John McCain might be in trouble in Delaware County.

I say that because of a something I saw while driving home the other night.

I was tooling along Springfield Road when I noticed an odd thing on the lawn of a house. It was a Bill Adolph sign.

Yeah, I know that’s not exactly unusual. But that’s only part of it. There’s nothing new about those familiar blue signs with the green “Bill Adolph” type on them. Especially on Springfield Road. It’s the heart of Adolph country. Every other house has one. Bill’s a neighborhood guy.

But it was something else on the lawn that caught my eye.

Just a few steps away on the same nicely kept front yard was another sign – touting Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before. This county tends to be fairly strident in its political beliefs. But this is pretty strong evidence that at least one family who remains loyal to the GOP locally is supporting the Democrats when it comes to the presidential race.

It reminds me that the Delco GOP, which continues to routinely win state legislative races as well as dominating the Media Courthouse, has lost the last four consecutive presidential races.

The county backed Bill Clinton twice, then threw its support behind Al Gore and John Kerry.

There’s also the small matter of Joe Sestak showing longtime incumbent Congressman Curt Weldon the door after a 20-year reign in the U.S. Congress two years ago.

Ticket-splitting seems to be gaining favor in the county, even as the wide gap the GOP once enjoyed in voter registration continues to shrink.

A new poll of Pennsylvania voters this morning has more bad news for McCain.

The Rasmussen Reports survey indicates the Democrat Obama is opening up a wide lead over the Republican in Pennsylvania, fueled in large part by the worsening economic conditions in the nation and state.

The poll shows Obama with a 13-point lead, with 54 percent in Obama’s camp, to just 39 percent for McCain.

As is clearly evidenced along Springfield Road, maybe it’s a sign of the times.