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Low Expectations in Typically Blue State May Signal Shakeups in Other Swing States

The electoral map shrank for John McCain when he abandoned his campaign in Michigan last week, raising the stakes in other battleground states such as Ohio. That may be even more of a high-stakes game than the McCain campaign gambled on, though, as a new ABC News/Washington Post poll indicates Barack Obama has taken a commanding lead in Ohio, in large part because of the area's economic difficulties. Obama was ahead of McCain by 51 percent to 45 percent among likely voters in Ohio if the... Full Story
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