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| Obama poll lead not growing with trip |
| 2008-07-24 |
| The first major poll since Barack Obama started his high-profile foreign tour does not show a huge benefit in the presidential race. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey released this evening gives Obama a 47 percent to 41 percent national lead over Republican John McCain, an edge unchanged from last month. The poll was conducted last Friday through Monday, encompassing three days when Obama was in Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama's lead grows to 13 points when independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr are added, with Obama at 48 percent, McCain at 35 percent, Nader at 5 percent, and Barr at 2 percent While fewer registered voters are excited about McCain, 55 percent said they believe Obama would be the riskier choice for president, compared to 35 percent for the more experienced McCain. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 He wore out his welcome. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-07-24 23:59 |
| #13 personally I didn't think Aris's comment was either wildly off topic or abusive or obscene - a bit crazy but that's not banned |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-07-24 16:41 |
| #12 Maybe some backlash to the asskissing the US press is doing - and its editing out all the gaffes and errors. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-07-24 14:01 |
| #11 Poll not growing despite tingly feeling up leg? "You've lost, that loving feeling.." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-07-24 11:09 |
| #10 I almost put a McCain sticker on my car yesterday. The politics of fear? you bet, I fear we won't be able to survive an Obama rule. |
| Posted by: bman 2008-07-24 11:08 |
| #9 crawl back under yer rock A ris. |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2008-07-24 11:02 |
| #8 "with the ultra-liberal Nader entering the race, Obama gains 1 point and the center-right McCain watches his base flee and loses 5 points." After 2000, Nader won't be getting the ultraliberal vote -- he would be getting the PUMA vote, those Clinton supporters that hate Obama's guts and would be voting for McCain out of spite if he was the only other choice. That's why it makes sense that McCain loses more to Nader than Obama does. |
| Posted by: A ris 2008-07-24 10:11 |
| #7 Looks like the media has work to do. Better order bigger pom poms. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-24 10:08 |
| #6 Polls don't matter much yet. McCain is possibly being helped by blaming gas prices on Democrats. Of course he he voted against opening ANWR when he had the chance and also reacted in his usual self righteous angry-man way when challenged on this (much to the praise of the NYTimes). |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-07-24 09:34 |
| #5 in any poll, look at when the questions were asked (figure who's available at home during the weekday) and what partisan %'s were polled. They typically over-represent Donks |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-07-24 09:18 |
| #4 Maybe we should add the surprise meter graphic.... |
| Posted by: mailbu_shrade 2008-07-24 08:50 |
| #3 Obama's lead grows to 13 points when independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr are added, with Obama at 48 percent, McCain at 35 percent, Nader at 5 percent, and Barr at 2 percent So let me get this straight...with the ultra-liberal Nader entering the race, Obama gains 1 point and the center-right McCain watches his base flee and loses 5 points. No wonder no one trusts polls. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2008-07-24 08:26 |
| #2 The more Obama opens his mouth and gets out in public, the more he will show he is not even close to ready for the Presidency and how liberal his ideas are and the less the MSM will be able to cover for him. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-07-24 07:52 |
| #1 everytime a pollster calls me - I hang up. None of their damned biz. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-07-24 01:11 |