ILLINOIS: Obama +17

[TroyD]

http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/miller/15010684-452/illinois-seems-lock-for-obama-but-his-numbers-down.html

We Ask America

Obama - 54

Romney - 37

And this is a pollster that has a history of overestimating Republican support, so Obama is probably higher.

I don't know if this will put those Republican rumors to rest about a Romney upset here though. You can still find those on Twitter.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

1. I don't think too many were biting their fingernails waiting on this one.

[TroyD]

2. Nope : ) It's just a poll

But what's weird is that conservative poll someone floated around several weeks ago that got a lot of coverage claiming Mitt was ahead in Illinois.

There's actually been very little polling in Illinois this year.

RCP only lists 4 polls - some higher than this one, some lower than this one.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/il/illinois_romney_vs_obama-2955.html

Obama might not win by 25 points like in 2008, but he might be able to win by 20.

[onehandle]

3. Rmoney Can Do It!

Nope.

[rsweets]

4. The Pres is safe here

and if all goes well we can send
a few more dems to the house

but nothing happens if we don't GOTV

[link:http://bluedownstate.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/illinois-congressional-races-worth-watching/|