THIS WEEK'S NBC NEWS-WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL HAS OBAMA STILL AHEAD IN IOWA AND WISCONSIN............

With significant changes in National and Swing State Polls in the past two weeks since the First Presidential Debate, which has seen a Romney surge, the NBC News-Wall Street Journal Poll out today finds President Obama leads Governor Romney in both Iowa and Wisconsin.  Current analysis of the Presidential Election is that it is imperative that of the swing States of Ohio, Iowa, and Wisconsin, the Romney-Ryan ticket must win at least one of the three in order to win the White.  President Obama according to most polls continues to lead in Ohio, intensifying this NBC-WSJ finding and increasing the need the Republicans have to win either or both Iowa and Wisconsin.  The poll which was conducted Monday through Wednesday, thus including responses after the Second Presidential Debate, has Obama ahead in Iowa by 51%; to 43%; for Romney, an unchanged eight percent  Democratic lead, equal to last month's result; with both nominees up one point each.  In Wisconsin, the current finding is a September matching six percent Obama lead, Obama 51%; Romney 45%;.  Chuck Todd, NBC News Political Director and Chief White House Correspondent announced in discussing these findings, that the Obama campaign considers Iowa and Wisconsin their firewall, as by winning them and Ohio, they can lose the other six swing States and still win 271 Electoral Votes.  95% of respondents in both Iowa and Wisconsin said they made up their minds as to who they are voting for before the second Debate.  1,137 likely voters in Iowa were polled by NBC-WSJ, with a 2.9%, Margin of error; and 1,013 likely voters were polled in Wisconsin, with a 3.1% margin of error............Fr.  Troy
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