Obama opens up lead in Time/CNN poll

A new Time/CNN poll of battleground states says Democrat Barack Obama has opened up a lead over Republican John McCain in Minnesota:

Obama's also making gains over McCain in Minnesota, the state in which the Republican convention was held a month ago. Fifty-four percent of those questioned are backing Obama, with 43 percent supporting McCain, R-Arizona. That 11-point lead is much larger than the 2-point advantage Obama had in the last CNN poll taken in Minnesota a month ago.

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