Bounce gone: Obama back up by two over McCain in Gallup
posted at 2:05 pm on September 17, 2008 by Allahpundit
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There’s no proof that it’s tied to the market downturn, although Gallup has a hunch. If they’re right, I wonder if we haven’t already seen Maverick peak. Gulp.
The good news? Looks like America isn’t racist today. Whew!
Today’s report includes two days of interviewing conducted after reports of the collapse of Wall Street financial institutions and changes in the stock market began to dominate the news on Monday. Gallup Poll Daily tracking data show that in each of these individual days (Monday and Tuesday) consumer ratings of the U.S. economy have become more negative. Similarly, in each of these individual days’ interviewing, Obama has led McCain in election tracking. There is thus a correlation between the bad financial news and Obama’s gains, although the data do not allow us to conclude definitively that there is a causal connection between the two. Throughout the campaign, Obama has generally held an edge over McCain when voters are asked who could best handle the U.S. economy, although McCain gained on the economic dimension in polling conducted immediately after the GOP convention.
It’s The One’s first lead since the day after the GOP convention, although McCain still has a (steadily dwindling) edge in Rasmussen. Both polls are within the margin of error. There’s a CBS poll out tonight that should delve into subcurrents; I’m curious to see if the ‘Cuda is, in fact, becoming a bit of an anchor. Current pessimism level: Six, a three-point drop from last week, indicating resignation to defeat — but not by disastrous, party-smashing margins!
Update: Curiouser and curiouser: Hotline’s tracking poll still has Obama in front, but his lead on the economy issue dropped six points overnight.
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Wait til the debates.
ctmom on September 17, 2008 at 2:06 PM
He might even hold the lead this time…at least till the debate’s happen then all bets are off again. GO McCain/Palin!!
tee866 on September 17, 2008 at 2:06 PM
yup….back to work…
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 2:07 PM
I actually caught the pessism bug myself the last couple of days. No so much from the polls, I’m not worried about them, but by the whining + Carly stuff. I was sitting here thinking the McCain was very smart, but their campaign has been (to the naked eye) imprecise this week.
Spirit of 1776 on September 17, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Yep. It’s all about the debates now.
pugwriter on September 17, 2008 at 2:08 PM
Yeah… The polls don’t matter this week.
BadgerHawk on September 17, 2008 at 2:08 PM
McCain likes running from behind. He’s like Sea Biscuit. At least this is what I’m telling myself. Ugh.
D0WNT0WN on September 17, 2008 at 2:08 PM
If Palin is becoming an anchor then it is Team McCain’s fault, not Palin. They are horrible…
ninjapirate on September 17, 2008 at 2:08 PM
atleast we still have Rasmussen.
have they changed weight of polls again?
jp on September 17, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Me thinks you gulp too much.
Maxx on September 17, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Does anyone have evidence of how accurate such polls have been in the past? I’ve been told not very, but maybe that’s wishful thinking.
MedSchoolCatholic on September 17, 2008 at 2:09 PM
the media’s constant negativie, bashing and idiocy regarding Palin eventually wears off on the public.
jp on September 17, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Actually I hope Barry O is little ahead in the polls..because in the past Kerry and Gore were both ahead at this point when Bush finally beat them.
mlong on September 17, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Obama wont survive 3 public forums without a teleprompter.
Chuck Schick on September 17, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Me, too. Had a lot to do with the same things. But, I perked up as soon as they put Carly in the closet.
The public wants more Palin. She’s been… unseen.
The base want to see John go for the jugular. The have enough ammo now from the last couple days that it will be a bloodbath.
Patience. I need some.
Editor on September 17, 2008 at 2:10 PM
i’m not sure Obama can get much past the 47 to 48% range/ceiling
jp on September 17, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Follow the bouncing polls.
Don’t like what you see? Wait one news cycle.
fogw on September 17, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Then your week will be perfect!
It's Vintage, Duh on September 17, 2008 at 2:12 PM
We have 3 saddlebacks to come. I’m not expecting Sarah to beat Biden over the head though.
lodge on September 17, 2008 at 2:13 PM
That’s the problem; They should never have left work. We get a single-digit lead and Team McCain’s out there playing the victim card and making trouble about lipstick. Voters don’t like either one and TM’s acting like it’s got a comfortable lead that it can stand to lose points.
amerpundit on September 17, 2008 at 2:13 PM
BS!
