Obama – 51% McCain – 43% This is a 10 point swing since the poll was taken 3 weeks ago. Here are the details… Among white voters, McCain had led by 11. Today, tied. There is movement among men, where McCain had led, now trails 49% to 44%. Among women, where McCain had been tied, [...]

And Missourians respond… A billboard in West Plains showing a caricature of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wearing a turban and using his middle name — Hussein — in quotes has sparked outrage and accusations of racism. [...] Outrage over the sign triggered West Plains resident Becky Estes to write a letter in Monday’s edition [...]

TIME travels to… St. Louis, MO… “Who do you think will win around here?” I asked. “Obama,” Robbie Haggard answered flatly, and several others agreed. “But Missouri’s always been Republican,” Pyle protested. “I think Missouri’s had about enough,” Holly Haggard said. Sedalia, MO… People like Maureen O’Hare, whom I found shopping for shoes in the [...]

I’ll let the numbers speak for themselves… Colorado Obama: 51 McCain: 45 Florida Obama: 52 McCain: 45 Missouri Obama: 50 McCain: 47 Ohio McCain: 48 Obama: 47 Virginia Obama: 50 McCain: 48

Earlier I shared some electoral projections that hinted at an Obama blowout, and now I have two sets of swing state polls that provide even more good news for his camp. The key here is that Obama has crossed the 50% threshold in most of these polls with just a little more than a month [...]

More and more states are allowing early voting and I think it’s great. Anything that can get people to the ballot box should be encouraged, promoted and celebrated. From AP: In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in [...]

Pete Abel pens an original piece of reporting about the state of Missouri, its special status as the swing state to end all swing states and the party-crossing voters who could help shape the next 4 years. Of special interest to Donklephant readers, I assisted Pete in compiling interviews and research for the article. From [...]

McCain – 50% Obama – 40% That’s a jump of 7 points since last month. And as anybody who follows polls knows, if you hit the 50% mark or drop below 40%, that’s a big deal. The details… The key to McCain’s rise is nearly doubling his lead among white voters. He now has a [...]

I reported about his big push in Missouri, and now it appears as if he’s adding staff in the Hawkeye State too…which is a curious moves since Iowa has been leaning blue this entire election season. From Des Moines Register… Obama has 15 campaign offices open and staffed in Iowa, while McCain is still plotting [...]

McCain – 47 Obama – 44 A couple weeks ago it was SurveyUSA that showed McCain up by 7, yesterday it was Rasmussen that showed him up by 5 and today we have a spread of 3 from Public Policy Polling. The common theme that runs through all 3 of these polls? McCain has Republicans [...]

Today, I shared a new poll that has McCain with a small lead in the Show-Me State. Now I find that Obama is making unprecedented moves to capture the most reliable general election bellwether in the past 100 years. The word is that staff will increase from 50 to 150 volunteers in 30 field offices [...]

With Leaners McCain – 50% Obama – 45% Without Leaners McCain – 47% Obama – 42% The two were basically tied in Rasmussen’s poll last month, while a poll from SurveyUSA showed McCain up by 7. This month, it appears as if Republican support has solidified around McCain, but Obama’s base is still a bit [...]

McCain – 50% Obama – 43% Obama lead by 2 last month, so McCain has a net 9 point gain in a fairly short period of time. Could this be Clinton voters switching? McCain has opened up a very wide gap of 24 points among men, which make up 46% of the voters in the [...]

I don’t watch really like the show so I never care who wins, but this is a hometown boy we’re talking about here so some props are in order for the guy who won the second most popular election in 2008. Seriously, check out these numbers… A record 97 million votes were cast overall, 23 [...]

Congressman Sam Graves (R-MO 6th) really shouldn’t have approved this message… As noted elsewhere, this almost seems like a parody of a Republican ad. (h/t: Ambinder)

That’s right. It’s not needed and never has been Folks, this will be sold as “don’t let illegal immigrants vote”, but that’s not the goal. Republicans are pushing it so fewer people will get to vote. The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed [...]

It had been “too earlier to call.” They also likened it to Missouri. And we all remember what happened in Missouri… I’m calling it for Obama. Yeah, that’s right, ME!!! Here’s why…if you look at the counties who haven’t reported all their votes yet they’re all going to go for Obama. I honestly can’t believe [...]

“If I had to make a prediction right now, I’d say Barack Obama is going to be the next president. I will be stunned if he’s not the next president of the United States.” – Missouri’s 5th district congressman, and Hillary-backer, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) Maybe this is his way of supporting Obama without supporting [...]

I’m calling it for Obama. Yeah, that’s right, ME!!! Here’s why…if you look at the counties who haven’t reported all their votes yet they’re all going to go for Obama. I honestly can’t believe he pulled this one out, but he did. Take that Reuters! UPDATE: HA! Drudge just switched Missouri to Obama. So it [...]

Huckabee is trailing by 6,000 votes, so I doubt he’ll be able to catch up. Great win for McCain if he can hold out.