By CQ Staff 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Arizona Sen. John McCain is running strongly in three states that have been solidly Democratic in recent presidential elections; a particular surprise is New Jersey where, a month ago, Illinois Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had a double-digit lead, according to a new round of state-by-state general election match-ups.
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The series of polls by Rasmussen Reports, which included Michigan and Washington State, also underscored what most other national and state polling has found - high negatives for Clinton as far as favorability ratings. McCain often scores the highest favorability ratings, while Obama comes out on the positive side, but by lesser margins.
Rasmussen says McCain and the Democrats are in a statistical tie in New Jersey, with McCain leading Clinton 45 percent to 42 percent and Obama by 46 percent to 45 percent, with a 4 point margin of error. A month ago, Obama ran closely with McCain but Clinton, showing strength in her neighboring state, had led McCain 50 percent to 39 percent...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080331/pl_cq_politics/politics2694330I've been watching this trend take place for several years in "blue state" NJ; Bush himself didn't lose by much to either Gore or Kerry. It also exposes the (flat-out) stupidity of the DLC's "let's concentrate on only the 'blue states' only" strategy.