If the Big Ten battleground states are any indication how the presidential election will go, Sen. Barack Obama will handily defeat Sen. John McCain in the race for the White House.
The Big Ten Battleground Poll released Thursday shows Obama with significant leads in all eight states that have universities comprising the Big Ten Conference, a major shift in voter sentimentality from the first poll taken in September that had Obama leading in one state and both candidates neck and neck in the other seven states.
“Obama is clearly winning the Big Ten battleground,” said UW-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin, co-director of the poll. “The dominance of the economy as a top issue for voters is the overwhelming story.”