SaintOlaf on September 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM
This will be a battle to the very end. A word of encouragement from Churchill is in order, because I face the pessimism temptation, too: “Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never–in nothing, great or small, large or petty–never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
ejbentz on September 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM
The dumbasses on Wall Street are making sure the socialist is elected.
Speedwagon82 on September 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Yeah, if there’s a way to screw this up, McCain’s staff will find it.
Fletch54 on September 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM
I’d like to see McCain/Palin down by 2-3 points, clear into the election. Anything else will cause cockiness, indolence and idiocy, three traits for losers.
Entelechy on September 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Ummmmmm……let’s ask John Kerry how the polls worked for him.
I still predict an 8 to 10 point margin win for the McCain Palin ticket.
The debates will be revealing. Obama STILL has not been asked any tough questions by the MSM.
What about Town Hall meetings Barack? You are a f*cking coward.
Winebabe on September 17, 2008 at 2:15 PM
I’m still watching what the campaigns are doing. Obama’s campaign is not acting like it is ahead. Running almost exclusively negative ads, pulling back into the usual battleground states, panicked fundraising appeals, and muddled messages. After a week of the media essentially dropping nuclear weapons on McCain and Palin, Obama should be ahead by more than a measly couple of points.
McCain raised our expectations for a flawless campaign, but no campaign is flawless. It has had a few glitches this week but nothing serious.
I believe the campaign is shaping up much more in line with McCain’s expectations than Obama’s, and that McCain still has the better game plan for victory.
rockmom on September 17, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Debates will change that.
Polls are like midwest weather. If don’t like it, just wait. It will change.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 17, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I’d like to see McCain/Palin down by 2-3 points, clear into the election. Anything else will cause cockiness, indolence and idiocy, three traits for losers.
Entelechy on September 17, 2008 at 2:14 PM
I agree and when Obama thinks he has it in the bag he shows his arrogance and elitism. That only works to McCain’s advantage.
church on September 17, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Gallup writes:
Al Gore lead after Labor Day, BTW.
amerpundit on September 17, 2008 at 2:17 PM
This week has certainly been a disappointment thus far, although some tightening was expected.
However, look at the trendlines. Since about the time Obama became the nominee, with the exception of his convention bounce, he’s been on a slow slide and McCain on a slightly more dramatic rise.
The debates will be crucial.
Missy on September 17, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Palin’s email account was hacked by 4chan losers…pretty big story here.
jp on September 17, 2008 at 2:17 PM
I know how to get those numbers back up for McCain.
Put Michelle Obama in front of a camera again.
Michelle. Paging Michelle. Paging Mrs. Barry Obama. Where are you sweetie?
fogw on September 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Sorry, but the very fact Obama is capable of leading at any point, tells me our country has already lost.
Get ready for Socialism guys. The USA as founded by the Founding Fathers is long dead.
TheHat on September 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM
What does that make Plugs?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM
I completely agree with that, Rockmom. That is my impression as well.
Spirit of 1776 on September 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM
this one will go down on the debates….since the HOLY ONE will not do townhalls or now uses a teleprompter on the rodeo rinks….there is no chance for him to F up…..however, both series of debates hold great hope….
McCain can only expect so much….so far this week it has been proven Barry is a traitor in Iraq, has such a handle on the economy that he doesn’t know what AIG stands for and McCain predicted the Fannie Mae et al blow up as well as Barry is the second highest paid politician of Fannie Mae….
POP QUIZ: how many of the above would be seen on CNN or the Alphabet networks….ANSWER: not a damn one….and you wonder why his lead is back????????
SDarchitect on September 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Maxx on September 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM
rockmom on September 17, 2008 at 2:16 PM
Observing the ‘liberals’ in the office, and my European friends, acquaintances, and relatives, rigor mortis has set in.
Entelechy on September 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM
Yep. Dunno what McCain was thinking.
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM
Curious that other than her speech at the convention, she’s been pretty much kept off the campaign trail. OK, she was here in Indy last week for a working women’s forum, but you have not heard of her in the MSM lately. Why would that be?
hint: Asset liability mania!
