According to a poll taken over the weekend by Fox News and Rasmussen, Sen. Obama has now taken the lead in Missouri by 3% after trailing Sen. McCain for months.
Missouri 10/5, 1,000 LV 3% Obama 50, McCain 47, Barr 1, Nader 1, McKinney 0
CNN also shows Obama in the lead by 1% from a poll taken two days earlier. It will be interesting to see if there is impact from the debate last night and how this story will play out in Missouri - the only state to pick the president in every election for the past 80 years.
Traditionally, when people consider the strength of the American economy, key indicators come to mind: the Dow Jones Industrial Average, per capita GDP, and the consumer price index. These days, the numbers at the pump tell it all. The skyrocketing price of gas has not only revealed how fragile our economy is, but it has also shown how our national energy policy has led us astray.
