Polls Give Obama Confidence Boost as Election Day Nears

FOXNews.com ^ | November 3, 2008 | AP

[NCDragon]

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama drew massive crowds to some of his final campaign rallies as Americans appeared likely to cap the longest, most expensive White House campaign ever by electing the Democrat as the first black U.S. president on Tuesday.

Republican John McCain, looking to score the United States' biggest political upset in 60 years, assured supporters that the race is tightening.

"My friends, it's official: There's just one day left until we take America in a new direction," McCain said at a raucous, heavily Hispanic rally in Miami in the early hours of Monday.

But polls show Obama leading in Pennsylvania and other key states. Nationally, several major polls indicate Obama has a 7-8 percentage-point advantage.

A USA Today/Gallup poll being published Monday found likely voters favoring Obama by 11 points over McCain, 53-42 percent. The poll was conducted Friday through Sunday among 3,050 adults, and had a margin of error of 2 percent.

With the economy in turmoil and the approval levels of President George W. Bush, a Republican, at near-record lows, Democrats have high hopes not only of capturing the White House, but also expanding their majorities in both chambers of Congress.

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[No Dems 2004]

The Gallup Poll gave Obama a 39%-29% advantage in Dem to GOP turnout.

[dforest]

I have noticed Odumbo has all his rallies in big city areas that he already has the votes in. He drags along a dufus like Springsteen, and plans them on a football game day.

It is all about appearances folks. He has not been going into hostile areas where his event would have a lesser draw and a crowd that doesn’t fawn over him.

[nhwingut]

If McCain closes to within 2-3 he should sue Gallup.

[Cedric]

The poll was conducted Friday through Sunday among 3,050 adults

Adults?

[Just mythoughts]

One thing is for sure Bama has to bus, buy and tempt his base to get them to his events.

[SupplySider]

I think the Repub base will turnout well, as will the Dem base. I fear though, that less comitted types and new voters will turnout more for Obama.

If Obama wins, his policies will not produce success. Bill Clinton is remembered well only because of what the Repub congress made him do. Can Obama blame everything on Bush for four or even eight years? I'm still hoping we don't get to find out.

[SupplySider]

I think the Repub base will turnout well, as will the Dem base. I fear though, that less comitted types and new voters will turnout more for Obama.

If Obama wins, his policies will not produce success. Bill Clinton is remembered well only because of what the Repub congress made him do. Can Obama blame everything on Bush for four or even eight years? I'm still hoping we don't get to find out.

[Cedric]

The poll was conducted Friday through Sunday among 3,050 adults

Adults?

Could this possibly be? No Likely Voters, not even Registered Voters, just Adults?

How could any "professional" polling firm release such a poll just one day before an election??????

[BigLittle]

Do these polls include the Kenyan vote?

[LibLieSlayer]

Now gallup has 4 polls... adults, rv, lv and extended lv... talk about lying to cover your bases! gallup is now a propaganda machine... not a polling outfit.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

ALL of the Republican base will turn out... the dims too... but 20% of them will vote for McCain/Palin. We will win.

LLS

[Cedric]

I know.

My complaint is that they release these garbage “findings” and (worse) that Fox publishes them the DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION.

Shame on both.

[repubpub]

This is kind of funny, I've taken on-line Gallup polls in the past and they usually start off asking if I approve or disapprove of Pres Bush. Well the last time I was polled was mid August.

[SumProVita]

“Adults?”

LOL...That was my reaction too!

[SMARTY]

I will NOT be voting for the ‘nowhere man’.... Mr. Nobody from Nowhere! I think he's going to get his a$# kicked.

[comps4spice]

The AP article is intended to cause FUD — Fear Uncertainty Doubt — among conservatives. Ignore it! Go vote and take all you friends and family with you. Have a tail gate party...put McCain/Palin in the White House!

[sirchtruth]

That anyone in their right mind would put stock in these FOS polls, is a complete lunatic. We all know how this works, what do we think the deceiving, lying DBM is going to do?

[Cindy]

I agree, the Big Zero is a Big Unknown, in my opinion.