1.0 link 130790 <![CDATA[Polls: Obama Leads In Three Critical States]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/01/polls-obama-leads-in-thre_n_130790.html WASHINGTON &mdash; Recently trailing or tied, Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain in a trio of the most critical, vote-rich states five weeks before the election, according to presidential poll results released Wednesday.

The Democrat's support jumped to 50 percent or above in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania in Quinnipiac University surveys taken during the weekend _ after the opening presidential debate and during Monday's dramatic stock market plunge as the House rejected a $700 billion financial bailout plan.

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