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 17, 2008 at 2:20 PM
My friends,
This is gonna be close, but McCain can win. All he has to do is solidify the moutain states (Sarah is a plus there), and hold Ohio, Florida, and Virginia. Then he only loses Iowa from the last election and he wins. If he pulls out PA, great, but lets go on the hold what we got and get the mountain states.
Yes, they need to get Palin out more at all possible. Hillary not showing up at the rally is so petty on her part.
Keep fighting hard all the way, especially in the battleground states and McCain will win this election. Obama is just too hollow.
Sapwolf on September 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM
The debates will separate the men from the boys for all to see . . and that includes our Sarah vs Biden! Rush will be able to fill an entire hour with Slow Joe’s gaffes from THAT spectacle.
During the debates, McCain will tear Obama a new one. The One can barely function without his magic teleprompter.
And I’m not concerned about McCain being a bit behind in the polls. If McCain is this close with everything against them, Barry is toast in November.
Marybeth on September 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM
“Dang, this frickin’ bus is heavy. Who are all these idiots around me?”
Entelechy on September 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM
If we would have a Romney/Palin ticket we would be up about 10 right now.
We have McCainiancs and Hucksters to thank in this situation.
Borislav on September 17, 2008 at 2:21 PM
Yeah, I wish that were not the case but it is. When the media are actively and openly campaigning for Obama as they are it’s bound to have an impact on at least part of the electorate.
And the Obama/media campaign bring out the usual sock puppets to make the absurd claim that the media are biased in favor of “Rethuglicans” to give them cover for not reforming themselves.
I don’t know of a time in recent history when the media were more corrupt. I keep thinking of Hearst massaging the story of the destruction of the USS Maine in order to ignite the Spanish-American War a hundred years ago. The difference now is that the media are more united and possibly even more aggressive in pushing towards their goal.
Django on September 17, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Yep. Govt bailouts of Fannie Mae, AIG, told everyone what we needed to know. Washington doesn’t believe in free markets anymore. Just needs to put a capper on it, really. Dems in all 3 branches. That’ll do it.
Anyways, won’t matter. Come 2011-2013, the welfare system will collapse. It’ll start in Europe then move over here. the future is here ;)
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 2:22 PM
I keep thinking that polls are not exactly what they purport to be (or what people make of them).
A sampling of folks is just that.
I think the MSM use them as a club to convince folks who are only considering to vote – to stay home and not to bother.
Same with early election reporting.
Just bear with it and go out and VOTE!
Let the ballots decide who wins – not the polls.
kybowexar on September 17, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Yep, I was saying when they were looking good for McCain not to trust them, because surely they were going to come down again. I’m not sure if any of these polls reflect reality or if they’re just manipulated by the pollsters for whatever reason.
Either way, don’t trust them, and assume the worst of the pollsters. If they’re up, assume the pollsters are building them up for a fall later, if they are down, assume they are trying to demoralize you, and if they are even, assume they are trying to make a horse race of it for the media.
thirteen28 on September 17, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Haven’t seen much of her, nor of Howard Dean, lately…
Entelechy on September 17, 2008 at 2:23 PM
…proving once again that Mr. Lincoln was right at least once: you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time.
The man has all the shortcomings himself that he accuses his opponents of having, and sails along on style…the man has the substance of a popcorn fart. Voting for him’d be like voting for Tinkerbelle.
Puritan1648 on September 17, 2008 at 2:23 PM
So polls matter now………….?
Wasn’t it just a week ago the MSM was telling us that the polls don’t mean much when McCain was ahead?
How many more days of this dribble?
Seven Percent Solution on September 17, 2008 at 2:23 PM
To be expected.
All will be decided during the debates.
And then just a few weeks to keep hammering each other with big ad buys in swing states.
The next President will be chosen during the most heavily watched debates we’ve ever had. Watch for massively skewed “moderators” — but I still think McCain’s a fighter and Obama has trouble without a teleprompter. I’m optimistic.
