Keep in mind that these are Rasmussen/Fox, which strangely seem to have a more Republican bent than regular Rasmussen polls.  

numbers - except for Ohio which seems like an outlier.

People appear to be responding negatively to McCain's very erratic and often forgetful negative attacks. I think they appreciate Obama's steady, thoughtful leadership abilities. McCain did show his mettle during the Keating 5 scandal - and he wasn't really punished for it, despite the fact that he is the only Senator ever rebuked by Congress to run for President. I expect the polls to get even better as people connect the fact that McCain has already demonstrated that he is not someone you could trust in a serious economic crisis. It saddens me that someone considered a war hero of this country would stoop to lying, distorting facts, and encouraging his supporters to attack another person's character. I also think that as more people become aware of the tax scam that he calls a health plan they will abandon his campaign entirely.

OH seems a lone holdout at this point.

Its the economy, folks.

Rasmussen polls in Ohio late in the campaign are always "inaccurate".  In 2006, they had Sherrod Brown down by 10 pts in his Senate race a few weeks out, but he won anyway.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con tent/story/2008/10/06/ST2008100602387.ht ml

These results are odd. It's almost as if Southern Populists (all of them white practically) are coming home due to the economic turmoil, while Ohio seems unfazed. Even Minnesota has moved as much as the rest of the country, even accounting for McCain advertising. Is it simply that we had much more room to grow in the South? I say fuck Ohio and let's win this think elsewhere.

I won't miss seeing McCain and/or Palin on the telly so much in just a few weeks.

I also don't want to hear or think about Ohio for another 3 years or so.

If there is a really bad depression, do you think they'll mind very much if I grow a little weed in the basement for my own use?

I had to come out of my self imposed MYDD exile to celebrate this MO poll.  I am a MO native who has volunteered countless hours for the Obama campaign.  During all of this time I secretly believed there was no real hope for him here, but I am starting to get my hopes up.  But I am also a Buffalo Bills fan who just watched his get dismantled on tv Sunday, so my hopes must be tempered.

Regardless of overall pessimism about my native state, he does not need it to win.  For what its worth, there is very little McCain organization in my area whereas in 2004 Bush soldiers were everywhere.  

Hope this pans out on election day..