Obama Swing States

Sam Stein

Obama's Campaign Arm Launches Listening Tour In Key Swing States

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


President Obama's campaign arm, Organize for America, has begun hosting a series of events in key primary and general election states that could have ...

McCain's Wayward Home State: Spate of New Polls Say Arizona's a Toss Up

Dawn Teo | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Dawn Teo

PHOENIX -- Although John McCain was ahead in his home state by 14 points at the end of September, a spate of new polls reveals a substantial shift, pu...

Obama Dominates Among Early Voters In Five Swing States

FiveThirtyEight | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


SurveyUSA has a lot of good habits as a pollster, and one of them is breaking out the results of early and absentee voting in states where such things...

Obama Attracts Masses of Confident Supporters in Philadelphia

James Sanders | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home


James Sanders

The city of Brotherly Love came together to hear Illinois senator Barack Obama speak live and in living color at Progress Plaza, in Philadelphia this ...

Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

Why the Democrats Need to Dumb It Down

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Michelle Haimoff

She makes them laugh and lets them think that they'll all head over to Culver's later for frozen custard and ButterBurgers.

Obama: Bad Economy Could Help Me Win Florida

Washington Post | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's two-day campaign swing through economically hard-hit areas of Central Florida and John McCain's country concert extravaganza in the Pan...

New Polls: An Unexpected Uptick for McCain

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

Yesterday's data delivers positives for McCain and reminds that, however much red states like North Carolina and Alaska may be shifting, Obama has a lot of ground to cover before November.

Obama Plans Tour Of Purple States For Next Week

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


In a sign that Obama is shifting more aggressively into general election mode, the Illinois Senator will undertake a tour of three purple states -- Ne...

Obama Strategy To Beat Clinton: Ignore Her

LA Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama hasn't managed after months of political combat to force Hillary Rodham Clinton out of the presidential race, so he's about to try anothe...