What an apropos name for an obama supporter.

Are they tied in the daily Rasmussen poll?

Monkei on June 27, 2008 at 12:49 PM

They are not. Obama is +4 with leaners in the Rasmussen daily tracking, and +4 with leaners in the Time poll.

The issue is not whether Obama is ahead in these two polls. He is. He is just not ahead very much (and not at all in the Gallup daily tracking), and that is historically not the case with Dem candidates at this point in the race. Even Dem losers have polled better than Obama: for example, Kerry led Bush all through July and look what happened to him.

Some folks seem to be banking on an Obama groundswell after the convention. But if he is such a fabulous amazing candidate and McCain is McBush/McSame/confused old guy and this race is the Democrats’ to lose, why isn’t Obama doing better in the polls NOW?

Just wondering.

Mr Carbon Footprint feels safe … isn’t that special.

We worry about terrorists … in the meantime we continue our addiction to oil … oil is what is going to bring us down, we will be destroyed economically not by terrorist threats. So let’s all drill for more! Sorry, didn’t mean to get off topic, terror and polling is the thread.

McCain… edged out Obama on national security issues… 53% of respondents chose McCain to just 33% for Obama.

And in other news, MSM revenues soared by another negative 10 percent compared to last year, tracking well with their trustworthiness ratings, which are exceeding even those of the Pelosi – Reid Congress!!

Emptiness staring at abyss

Obama consistently gets fewer votes than polls would indicate.
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There is a segment of voters who do not want harrassment, so they claim to support Obama but actually vote for his opponent.

I think you’re on to something here. When people are asked whether they’re going to vote for Obama or not, they’re probably saying Obama because they think that if they say McCain that the next question they’re going to get asked is: “Are you not voting for Obama because of race?” But when those people are by themselves in the voting booth, many of them will like as not end up voting for McCain.

I have a feeling the pollsters and the media are going to be very surprised come election day.

It’s really cool when they include Republicans in the polls too.

drjohn on June 27, 2008 at 11:48 AM

Just wait till the NYT comes out with a poll that randomly samples 50 people seen leaving a party at Obama’s house.

And the survey says: McCain, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, edged out Obama on national security issues. When asked who “would best protect the U.S. against terrorism,” 53% of respondents chose McCain to just 33% for Obama. And nearly half,……

saus on June,27,2008 at 10:22PM.

saus: Sounds about right from the desperate left,btw
love your site,and I’m pro Israel. :)

May has well start monogramming the White House towels “JSM”…

JetBoy on June 27, 2008 at 10:17 AM

Now, now – none of that talk… Got a long way to go, and the world’s a hazardous place. I loathe the Big O too much to trust my own low estimation of his skills and appeal. In the meantime people keep telling me that he’s the favorite.

Maybe, just maybe, the fact that McCain appears in contention will settle the Republican ranks and reduce the motivation of pundits and bloggers to insult him and his campaign. If he peeked into the green in a poll or two at this stage of the race, that would help even more, and give the Obamanauts reason to move from worry to panic. Right now, that’s just a daydream.

McCain’s so called message of continue to be scared.

Who is scared? I was scared for our nation’s security for weeks after 9/11. However, I now feel safe and secure thanks to the GWOT and the fact that we have not had any terrorism on our soil in almost seven years. Seven years! I would not have predicted that after 9/11.

The only thing that scares me is Barack Obama becoming president.

And just wait until after the first debate or two…Obama’s numbers will fall even more, and McCain’s will jump.

This is my feeling as well. Obama is a great speaker and an okay debater — when he is debating someone who does not seriously challenge him and/or intimidate him. McCain intimidates Obama because McCain is a man while Obama has girl hands.

Now McCain, obviously, sucks at speeches but will get his points across during debates. I hope he gets his blood up and gets so testy with Obama that Obama wets his pants.

“Hmmm. So I have a fake cardboard seal. Now I guess I should get some old clothes and newspaper and make my self a Cabinet.”

And just wait until after the first debate or two…Obama’s numbers will fall even more, and McCain’s will jump.

I don’t think that will be the case. but who knows.

I do think that the bumps each candidates will get out of their convention will not be comparable. Obama and his so called message of hope will work far better than McCain’s so called message of continue to be scared.

While the political environment generally favors Obama, that won’t determine the outcome. The election will be decided by what happens over the next four months.
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Our corrupt news media caught red handed.
Travis1 on June 27, 2008 at 9:55 AM

Caught red handed, again. Just like before. And before that. And before that …

And they will get away with it again, and again, and again …

canopfor on June 27, 2008 at 9:59 AM

That guy from Newsweek wolffe(?) who looks a bit like an extra-terrestrial was on olbermann the other night talking about how these ‘huge poll leads’ for Obama can create their ‘own dynamic’ and effect the race by depressing conservatives, lowering turn out, etc..

So basically they were spelling out a convenient way to help rig the election on top of the 10-1 air / media time they hand to Obama. I’m not sure of the details because I can’t watch olberman for more than 2 minute bursts.