John McCain is presently leading Barack Obama in Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas — that’s what say the recent Obama vs McCain polls conducted in these states.

Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas are certainly strongholds of the Republicans. Let’s check out what the recent Obama vs McCain polls conducted in these states say.

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An independent legislative investigation concluded that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin violated ethic laws and abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to have former brother-in-law, Trooper Michael Wooten, fired. At the same time the inquiry stated that she was within her right to dismiss her public safety commissioner, the trooper’s boss.

A 236-page report – which was the subject of a high-stakes political showdown that went all the way to the Alaska Supreme Court - was released by lawmakers in Alaska on Friday.

A genealogy website, Ancestry.com, reports that Republican vice presidential hopeful, Sarah Palin, is distantly related to Princess Diana and former U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. Experts say that such genealogical connections often gain attention in the U.S. presidential campaign.

Sarah Palin seems to be the major reason behind the growing popularity of the GOP and surging lead of McCain, in the presidential race, in Alaska. Well, Alaska is Palin's home state, and she's hot popular in the state. The recent Obama vs McCain polls show that McCain’s lead over Obama is surging continuously.

John McCain is currently having big lead over Barack Obama in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Mississippi, and Montana — that’s what say the September’s Obama vs McCain polls conducted in these states.

Alabama has 9 Electoral College votes. Capital Survey Research Center/Alabama Education Association’s McCain vs Obama AL poll, conducted from September 3 to September 9, showed McCain leading Obama by 20 % points— 55 % to 35 % among the registered voters of Alabama.

It appears that Sen. John McCain has played right card by picking Sarah Palin as his running mate; the card is working in Alaska. Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and the Republican vice presidential nominee, is growing as “Mrs. Popularity”. Well, the popularity of Sarah Palin is surging nationally as well as in Alaska. That’s what the recent Republican Party vs Democratic Party Alaska opinion poll says.

Senator John McCain took the political world by surprise on Friday when he named Sarah Palin, a little-known governor of Alaska, as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.

Ms. Palin, 44, is a social conservative, former union member and mother of five who has been governor for two years. She hardly featured in any of the much discussed McCain campaign short lists for vice president but she definitely is enormously popular in her state.