Swing States and Tuesday's debate

October 18,  2012
Dominic




                              Good News for Obama and Tuesday's debate

        In recent polls of two key swing states, Obama is leading both. Great news for Obama and other democrats. The polls were monday through wednesday.

In recent polls, Obama is leading in likely voters..

Iowa

1. Obama - 51 percent of voters
2. Romney - 43 percent of voters

Wisconsin

1. Obama - 51 percent of voters
2. Romney - 43 percent of voters                                                                                                                      
          

The margins are pretty much unchanged from polls in September! In Iowa, there was an eight point margin for two months straight, and it's still that way in October. In Wisconsin, there's a six point margin, which is also almost unchanged. Both states play large roles for both sides, because they both want to secure the 270.

Here's a recent battleground map

Tuesday's Debate was also not very important to many voters, well at least in Iowa and Wisconsin. In these two states, surveys say 95 percent of voters made up their minds before the debate on tuesday.