With the campaign headed into the final weeks before the election, new polls pop up every day, and they continue to show a strong trend in favor of Barack Obama. Depending on the survey, Obama is ahead or tied in as many as 10 states won by George W. Bush in 2004, including faux-purple Florida and ruddy Indiana. But just being ahead in the polls doesn’t mean Obama will win.

Check out Electoral-Vote.com for a snapshot of the country, or see the latest on Ohio, Nevada, Indiana and more over at Political Wire.

Update: Time has more on McCain’s Bush state blues.

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