Ho ho, here’s more of those “encouraging polls” you people love so much: Barack Obama is leading in a trio of states often seen as pretty important to these presidential elections. In the bitter land of Pennsylvania, Hopey leads 54-39. In Ohio, it’s 50-42. And in that one place we all love so much, Florida? The Quinnipiac swing-state poll puts Barry ahead 51-43. [Ben Smith/Quinnipiac]

• ‘OH DON’T WORRY OBAMA WILL WIN IN LANDSLIDE’ Here is the new way McCain will win: Plant a bunch of “Obama will easily win landslide election” stories in the Telegraph and then on Drudge, and then the libtards will relax and get high again and forget to vote. [Telegraph]