Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has secured a solid lead in battleground states that could grant him victory on Election Day. Polls released on Wednesday reveal new momentum for the Illinois senator against Republican John McCain in the trio of states namely Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, which have proven vital in the race to the White House.
No candidate has won the presidency since 1960 without securing two of the three battlegrounds.
The Quinnipiac University polls predict that Obama will win the November 4th election and that Sarah Palin is destined to lose her initial popularity among voters.
In Pennsylvania, Obama leads McCain by a gaping 54 percent to 39 percent after the debate, compared to 49 percent to 43 percent before the debate.
He is up 51 percent to 43 percent in swing state Florida; compared to a 49 to 43 percent lead before Friday's first of three high-stakes presidential debates.
And in Ohio, Obama is up eight points, 50 percent to 42 percent, after having led by 49 percent to 42 percent before the clash in Mississippi.
The polls among likely voters in the three states were conducted in two groups, between September 22 and 26 and between September 27 and 29. The maximum margin of error was 3.4 percent.