Hello everyone. Although I could add more of my 2 cents worth to this topic, I have been in discomfort with a toothache and choose not to do so. I did want to post this article from TPM Election Central on ND polls. ND is a deep red state when it comes to voting for presidents but we have had Democrats in Congress for a long time.


"Three Polls Show Obama Tied Or Ahead In Deep-Red North Dakota
By Eric Kleefeld - October 17, 2008, 3:15PM
Might the Obama campaign have acted prematurely when they pulled out of North Dakota a little over three weeks ago, when the polls there looked pretty bad for them?

Three polls over the last few days have now shown that Obama is now either ahead or tied in a state that hasn't voted Democratic since the LBJ landslide of 1964:

• Research 2000, released today: Obama 45%, McCain 45%, compared to a 53%-40% McCain lead from mid-September, shortly before the Obama camp packed up and left.

• DFM (D), released yesterday: Obama 44%, McCain 41%, within the ±4.4% margin of error.

• Fargo Forum, released on Monday: Obama 45%, McCain 43%, within the ±4% margin of error.

As of this afternoon, Pollster.com scores the state as Obama 44.6%, McCain 42.7%.

This is a state that voted 63%-36% for President Bush in 2004, and the Obama campaign had previously given up hope here. If the Obama campaign's internal polling shows anything like this, we may see a rethinking of their decision to pull out."