Time/CNN Poll

The latest Time/CNN poll shows Barack Obama breaking away from John McCain. Below are the numbers for three key battlefield states.

Minnesota: Obama 53%, McCain 41%

Iowa: Obama 55%, McCain 40%

Ohio: Obama 47%, McCain 45%

Obama recent hit the magic 50 percent mark in the Gallup poll. 38 million people watch Obama's acceptance speech. The Democratic Convention rating exceeded all expectations. The second night of the Republican convention drew less than the second night of the Democratic convention.

More than 21.5 million people watched the second night of the 2008 Republican National Convention — a 17% decrease from the 26 million viewers who tuned in last week for day two of the Democratic National Convention.

Tuesday night’s speeches by Former Senator Fred Thompson and Senator Joe Lieberman drew many more women (11.2 million) than men (9.5 million), as was also the case on day two of the Democratic convention, when Hillary Clinton delivered her endorsement of Barack Obama.

I tuned out last night's convention. I couldn't bear listening to Thompson or Lieberman drone on. The GOP is lacking star power this year. It didn't help matters that the GOP went into damage control mode over hurrican Gustav. I understand why they did it. The problem is it prevented Republicans from hammering Obama on the floor nonstop.