Here's some great news from America's newest swing state: Virginia.
Rasmussen
Obama 45%
McCain 44%
For further explanation, follow me below the fold.
So where is this increase coming from? Not women due to Hillary's departure as you might expect...
McCain has lost ground among both male voters over the past month. He leads Obama among men 49% to 41%, but a month earlier his lead was nearly twice that size (15%). Women voters currently favor Obama 48% to 39%, little changed from a month ago.
The Republican candidate’s lead among unaffiliated voters has vanished. Last month McCain had a 19% lead over Obama among these voters. Now the two candidates are essentially even.
With Mrs. Clinton’s departure from the race, the question remains whether her voters, especially women, will move into Obama’s column. The new survey also shows only a marginal increase for the candidate from state Democrats overall – 76% now as opposed to 75% in May. McCain’s support among Virginia Republicans is at 82%, also up 1% from last month.
This is an extremely promising trend for Obama, for if he wants to win Virginia he's gonna have to win Independent voters.
Earlier today, Obama's campaign laid out plans for how they plan on winning the election without Florida or Ohio. If this is indeed possible, winning states like Virginia are going to have to be a big part of the plan.
Sorry for the brevity folks, thats all I have time for right now.