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Obama Fatigue? Not Yet.

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A couple of polls today tackled the question: are we getting too much of Barack Obama?

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Pew Research, based on a survey conducted March 27-30, said there's no sign yet of "Obama Fatigue." Fifty-four percent said they have been hearing the right amount about Obama, compared to 34 percent who said they had been hearing too much. Eight percent said "too little." They must not have caught Obama on Leno.

Republicans have a different point of view. Fifty-nine percent of them say they have heard too much.

Becoming President much change perceptions because, last August, 48 percent said they were hearing too much about Obama compared to 41 percent said it was the right amount.

Here are updates from yesterday and today in our match-ups between John McCain and Barack Obama:

  • Arizona: McCain 49, Obama 41. (Northern Arizona University)
  • Arkansas: McCain 54, Obama 44. (Rasmussen)
  • California: Obama 61, McCain 34. (Rasmussen)
  • Colorado: Obama 50, McCain 46. (Rasmussen)
  • Florida: Obama 50, McCain 43. (Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg); Obama 49, McCain 44. (Suffolk); Obama 47.2, McCain 46.9. (Zogby); Obama 51, McCain 47. (Rasmussen)
  • Indiana: McCain 50.2, Obama 44. (Zogby)
  • Iowa: Obama 52, McCain 42. (Marist)
  • Louisiana: McCain 50.6, Obama 38.3. (Southeastern Louisiana University)
  • Mississippi: McCain 53, Obama 45. (Rasmussen)
  • Missouri: Obama 48.2, McCain 45.7. (Zogby); Obama 48, McCain 47. (Rasmussen)
  • Montana: McCain 48, Obama 44. (NBC/Mason-Dixon)
  • Nevada: Obama 48.2, McCain 44. (Zogby)
  • New Hampshire: Obama 50, McCain 45. (Marist); Obama 55, McCain 39. (WMUR/UNH); Obama 50, McCain 39. (NBC/Mason-Dixon)
  • New Jersey: Obama 53, McCain 38. (Strategic Vision)
  • Nevada: Obama 50, McCain 46. (Rasmussen)
  • North Carolina: Obama 49, McCain 48, Barr 1. (Public Policy Polling); Obama 49.7, McCain 46.4. (Zogby); McCain 49, Obama 48. (Rasmussen); Obama 47, McCain 47. (NBC/Mason-Dixon)
  • Ohio: Obama 49, McCain 40. (Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg); Obama 49.7, McCain 45.1 (Zogby); Obama 49, McCain 45. (Rasmussen); Obama 49, McCain 45. (SurveyUSA)
  • Oregon: Obama 57, McCain 38. (SurveyUSA)
  • Pennsylvania: Obama 50, McCain 41. (Temple); Obama 53, McCain 46. (Rasmussen)
  • Vermont: Obama 57, McCain 36. (Research 2000)
  • Virginia: Obama 53, McCain 44. (Washington Post/ABC News); Obama 52, McCain 43. (SurveyUSA); Obama 52, McCain 44.8. (Zogby); Obama 51, McCain 47. (Rasmussen)
  • Washington State: Obama 55, McCain 34. (University of Washington)
  • Wisconsin: Obama 50, McCain 41. (Strategic Vision)
  • West Virginia: McCain 50.3, Obama 40.4. (Zogby)

Also, check out CQ Politics Presidential election maps which give you four different ways to look at the race, including one that lets you build your own electoral scenario.

Here are the states we're updating today in our round-up of general election match-ups between John McCain and Barack Obama:

  • Colorado: Obama 52, McCain 43. (Quinnipiac/WSJ/Washington Post); Obama 47, McCain 43. (Suffolk University)
  • Florida: Obama 51, McCain 46. (Fox News/Rasmussen)
  • Michigan: Obama 54, McCain 38. (Quinnipiac/WSJ/Washington Post)
  • Minnesota: Obama 51, McCain 40. (Quinnipiac/WSJ/Washington Post)
  • Missouri: Obama 50, McCain 47. (Fox/Rasmussen); Obama 48, McCain 46. (Public Policy Polling)
  • North Carolina: Obama 49, McCain 46. (Public Policy Polling); Obama 48, McCain 48. (Rasmussen)
  • Ohio: Obama 49, McCain 47. (Fox/Rasmussen); Obama 50, McCain 45. (SurveyUSA)
  • Pennsylvania: Obama 51, McCain 38 (Muhlenberg); Obama 55, McCain 40. (SurveyUSA)
  • Wisconsin: Obama 54, McCain 37. (Quinnipiac/WSJ/Washington Post)
  • Virginia: Obama 50, McCain 47. (Fox/Rasmussen)

Also, check out CQ Politics Presidential election maps which give you four different ways to look at the race, including one that lets you build your own electoral scenario.

