presidential vote than the Granite State has given any Democrat since Lyndon Johnson's landslide in 1964.
Obama Expands Ad Buy to New States
Two interesting items from a conference call with Obama campaign manager David Plouffe:
1. The Obama campaign will add Georgia, North Dakota and Arizona to its final ad buy of the election, suggesting those traditionally Republican states are now competitive.
2. The races in Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Georgia, and New Mexico are already nearly half over since so many people have voted early.
Loyola Poll: McCain Barely Leads in Lousiana
A new WWL-TV poll in Lousiana shows Sen. John McCain just edging Sen. Barack Obama, 43% to 40%.
The survey, conducted by Loyola University, has a margin of error of 4.5 points.
Said pollster Ed Renwick: "It's closer than I thought it would be. That's because they'll probably be people who don't usually vote, who don't vote often, or weren't registered to vote until recently. Those people would not be heavy McCain voters. They would be Obama voters."
InsiderAdvantage: Close Races in North Carolina, Missouri
New InsiderAdvantage polls show Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain "are evenly matched in the swing states of North Carolina and Missouri, though Obama is strongly outpacing McCain in two of those states' crucial battleground counties."
North Carolina: Obama 48%, McCain 48%
Missouri: McCain 50%, Obama 47%
"McCain's ability to break even against Obama in these two states, despite the Democrat's strong performance in suburban and urban areas suggests that the Arizona senator is drawing strong support from the less densely populated areas in these states."
PPP Poll: Obama Way Ahead in Colorado
Public Policy Polling released a new wave of polls late last night.
Highlights: Sen. Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead in Colorado, but Sen. John McCain looks likely to win handily in West Virginia despite indications the race was more competitive there.
Colorado: Obama 54%, McCain 44%
Michigan: Obama 55%, McCain 42%
Minnesota: Obama 57%, McCain 41%
New Mexico: Obama 58%, McCain 41%
Oregon: Obama 57%, McCain 42%
West Virginia: McCain 55%, Obama 42%
Palin Drags Down McCain
The New York Times/CBS News poll released last night shows "a growing number of voters" have concluded that Gov. Sarah Palin "is not qualified to be vice president, weighing down the Republican ticket in the last days of the campaign."
"All told, 59% of voters surveyed said Ms. Palin was not prepared for the job, up nine percentage points since the beginning of the month."
Meanwhile, the Huffington Post has audio of former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger -- a strong McCain backer -- saying "of course" she's not ready to be president if needed.
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