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WASHINGTON — Recently trailing or tied, Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain in a trio of the most crucial states five weeks before the election, according to presidential poll results released Wednesday.
The Quinnipiac University polls show Obama leading McCain in Florida 51 percent to 43 percent, in Ohio 50 percent to 42 percent and in Pennsylvania 54 percent to 39 percent.
Combined, these states offer 68 of the 270 electoral votes needed for victory on Election Day, Nov. 4.
