Polls: McCain, Obama even in many Big Ten states
The Associated PressResults of the Big Ten Battleground Poll, which asked voters in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota for their views on the presidential race.
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THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Ohio (20 electoral votes.)
THE NUMBERS: Obama 46, McCain 45.
OF INTEREST: The state that helped decide the 2004 election in President Bush's favor remains a dead heat.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Michigan (17 electoral votes).
THE NUMBERS: Obama 48, McCain 44.
OF INTEREST: Nearly 85 percent of Michigan voters believe their state is on the wrong track, the highest discontent recorded in the survey.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Pennsylvania (21 electoral votes).
THE NUMBERS: Obama 45, McCain 45.
OF INTEREST: More than 8 out of 10 voters say the economy has gotten worse in the last year.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Indiana (11 electoral votes).
THE NUMBERS: McCain 47, Obama 43.
OF INTEREST: President Bush enjoys his highest popularity in Indiana of the eight states, with 40 percent of voters saying they have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of him.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Wisconsin (10 electoral votes).
THE NUMBERS: Obama 45, McCain 44.
OF INTEREST: The poll is the latest in recent days to show a dead heat in Wisconsin, home of two of the closest general election outcomes in 2000 and 2004. Polls showed Obama leading by more than 10 points in June.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Iowa (seven electoral votes).
THE NUMBERS: Obama 45, McCain 45.
OF INTEREST: The two candidates were literally tied here among those surveyed: 288 to 288.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Illinois (21 electoral votes).
THE NUMBERS: Obama 53, McCain 37
OF INTEREST: Obama remains popular in his Democratic-leaning home state of Illinois.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/
THE POLL: Big Ten Battleground Poll, of 600 randomly selected registered voters in Minnesota (10 electoral votes).
THE NUMBERS: Obama 47, McCain 45
OF INTEREST: The race remains tight in Minnesota, where McCain accepted his party's nomination for president earlier this month.
DETAILS: Conducted Sept. 14-17 by landline telephone. The poll has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
MORE: http://www.bigtenpoll.org/