New surveys by Quinnipiac University show Barack Obama building commanding leads in the battleground states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Boosted by his performance in Friday's presidential debate and Sarah Palin's declining favorability, Obama now bests John McCain by 51 percent to 43 percent in Florida, 50 percent to 42 percent in Ohio, and 54 percent to 39 percent in Pennsylvania.
"It is difficult to find a modern competitive presidential race that has swung so dramatically, so quickly and so sharply this late in the campaign," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "Sen. John McCain has his work cut out for him if he is to win the presidency and there does not appear to be a role model for such a comeback in the last half century."
As it stands, Real Clear Politics shows Obama trouncing McCain in its Electoral College projection, 348 to 190.
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Republican sources say that McCain will no longer air TV ads and or continue direct mail and other outreach in Michigan, but will instead redirect staff and resources to states like Wisconsin, Ohio, and Florida, which the campaign believes to be more competitive. As the latest polls show McCain behind in Ohio and Florida, and well-behind in Wisconsin, they clearly have their work cut out for them. Particularly when one considers that as the electoral map currently stands (353 to 185), McCain could win all three states and still lose handily.
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