Rasmussen has Ohio and Florida as tossups, and Obama expands lead in national poll...

This is very good as Obama has been behind consistently in Rasmussen's polls in these states. He's made up several points (and/or McCain has lost points) in the last week. And he's also taken his biggest lead in the national poll since his short convention bounce. It looks like things are falling in place right now. We'll see what the debate brings. -WB

McCain Only Ahead By One Now in Florida The race for Florida's Electoral College votes is closer now than it was just a few days ago. Consistent with a pattern found in national polls and in several other state polls, John McCain has lost ground in the Sunshine State, but support for Barack Obama hasn't increased. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds McCain on top 48% to 47%.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/florida/election_2008_florida_presidential_election

Ohio Now a Toss-up The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Ohio finds John McCain with 47% of the vote while Barack Obama picks up 46%. That's a slippage of three percentage points for McCain since Sunday night. In four previous surveys conducted over the past month, McCain has held an advantage ranging from three to seven points.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/ohio/election_2008_ohio_presidential_election

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Barack Obamaa ttracting 50% of the vote while John McCain earns 45%. This is Obama's biggest lead since his convention bounce peaked with a six-point advantage.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

Ohio is where I live right now. Florida is my true home. I have a vested interest in seeing them both go deep blue!