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DemocratSinceBirth

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Fri Oct 19, 2012, 01:46 PM Oct 2012

The Great Nate Has Spoken- Oct. 18: Obama Gains in Forecast on Resiliency in Swing State Polls

One of the risks in focusing too much on the results of any one poll, like the Gallup national tracking poll, is that you may lose sight of the bigger picture.

On Thursday, that story was one of President Obama continuing to hold leads in most polls of critical states. Of the 13 polls of swing states released on Thursday, Mr. Obama held leads in 11 of them.



http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/oct-18-obama-gains-in-forecast-on-resiliency-in-swing-state-polls/#more-36350
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The Great Nate Has Spoken- Oct. 18: Obama Gains in Forecast on Resiliency in Swing State Polls (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 OP
Obama's chances have improved greatly in one day: jenmito Oct 2012 #1

jenmito

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1. Obama's chances have improved greatly in one day:
Fri Oct 19, 2012, 02:22 PM
Oct 2012

Mr. Obama’s chances of winning the Electoral College improved to 70.4 percent on Thursday from 65.7 percent on Wednesday, according to the forecast.

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