Obama Momentum

100,000 in St. Louis Saturday 10/18.



With seven new national polls released yesterday, Barack Obama continues to lead John McCain in all of them, with the average lead being 6.3%

- Battleground (Obama +4)
- Diageo (Obama +10)
- Gallup expanded (Obama +6)
- IBD (Obama +5)
- Rasmussen (Obama +4)
- Research 2000 (Obama +10)
- Zogby (Obama +5)

Fivethirtyeight.com
More here.

If the election were held TODAY:

. . . . . . McCain . . Obama
Probability of Win: 0.1% 99.9%
Expected Electoral Votes: 187.8 350.2


Do you think taxes might have something to do with it?

If you are the typical taxpayer would get $700 more back under Obama than McCain/Bush. If you are a multi-millionaire you lose your Bush tax breaks and pay tens of thousands more under Obama's plan than under your friend McCain's plan.

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