CAMPAIGN UPDATE: Barack Obama Surging in Key Polls

Things are looking up for the Barack Obama campaign.

Recently trailing or tied, Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain in a trio of the most critical, vote-rich states five weeks before the election, according to presidential poll results released Wednesday.

Which ones?

The Democrat’s support jumped to 50 percent or above in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania in Quinnipiac University surveys taken during the weekend — after the opening presidential debate and during Monday’s dramatic stock market plunge as the House rejected a $700 billion financial bailout plan.

Combined, these states offer 68 of the 270 electoral votes needed for victory on Election Day, Nov. 4.

Can you imagine Barack Obama’s lead after tomorrow night’s VP debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden?

This campaign WILL quickly turn into a landslide.