ClintACK on September 17, 2008 at 2:23 PM
I don’t think the word (polls) means what you think it does.
kybowexar on September 17, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Eh. Gallup is RVs. I don’t pay much attention. Rasmussen is a far more reliable poll.
rightwingprof on September 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Lehman’s put the emphasis back on the economy. I’ve been wondering who I should blame for McCain’s loss and the extra taxes that I’ll have to pay. Perhaps Wall Street is a good place to start?
Illinidiva on September 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM
I agree that Mac seems more comfortable as the underdog…
They need to cut Palin loose, and let her be herself…talk energy, reform, and what their ticket means to small towns across this country…don’t over rehearse her…
the race is even going into our strongest part of the campaign, the debates…
Could we really have hoped for anything more? This is great!
joepub on September 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM
“don’t go wobbly on me, george”
420sniper on September 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM
If it were related to the Economy, then McCain needs to say:
1. Democrats were in the pockets of these failing companies
2. Obama took more money from them than all but one Democrat
3. McCain and Bush both tried to fix this in 2006 and 2005 and Democrats prevented fixes from even getting out of committee
4. Doesn’t Obama/Biden have a consultant or two tied to these failing companies?
McCain is so much better on these issues. He just has to start telling people. If he is not interested in winning, then I guess he’ll keep quiet.
kerrhome on September 17, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Obama + 2
- 5 (Bradley affect due to racist whites)
= McCain + 3
So, there’s nothing for conservatives to worry about
flyfisher on September 17, 2008 at 2:25 PM
54 and counting down.
upinak on September 17, 2008 at 2:25 PM
CAPITALISM IS DEAD – WE NEED A NEW LEADER
Well, just read that article on HuffPo, anyway. “The Leader. The Leader. The Leader”, the masses chant.
You can sweat and shake all you want, I’m predicting Dukakis/McGovern/Mondale numbers for “the Leader”.
Marcus on September 17, 2008 at 2:25 PM
That was fast. I thought that the ‘new car smell’ of Palin would last for at least a month…
thePajamaPundit on September 17, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Well aren’t you just a positive little puppy, Allah!
t.ferg on September 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Dig in folks… Gonna be a long few weeks…
Mark my words, If they keep playing the Race game, we will have no problems…Non-Racist people absolutely HATE being called racists…
it will catch fire quickly…
stlpatriot on September 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
oops…I meant Bradley Effect, not affect.
flyfisher on September 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
The battleground states are what matter, not a national average. We already know that the nation is 35% Democrat and 33% Republican. It only makes sense that the Democrat would have a 2% advantage.
Sir Andrew on September 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
She’s busy dreaming of the way the world is, and the way it should be.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
FYI all of this talk about the Bradley Effect is so 1980s. Let’s not go counting on that shall we?
t.ferg on September 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Wanna read something FUNNY!…
get a load of this! http://www.adn.com/politics/story/528486.html
upinak on September 17, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Sorry, but the very fact Obama is capable of leading at any point, tells me our country has already lost.
Get ready for Socialism guys. The USA as founded by the Founding Fathers is long dead.
TheHat on September 17, 2008 at 2:18 PM
I don’t agree with this. I live in Kentucky and work in Ohio. The south isn’t going for this guy and not for the reasons the Dems think. Ohio will not go for this guy. The majority of my coworkers are from Ohio and not just Southern Ohio where the state tends to be more conservative. But since I work for a fortune 100 company that is probably the best employer in the state, people commute from didn’t part of the state to work there and many work from home. I haven’t spoken with one coworker from Ohio who likes Obama. Now I know that is just a sampling of my experience but I feel it is indicative of the mood of Ohio. I also have family in Virginia and they tell me they can’t see him taking Virginia either.
church on September 17, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Don’t believe the polls. When the curtain closes your vote is between God and you.
I believe many people will say they voted for The One when they did not. Closeted conservatives rule !
DeweyWins on September 17, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Yeah, I dont want to bank on that. And I dont want to win because of that.
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 2:28 PM
My take is that the “Zero” Team has rebounded and got back on their feet the last few days. Mac and the “Cuda” lost traction nationally however they may have hopefully gained ground in NV, CO, NM,and solidified VA.
With Sarah defending his right flank, Mac is obviously moving to the center with his new regulations and “greed war” on Wall Street.
