With the 2012 presidential election now less than 50 days away pollsters are releasing more polls of the key swing states that will ultimately decide who occupies the White House next year. Just yesterday, new polls were released in Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire.
While every state matters in the 2012 presidential election, in all honesty some matter more than others. President Obama will certainly win New York, for example, and Mitt Romney will certainly win Texas. The states that both candidates will spend the most time and money in over the next two months is the key "swings states" listed below.
Below are the updates for each state, including the most recent poll, a Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of polls, an average of polls from the last two weeks, and Nate Silvers probabilities for who will win the state. Last week's update showed President Obama leading in nine out of the ten states listed below, and the President continues to hold on to those leads in this update.