No one has been elected President since 1960 without taking two of these three largest swing states in the Electoral College. Results from the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe- ack) University polls conducted before and after the debate show:Just yesterday, I was listening to the cool kids on Hardball wondering why Obama was having so much trouble breaking through the 50-percent mark in the battleground states.
- Florida: Obama up 49 - 43 percent pre-debate and 51 - 43 percent post-debate;
- Ohio: Obama up 49 - 42 percent pre-debate and 50 - 42 percent post-debate;
- Pennsylvania: Obama ahead 49 - 43 percent pre-debate and 54 - 39 percent post-debate.
There you go.
Even if that 15-point lead is an outlier, it is an outlier with a very comfortable cushion.
