Meanwhile in INDIANA Obama 46% McCain 45% per Indy Star Poll

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(hopefully this will take a few minds off that bogus Mason/Dixon poll of PA)

Senator Barack Obama still maintains a slight lead at 46% to 45% lead with six percent not sure.

"Barack Obama came into this state in early June right after the primary, invested the resources in here to wage a strong campaign. While some people called it a bluff I think people can see he's actually turned the state into a battleground state," said Jonathan Swain, Indiana Obama campaign.

"Our job over the final days is to make sure Hoosiers all across the state know about Obama's plan to raise taxes and to increase spending by a trillion dollars, grow the size of government. These are not things Hoosiers support," said Jennifer Hallowell, Indiana McCain campaign.

Last September Senator John McCain was trailing by three percentage points so narrowing that gap to basically a dead heat is a definite improvement. McCain's uptick could well be tied to Governor Sarah Palin's three appearances in the state - especially when you consider that the McCain camp now touts a 6% edge with women 49 to 43%, while Senator Obama can point to a 7% edge with men 48 to 41%. The numbers of women supporting McCain and men supporting Obama are a flip flop from our last poll.

"We've had amazing crowds in central, norther and now southern Indiana and hoosiers relate to Governor Palin, women especially," said Hallowell.

http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=9263066


"As Hoosiers start to look at the issues of who will deal with these tough economic challenges I think they'll look beyond gender," said Swain.

A final observation: 82% of African Americans polled in this poll said they would support Barack Obama. That is down from 94% in our last poll.

A lot has been made of early voting in Indiana. Early voting benefits Senator Obama by almost two to one but McCain has the edge of those who are yet to vote.

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1. What's up with that?

What's up with the 12-percent drop in African-American support? That seems a little odd, to say the least.

[WallStreetNobody]

2. yeah the drop in african-american votes is bullshit

Can anyone honestly believe that 12% of the African-American vote that was FOR Obama shifted to McKKKain? I doubt it. And the fact that Obama is tied in a state like Indiana just shows how good shape we're in.

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3. That's good news because he will get over 90%, so that 1-point lead is actually 2-3 points.

[WI_DEM]

4. kick