Posted on 08/31/2008 9:05:33 PM PDT by LdSentinal
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- On the eve of the Republican convention, a new national poll suggests the race for the White House remains even.
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are in a virtual tie, according to the latest poll.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Sunday night shows the Obama-Biden ticket leading the McCain-Palin ticket by one point, 49 percent to 48 percent, with the statistical margin of error.
The survey was conducted Friday through Sunday, after both the conclusion of the Democratic convention and Sen. John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
A previous CNN poll, taken just one week earlier, suggested the race between McCain, R-Arizona, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, was tied at 47 percent each.
"The convention and particularly Obama's speech seems to be well-received. And the selection of Sarah Palin as the GOP running mate, also seems to be well-received. So why is the race still a virtual tie? Probably because the two events created equal and opposite bounces assuming that either one created a bounce at all," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
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In some ways the R convention delay will just continue the McPalin build up....everyone will be digging to find out more about her and that will be a good thing.”
Ironic that I just got on here and received your reply of early this morning. Well, as of this evening, is it a good thing? Seriously, though, the “news” about her daughter’s pregnancy is, imo, NO news. She and her boyfriend intend to marry and, most importantly, keep the baby.
I just really want the repubs to have their proper, deserved convention with wonderful speakers and glory moments as the dems had - these conventions are important and when the public really starts watching - proven statistics - right after conventions are when MOST Independents then decide who they’re going to vote for. And conventions also are when the candidates really get introduced in greater depth to voters - in Palin’s case, this is particularly important, since most people didn’t have a clue as to she was, or is.
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