Obama's Lead in the Tracking Polls Holds Solid, as Does His Firewall in Virginia

Published Oct 30 2008, 09:31 AM by Steven Stark

This morning's Rasmussen tracking poll has Barack Obama back up by 5 (after being at 3) yesterday, while Zogby pegs the race at seven. Even accounting for a last-minute surge for John McCain, that puts Obama in excellent shape as of this morning. In electoral vote terms, he still holds a solid lead in Virginia of almost ten points. If he wins there, McCain needs to sweep Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and perhaps one other state -- short of upsetting the Democrat in Pennsylvania.

So, Obama now remains a 1-5 favorite. Things are looking very good for the Dems.

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