A tie in Louisiana?
Is the media underestimating the potential for a truly unprecedented Obama landslide across the country on Tuesday? While intense scrutiny and hourly updates are provided for the usual batch of battlegrounds - plus Georgia and North Carolina, intriguing results from the reddest of red states like Louisiana are looked over. Yes, that’s right; Louisiana is potentially a toss-up state and a very realistic potential win for Obama.
Just look at a new poll from Louisiana that has McCain and Obama in a statistical tie.
An exclusive new WWL-TV statewide poll shows the contest for president may be closer than many had predicted among Louisiana voters.
In the telephone survey of 500 registered voters, conducted by pollster Ed Renwick, Republican Senator John McCain earns 43 percent of the vote, while Democrat Senator Barack Obama receives 40 percent. Renwick said that amounts to a statistical tie, since the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 points.
“It’s closer than I thought it would be,” said Renwick, adding that the higher the turnout, the worse it might be for McCain.
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