Obama leads in Florida, Ohio and Virginia

“ … President Barack Obama leads Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the key battlegrounds of Florida, Ohio and Virginia, according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls of each of these three states” … beyond the margin of error.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/13/13848313-polls-obama-holds-the-edge-in-florida-ohio-and-virginia?lite  

 

Suburbs are key to victory in Colorado

“The road to victory in many of the most competitive states in this year’s presidential election winds through the strip malls, traffic jams, limping economies and slumped housing markets of the suburbs.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/suburbs-are-key-to-victory-in-colorado/2012/09/12/69c756ec-fcd8-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_singlePage.html

 

Libertarian candidate may affect vote in swing states

“Three percent of likely voters responded that they would vote for Johnson, the Libertarian Party's candidate for president, in November. That number is slightly higher among registered voters, with 4% identifying with the former governor of New Mexico.”

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/10/spoiler-alert-poll-finds-small-following-for-libertarian-candidate/