US Elections 2008 - III

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Looks like even McCain campaign is acknowledging that Arizona is going to be a swing state

http://www.washingtonindependent.com/vie...n-campaign
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->izona is now essentially a tri-party state -- Republicans make up 38 percent of registered voters; Democrats, 34 percent, and independents, 27 percent.

<b>In a clear signal that Arizona’s 10 electoral votes are up for grabs, the McCain campaign has added Arizona to its list of 24 “battleground states” with their 242 electoral votes</b>.

<b>McCain had a 50-39 percent lead over Obama</b> in a Phoenix-based Behavior Research Center poll taken late last month – two weeks before Obama clinched enough delegates to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. McCain’s relatively narrow lead over Obama surprised Behavior Research Center director Earl de Berg. “<b>Why isn’t he getting 63 or 64 percent of the vote?</b>”

McCain’s maverick image and home state advantage has not yet translated into decisive support from Arizona independents. Instead, <b>McCain trailed Obama by a 43 percent to 41 percent margin</b> in the Center for Behavior Research poll conducted between May 12-20, with a 4 percent margin of error.
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