In an election in Oregon today, 09/25/08, 40 days until votes are counted, Democrats at the top of the ballot both have momentum, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for KATU-TV in Portland, and for Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill. For President, Barack Obama today defeats John McCain 52% to 41%, an 8-point improvement for Obama compared to a SurveyUSA poll released 7 weeks ago, when Obama defeated McCain by 3 points, within that poll's margin of sampling error. Among men, McCain had led by 5, now trails by 7, a 12-point swing to the Democrat. Among voters older than Barack Obama but younger than John McCain, McCain had led by 9, now trails by 11, a 20-point swing to the Democrat. In Eastern OR, McCain had led by 14, now trails by 5, a 19-point swing to the Democrat. Among college grads, Obama had led by 3, now leads by 17, a 14-point swing to the Democrat. Among Independents, Obama's lead has doubled. Among higher-income voters, Obama is 8 points better than was was in August.