There will be many more ups and downs over the next 8 weeks. Keep the ship steady and the prize will be ours at the end!
luckybogey on September 17, 2008 at 2:28 PM
I am not too excited about the debates. They are being moderated twice by PBS, and once by cnn and nbc. So we can expect more stupid youtube questions and soliloquies by liberal activists. Also, expect some questions like should creationism be taught in schools?
poljunkie on September 17, 2008 at 2:28 PM
No, they’d be down 10 now. The reason why McCain has been running ahead of the Republicans is because of the longstanding, nasty feud he has had with the President. It’s really hard to paint McCain as Bush’s third term because they hate each other. It would be easier to paint Romney as that because he epitomizes ever Republican stereotype.
Illinidiva on September 17, 2008 at 2:28 PM
We all need to be reminded sometimes about how there’s only one poll that finally counts, which of course is the one taken in thousands of voting booths scattered over 50 states on election day.
in the meantime, let’s all keep our white knuckle grip on the bars of our roller coaster car.
JudetheFossil on September 17, 2008 at 2:29 PM
The optimistic part of me says daily tracking polls don’t indicate really much of anything. Is there REALLY that much difference in voter moods from day to day? I understand most rely on registered samples, too, not likely.
Of course, the pessimistic part of me thinks that with bad economic news inundating everyone and the Messiah’s promise to basically hand out checks to everyone but the richest and guarantee this or that, that people will begin to gravitate towards him. The McCain campaign had a bad few days, too, I think, capped off with Fiorina’s idiocy; Troopergate may indeed be dragging Palin down, and McCain with her…I doubt the Charlie Gibson interview helped, either.
But, there’s still a long way to go plus the debates. The race is essentially tied, and that’s not a bad position to be in at all.
changer1701 on September 17, 2008 at 2:30 PM
+1 My thoughts exactly.
It's Vintage, Duh on September 17, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Excellent news – that means my lefty commenters will be back on my blog. They’ve been really quiet lately.
Mr. D on September 17, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Barack Obama is a mirror image of Adolf Hitler.
He has no knowledge of politics before he entered office.
Then he became the solution and led a nation to socialism.
The only difference is, Obama wont kill jews. He will just kill freedom instead.
Nazism returns in the form of “unity” and “fairness”.
TheHat on September 17, 2008 at 2:30 PM
I find it interesting that the men in this race are all but innoculated from gaffes. No matter what stupid-assed thing they say, people have some sort of base trust in them.
Palin gets absolutely withering fire from the media for two weeks, doesn’t get an A+ on everything but basically does nothing wrong, and hands are wringing all over the place.
It’s getting old.
capitalist piglet on September 17, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Sure they matter…..tye are still w/in the margin of error…
Barry will get to speak extemperaneously w/out a teleprompter unless he wears Ray-Bans with one built in….
“good luck”
sven10077 on September 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM
I’m not counting on it, nor do I believe the media’s interpretation of this supposed phenomenon. I just think it’s funny that we’re somehow racists if he loses or is behind. I am beyond sick of all the racial games the leftists play.
flyfisher on September 17, 2008 at 2:32 PM
I don’t believe these phony polls for a second.
I doubt Obama ever has been or ever will be above the 30% range.
Either way…get to work.
First we need to tie Hussein to the economic problems…show that he has received FAR more donations from Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac than Mccain…show how he helped change legislature to make it easier for unqualified poor people to get loans beyond their means (which of course eventually went into foreclosure).
Then get the RAILA ODINGA story out there and the PERCY SUTTON/Prince Al waleed Harvard story and the REZKO bribery story and the fact that OBAMA and terrorist BILL AYERS, formed non profit scam organizations to give grants to the phony churches of WRIGHT/PFLEGER/MEEKS in exchange for political support!
What are you waiting for Mac!
