CNN: Post-Biden Poll Shows Dead Heat (Obama-Biden Ticket Gets Dead Cat Bounce)

CNN ^ | Sunday, August 24, 2008 | Paul Steinhauser

[kristinn]

This is a brutal poll for Obama. It was taken of adult Americans. Not just registered voters or likely voters. Imagine what the numbers are for those and you can see a train wreck in the making.

[MNJohnnie]

That an utter disaster for Obama. Likely voter poll always are more Republican freindly then anyone polls. Espcially bad since CNN has a history of over sampling Dems and weekend polling usually leans left.

BAD news but McCain can still screw it up. His VP pick matters.

[FlingWingFlyer]

As General George S. Patton Jr. might say, “CRAP DON’T BOUNCE!!!”

[Mr Ramsbotham]

As General George S. Patton Jr. might say, “CRAP DON’T BOUNCE!!!”

It does if you eat rubber cement.

[God luvs America]

anyone know how this compares to four years ago when kerri named breck boy???

I was going to try and research it on RCP....

[Dilbert San Diego]

Well, clearly Biden did not induce any excitement for the Obama-Biden ticket did he?

[Prole]

Street Thug and Butt Plug are scrambling for some good news, but I really hope they don't hear any.

I am convinced that anything bad for them is good for Americans everywhere.

[TomGuy]

Biden did garner 0 delegates and 2,328 Iowa votes — 1% — 5th place in his presidential run.

With numbers like that, the Obama-Biden team should be formidable. [/s]

[airborne]

A dead cat bounces more than that...

[VOR78]

Kerry selected Edwards on or around July 6th that year.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/bush_vs_kerry_hth.html

Just glancing at it, I’d say that Kerry got around a 5-7% bounce out of it. Bush looks to have been leading by a point or two on average the last week of June.

[Reagan Man]

Going into the Dem convention in a year when the GOP is in bad shape, Obama should have a comfortable lead.

Obama made an audacious choice in Joe Biden and he just might pay a high price for doing so.

[Vision Thing]

Yup, this dead cat didn’t bounce. It’s just plain dead.

[hole_n_one]

Gergen: Not much credence should be given to the latest CNN poll in light of the fact that the poll is a weekend poll and the "younger voters" for Obama aren't home.

He's got an excuse for everything........

except for the way he combs his hair.

[padre35]

That is just amazing, there is a whole herd of fed up females who are out to open a can of whupass on Obama for knocking Hllary out of “her” turn...

Lord have mercy on Obama, there is no group that can hold a grudge like Hillary Clinton supporters...

[GOPGuide]

“Going into the Dem convention in a year when the GOP is in bad shape, Obama should have a com”fortable lead.”

OsamaObama should be 30 points ahead of McCain, considering how bad the environment is for the GOP.

[LibertyRocks]

This is REALLY GOOD NEWS - thanks for the analysis as well! I'm so glad that it seems some people are really waking up! Looks like Obama's "hopenosis" is weakening! LOL

I only hope that Hillary doesn't pull any punches in Denver, and that he is really the one McCain will be up against.

[ChildOfThe60s]

The survey’s sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points for all voters. For registered Democrats, it is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points, and for Democrats who still support Clinton for the party's nomination, it is plus or minus 7.5 percentage points.

Heck of a sampling error. Is CNN playing CYA here?

[airborne]

That’s because that Obama-cat was DOA!

[SandRat]

ker-SPLAT!

[Fishtalk]

Well it made me smile.