Could McCain lose his home state?

Could McCain lose his home state?
By MIKE ALLEN | 10/25/08 10:49 PM EST

The Dems' Project New West has its sights set on Arizona and they say McCain's lead is down to a slim 4 points.


Democrats are circulating a poll showing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) losing ground in his own state, an ominous sign for his beleaguered campaign as state after state turns blues.

Project New West, which aims to build the Democratic Party in the Intermountain West, says McCain leads Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in the Grand Canyon State, 48 percent to 44 percent.

The pollsters call that a “dramatic shift” from a survey they took in mid-September, which had McCain ahead by 14 points, 54 percent to 40 percent.

“Bad News for McCain: Presidential Contest in Arizona has Closed in Arizona And McCain Now Leads By Just 4 Points,” says a memo from pollsters Andrew Myers of Myers Research and Strategic Services, and Lisa Grove of Grove Research.

The poll of 600 likely Arizona voters was taken Thursday and Friday, and has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

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I really think they should focus their efforts on swing states with swing Senate races. It would suck to come up just 1 Senator short of a majority necessary to enact real change.