Today we update Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, Georgia and Colorado in our round-up of state-by-state general election match-ups between Barack Obama and John McCain. The candidates are statistically tied in both.

Visit our Presidential election maps which give you four different ways to look at the race, including one that lets you build your own electoral scenario.

Here's a summary of our race ratings categories. Use this link for background on how we arrive at them

  • No Clear Favorite, for races that are deemed to close to call.
  • Leans Democratic and Leans Republican, for highly competitive races in which the named party is perceived to have at least a slight edge, but in which an upset is a highly plausible possibility.
  • Democrat Favored and Republican Favored, for races in which the named party has a clearer advantage and is likely to win, though an upset cannot be completely ruled out.
  • Safe Democratic and Safe Republican, for races in which the named party is viewed as certain to win.

Today we update Ohio ("No Clear Favorite"), Michigan ("Leans Democrat"), New Hampshire ("No Clear Favorite"), New Mexico ("No Clear Favorite"), Pennsylvania ("Democrat Favored"), Virginia ("Leans Republican"), Florida ("No Clear Favorite"), Minnesota ("Leans Democratic"), North Carolina ("Leans Republican"), Georgia ("Republican Favored"), New Jersey ("Safe Democrat"), South Dakota ("Safe Republican") and Wisconsin ("Leans Democrat") in our round-up of state-by-state general election match-ups between Barack Obama and John McCain.

Visit our Presidential election maps which give you four different ways to look at the race, including one that lets you build your own electorial scenario.

Here's a summary of our race ratings categories. Use this link for background on how we arrive at them

  • No Clear Favorite, for races that are deemed to close to call.
  • Leans Democratic and Leans Republican, for highly competitive races in which the named party is perceived to have at least a slight edge, but in which an upset is a highly plausible possibility.
  • Democrat Favored and Republican Favored, for races in which the named party has a clearer advantage and is likely to win, though an upset cannot be completely ruled out.
  • Safe Democratic and Safe Republican, for races in which the named party is viewed as certain to win.

Fox News in conjunction with Rasmussen Reports released a poll of five swing states showing that Barack Obama and John McCain were running within 3 points of each other in four of them - within the margin of error - and with McCain leading in one (Ohio) but by a margin that was still competitive. The toplines are below. For more details, see our Latest State-by-State General Election Match-Ups.

Colorado: Obama 49, McCain 46.

Florida: Obama 48, McCain 48.

Ohio: McCain 51, Obama 44.

Pennsylvania: Obama 47, McCain 45.

Virginia: McCain 49, Obama 47.

Our latest round-up of match-ups between Barack Obama and John McCain updates Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Michigan - all of which are competitive and show some slippage for Obama. Also, check out CQ Politics' election forecasts for detailed stories on races in each state from the tops of the tickets down. Also go to our Presidential Election Maps to see our calls and use our Scenario Builder to make your own.

  • Colorado: Obama leads McCain 49 percent to 46 percent with 2 percent choosing Libertarian candidate Bob Barr and 2 percent undecided in a Fox News/Rasmussen Reports survey conducted Sept. 7. The margin of error is 4.5 percent. Obama's favorable-to-unfavorable numbers are 54 percent to 45 percent and McCain's are 61 percent to 39 percent.Voters trust McCain more than Obama 49 percent to 44 percent. A Time/CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Aug. 24-26. had McCain ahead 47 percent to 46 percent with 7 percent choosing neither, "other" or having no opinion. The margin of error was 4 percent. A Suffolk University poll conducted Aug. 21-24 had Obama ahead 44 percent to 39 percent with Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr drawing 2 percent each and 12 percent undecided. The margin of error was 4.6 percent. Suffolk's David Paleologos said, "Should Obama go on to win Colorado, it would almost force McCain to run the table with the remaining battleground states or lose the election." Other recent polls were tighter. McCain was in a statistical tie with Obama, leading him 47 percent to 46 percent with 5 percent undecided in a Quinnipiac University survey conducted Aug. 13-15 has Obama ahead of McCain 46 percent to 43 percent within the survey's 5 point margin of error. The state has gone Republican the last three elections (by less than 5 points in 2004), but the Obama camp thinks they can make it competitive. CQ Politics' Election Forecast puts Colorado in the "No Clear Favorite" column.