~T.C.

Well, at least that’s what the polls indicate. A few weeks ago I posted an article showing Obama ahead of McCain in national polling and Clinton trailing. This still hold true, but now there is only more bad news for the Clinton camp with new state polls in key swing states showing Clinton trailing McCain and Obama winning by pretty significant margins.
Let’s take a look:
Oregon (Rasmussen Reports):
McCain 45%, Clinton 42%
McCain 40%, Obama 49%
Colorado (Rasmussen Reports):
McCain 49%, Clinton 35%
McCain 39%, Obama 46%
Nevada (Rasmussen Reports):
McCain 49%, Clinton 40%
McCain 38%, Obama 50%
Pennsylvania (Rasmussen Reports):
McCain 44%, Clinton 42%
McCain 39%, Obama 49%
Minnesota (Rasmussen Reports):
McCain 47%, Clinton 42%
McCain 38%, Obama 53%
Wisconsin (SurveyUSA):
McCain 49%, Clinton 42%
McCain 42%, Obama 52%
Iowa (SurveyUSA):
McCain 52%, Clinton 41%
McCain 41%, Obama 51%
Now I realize these are just polls, and I once again in no way claim to be unbiased as I have officially endorsed Obama, but the signs are clear. Clinton does not win one of the above swing states, which total 69 electoral votes. The Democrats need to win most if not all of these states if they want to take back the White House, and it is evident that Obama is the candidate who can do just that.
With Florida trending more conservative, and Ohio another uphill battle, the Democrats need to not only hold the Northeast, Midwest, and Pacific Coast, they need to widen their horizon and pick up other states, namely in the Southwest. They need to win Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico. Obama’s appeal to independent voters puts these states in play. Clinton’s polarizing persona seems to put these critical states and consequently the Presidency out of reach.
Update
Shortly after posting this morning, SurveyUSA released a new poll in Virginia, which has not voted for a Democartic presidential candidate since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Here are the results:
Virginia (SurveyUSA):
McCain 48%, Clinton 45%
McCain 45%, Obama 51%