If the latest Rasmussen poll is any indication, then it may be time to remove Virginia from the “toss-up” category:
Barack Obama has opened his biggest lead yet over John McCain in Virginia. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Obama now leading 54% to 44%. The Democrat leads 51% to 48% among men and 57% to 42% among women (see full demographic crosstabs).
Just one week ago, Obama held a three percentage point lead but Obama has been dramatically outspending McCain on television advertising in this critical state. The Democrat has now been ahead of McCain in five straight Virginia polls conducted by Rasmussen Reports.
Obama is viewed favorably by 59% of Virginia voters and unfavorably by 40%. McCain’s numbers are 55% favorable, 44% unfavorable.
Rasmussen’s numbers are consistent with two other recent polls of Virginia voters; a CNN/Time poll that also showed Obama up by 10 points, and a Christopher Newport University poll that had Obama up by six points.
At this point, it seems fairly clear that Barack Obama will win Virginia.
Then Obama has won the election with 277 electoral votes.
Seriously, that’s it. He doesn’t need Colorado or Nevada now. And he’ll definitely win Penn, Wis, Mich and New Mex.
So it’s over.