Obama’s leads in three key swing states

A new poll gives President Obama solid leads in three key swing states: Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. The president hits 50% in all three states, according to the survey by Quinnipiac University, the New York Times and CBS News. Obama leads Republican Mitt Romney by 50%-44% in Ohio, by 51%-45% in Florida, and 53%-42% in Pennsylvania.(6)The president’s strength among women is the dominant dynamic fueling his lead. It is this dynamic that argues for Romney to pick a female running mate. On the other hand, the president’s lead in Ohio and Florida also argues for the selection by Romney of Sen. Rob Portman or Sen. Marco Rubio since he can’t win the White House without the Buckeye and Sunshine states and presumably these home state senators would be the most helpful.