George Wenschhof
Consumer Confidence Hits 5 Year High - The consumer sentiment index from Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan rose to 82.6 for October. This was the highest reading since September 2007. You can read more here.
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Obama/Kaine Lead in Virginia - one of the remaining pivotal swing states which has 13 electoral votes. President Obama leads Mitt Romney 51% - 47% in the latest Washington Post poll. You can read more here.
Democratic candidate Tim Kaine leads George Allen 51% - 43% as hopes are dwindling for Republicans wanting to regain a majority in the U.S. Senate. You can read more here.
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Obama - Romney Tied in Ohio - the newest poll shows the candidates tied at 49% among likely voters. You can read more here.
President Obama maintains a strong edge in the race to secure the 270 electoral votes to win the election. Analysis of the remaining battleground states shows Obama can get to 270 even if he loses Florida, Ohio and Colorado.
On the other side, Romney can not win unless he wins Florida, Ohio and Colorado and also carries another couple of the swing states.
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Hurricane Sandy May Impact Election - possible electric outages may impact voter turnout in the battleground states of Virgina and New Hampshire. The northern path has it missing North Carolina and Florida.
Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have already cancelled campaign events in Virginia and New Hampshire scheduled for early this week. You can read more here.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
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