Swing states breaking for Obama

THE US electoral map is becoming bluer as more battleground states appear to be breaking for Democrat Barack Obama, latest polls indicate.

Obama has opened a seven-point lead over Republican rival John McCain with five days left in the race for the White House, according to a poll by Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby yesterday.

Obama leads McCain by 50% to 43% among likely voters in the three-day national tracking poll, building on his five-point advantage on Wednesday.