Posted on 08/30/2008 10:27:50 AM PDT by flyfree
PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama maintains an eight percentage point lead over John McCain when registered voters nationwide are asked whom they would vote for in the presidential election if it were held today, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking figures.
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The current results are based on Aug. 27-29 interviewing, which includes two nights of polling during the convention and one post-convention night on Friday. The Friday interviewing was conducted in an unusual political environment -- the first conducted fully after Obama's well-regarded acceptance speech and McCain's surprise announcement of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. Each event in isolation has usually been associated with increased candidate support for the relevant party. On this day -- with strong partisan forces pushing the public in both directions -- Obama still polled better than he had been prior to the convention, but not as well as he was polling on the individual nights of the convention.
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Why not poll likely voters?
I don’t put much stock in Gallup polls. They’ve got a political agenda.
Terrible news for Obama. Clearly a good polling day for McCain considering the 27th and 28th samples have Obama by 7-10 points.
In a rolling poll after the convention, Obama should of opened to atleast 10-12 here.
I think the RNC is gonna lose alot of press and media if the Hurricane hits.
I dunno how they are gonna counter the Storm and the media at the same time.
How many here were called & polled? We weren’t!
I want to see real rolling polls three days after Sarah takes the stage.
She really kicks ass.
And I think McCain will be inspired by her as well. It’s just a win all around.
The media will be decrying experience, a word they have no interest in when it comes to the #1 on the ticket, the Obamanation.
Then it’s all hunky dory.
This is the first polls I have seen in few days, which leads me to believe that liberals in the MSM are not reporting the results becuase its not good news for Obama.
Also, the democrats do their best to disqualify and NOT count military absentee ballots.
I’m sure they’re praying the Hurricane hits. It’s like them to desire destruction on their own country. just like they want us to lose the War, anywhere, to gain political power.
Sorry personally I never believe Gallup anymore.
This poll is garbage. I think Dukakis led by about the same margin coming out of the 88 Rat convention. McCain does much better with likely voters.
I think the storm is going to hit as a CAT 3. I’m thinking it won’t be as bad. Bush and Cheney speak on Monday and Tuesday? So maybe it’s good people are not watching? Then when the storm passes and it’s not too bad the focus will be back on Palin and McCain.
Does this make any sense? lol
It has always been that way before an election.
Jimmy was up by huge number and he barely won.
Kerry up, then lost.
Duk, up then lost.
It’s always high for a Dem before the actual vote.
They wont call me, they don’t like my comments!
Rasmussen already has him back down to 3.4% and his Electoral college advantage is down to a new low of 10 EV’s. This is not good coming out of his convention. Horrible, actually.
This poll is not garbage. It is not biased. It is a measurement using a methodology largely constant over a long time.
There is some sign that Palin helped, but VPs don’t decide elections, typically. The bounce, to my recollection, looks weak for the day after a convention. That may be her doing.
We’ll know more tomorrow when the convention days start rolling off Obama’s results.
Bcause that would show McCain leading by at least four points.
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