SaintOlaf on September 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM
No, the Bush third term is way overplayed. We should be emphasizing Obama’s connection to the Reid-Pelosi congress and how the lib’s policies got us into all this. Conservative principals would win. Look at the bump we got with Palin – and there was no question of her conservatism. When republicans talk like liberals, voters will vote for the “genuine” liberal.
poljunkie on September 17, 2008 at 2:33 PM
I have faith in my fellow conservatives and faith in the Reagan democrats. When you look at the trend lines on the people who vote, and count, they are trending for McCain, and when the road hits the rubber on election day, and they have to make the decision, the republicans will get out the vote and the Reagan democrats when in the booth will vote McCain.
amex on September 17, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Mark my words, If they keep playing the Race game, we will have no problems…Non-Racist people absolutely HATE being called racists…
it will catch fire quickly…
stlpatriot on September 17, 2008 at 2:26 PM
I love it everytime Chris Matthews says when McCan says Barack isn’t experienced enough isn’t he really just giving blue collar whites (who live in the south and midwest) a permission slip to vote against him because he blacks? I love that. Okay we southerners and midwesterners are racist and Chris knows it, but it has alluded us that we are racists who won’t vote for a black man so McCain must give us a permission slip to vote against a black by calling out the factual lack of experience. So we’re to dumb to know we are racsist but we are clever enough to understand this coded permission slip. It’s just pricelessly bi-polar.
church on September 17, 2008 at 2:34 PM
WHY oh WHY isn’t Obama’s trying to negotiate with the Iraqi’s about the end of the WAR, a CRIME? What if they stalled some troups from returning, and even ONE soldier got KILLED or MAIMED??? They Obama was responsible for that! *** Hasn’t Obama proved himself to be EVIL yet? Why is the MEDIA going along with it? Why isn’t our GOVERNMENT looking into this? This should be on headlines all over the world!!!!
What can be DONE???
moonlighter on September 17, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Good grief AP. How fragile are you?
There is one poll that matters in November. Palin an anchor? She’s the only reason Maverick has a prayer!!!
It’s game on until the election. Obama still has chickens coming home to roost.
Sugar Land on September 17, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Inner Patton says:
*smack* Snap out of it. What a bunch of bed-wetting snivelers. It’s easy to cheer and break out the champagne when we are ahead, but the moment we encounter resistance or – God forbid – lose a battle here and there, you start turning into cheese-eating surrender monkeys.
Do the rest of us who have balls a favor: stay off-line, curl up under the covers in your bed and dither into your pillows. It’s only gonna get worse in the next four weeks.
Otherwise, man up, grow a pair and show some courage in the face of enemy fire. We are conservatives…not Kos Kidz.
ManlyRash on September 17, 2008 at 2:36 PM
From the media, from the left, and from the right, until Nov. 04, 2008, for now.
Entelechy on September 17, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Spirit of 1776 on September 17, 2008 at 2:07 PM
“imprecise”? Nice understatement.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on September 17, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Ebbs and flows………
If the One gets even the slightest bit comfy, he’ll stick his foot back in his mouth. It’s just a matter of time.
We just had a full moon on Monday too – it may have activated some of the latent moonbats.
tru2tx on September 17, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Absolutely. And the public needs to see more Palin, not less.
capitalist piglet on September 17, 2008 at 2:37 PM
AMEN SUGARLAND!
amex on September 17, 2008 at 2:38 PM
The important thing for McCain is that Palin re-energized his campaign and completely eliminated Obama’s convention bounce. It would have been cataclysmic for Obama to have broken ahead to a 10 point lead or something along those lines. (In fact, for one day in the tracking poll, he did have a 10 point lead among registered voters — but a one day blip just doesn’t cut the mustard for me).
My guess is that the very negative media coverage of Palin has started to make her a liability to the campaign. The Gallup poll suggested that most Americans, including a majority of independent voters, thought coverage of Palin was “fair.” That means they are beginning to believe that the media attacks on her are true.
The media will do anything to get Obama elected… Literally anything.
Outlander on September 17, 2008 at 2:38 PM
This is not a positive sign. Palin and McCain giving mixed signals on the bailout of AIG:
lorien1973 on September 17, 2008 at 2:38 PM
I really can’t think of one single reason why any thinking adult would even slightly consider voting for Barack Obama, so I believe this poll is seriously flawed.
NoDonkey on September 17, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Dr.Cwac.Cwac, Entelechy …..
Michelle’s definitely under tight wraps. I was surprised to see Mr. & Mrs. McCain strolling side by side at the 9/11 ceremony and there was Barry all by his lonesome.
What was up with that?
fogw on September 17, 2008 at 2:39 PM
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