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Obama camp trying to humiliate McCain, Republicans

Posted October 31st, 2008 under Headlines Tags: arizona, humiliate, mccain, obama, republicans

Obama makes ad buys in McCain’s homestate of Arizona.

The Swamp:

In the closing days of the contest, Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is adding states to its advertising portfolio that were previously thought safe for Sen. John McCain.

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe told reporters this morning that ads would start running in Georgia, North Dakota and Arizona. He said early voting numbers and polling suggest Obama has a real chance in those states.

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On Arizona, Plouffe said he suspects the state would have been more a part of the battleground mix earlier, had it not been McCain’s home state.

“If someone else had been the Republican nominee, I think Arizona would have been a core battleground,” he said, saying polling there suggests it could be a “a very, very close race.”

A recent Rasmussen poll showed Obama closing within 5 in Arizona…

John McCain’s lead over Barack Obama is down to just five points in his home state of Arizona. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds the Senator leading 51% to 46%.

McCain is viewed favorably by 59% of voters in Arizona and unfavorably by 40%. Obama’s ratings are 49% favorable, 50% unfavorable.

Voters in Arizona trust their state’s Senator more than Obama on the top issue of the economy by a 52% to 44% margin. However, voters not affiliated with either party trust Obama more, 52% to 39%.