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Gallup Daily: Obama’s Edge Shrinks to 2 Points
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Posted on 09/06/2008 10:17:15 AM PDT by Petronski

PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama's advantage over John McCain has been shrinking since the start of the Republican National Convention, and is now down to just two percentage points -- 47% to 45% -- too close to call. This is according to Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 3-5.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008election; 2008polls; 2008rncconvention; bounce; electionpresident; gallup; mccain; mccainpalin; tossups
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To: Petronski
Gallup Daily: Obama’s Edge Shrinks to 2 Points

Obama seems a bit panicked. Something in his internal polling?

41 posted on 09/06/2008 10:47:52 AM PDT by kaspergutman
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To: GeeMoney
More telling -- IMHO: As McCain has begun to chip away as Obama’s convention bounce, most of his gains have come among women voters. Obama still leads 51% to 44% among women, but that seven-point edge is just half the fourteen point lead he enjoyed last Tuesday. McCain leads by three among men, little changed in recent days.

On Fox news this morning, I saw a segment on how to duplicate Sarah Palin's hairstyle. I read a news story that there is a run on Sarah Palin's style of eyeglass frames. There is something visceral going on here among women and I don't think it's completely reflected in the polls yet. All IMHO.

42 posted on 09/06/2008 10:49:01 AM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Petronski

So, I wonder what the REAL numbers are cause you know they are NOT telling us the TRUTH!


43 posted on 09/06/2008 10:49:52 AM PDT by a real Sheila (Just say NObama!)
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To: fightinJAG

Wow.


44 posted on 09/06/2008 10:51:21 AM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: All

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The interviewing for today’s report partially reflects public opinion following the highlights of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday and Thursday nights when McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, made their acceptance speeches. This includes a strong night for McCain in Friday’s interviewing, the first full night of interviewing following his acceptance speech.
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The good news is there are likely more gains to come. Good chance McCain can see a lead early next week.

The bad news is that Friday sample will roll off Tuesday.


45 posted on 09/06/2008 10:52:17 AM PDT by Owen
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To: Petronski
Hopefully, it won't stay too close to call.

If it comes down to the wire, my fear is that the RATs will cry racism and litigate a victory.
46 posted on 09/06/2008 10:53:06 AM PDT by indthkr
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To: avacado

I thought Gallup was one of the pollsters that do random sampling versus weighting. In other words Zogby, Rasmussen etc..ask party afilliation and weight accordingly. Gallup does not value party association and just does random sampling. they call 1000 voters at random..


47 posted on 09/06/2008 10:53:07 AM PDT by GoMonster (GO)
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To: Petronski
Definitely good news, but I am still wanting to see McCain hit 50% or above. 45% is good, but obviously not good enough.

Hopefully by the middle of next week, he'll hit it.

48 posted on 09/06/2008 11:00:22 AM PDT by comebacknewt
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To: mainepatsfan

The Obama speech was entirely forgetable Democrat boilerplate. He could have dusted off any acceptance speech from any Democrat candidate since McGovern and it would have sounded the same, the only thing different would have been the styrofoam Greek columns.


49 posted on 09/06/2008 11:05:12 AM PDT by attiladhun2 (Obama is the anti-Reagan, instead of opposing the world's tyrants, he wants to embrace them)
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To: fightinJAG
Excellent video, thanks for sharing it.

- Traveler

50 posted on 09/06/2008 11:12:24 AM PDT by Traveler59 (Truth is a journey, not a destination.)
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To: Petronski
Time to press. This just puts us in a better position than we were a few weeks ago. This is going to be a dogfight and we need to get out the vote to carry this thing.
51 posted on 09/06/2008 11:14:10 AM PDT by lt.america (Palin was McCain's Midway while Saddleback was his Coral Sea)
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To: Jane Austen

Of course that is YOUR opinion. I’m sure lots of people could say that about every candidate ever nominated. Some people even said the same thing about Reagan, Lincoln, etc.


52 posted on 09/06/2008 11:16:49 AM PDT by softwarecreator
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To: comebacknewt

The demmies would have to go on suicide watch if that ever happens.


53 posted on 09/06/2008 11:18:34 AM PDT by softwarecreator
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To: Petronski

“But I was in the pool!”


54 posted on 09/06/2008 11:26:27 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: CatOwner
Well, only for people who think McCain is going to march to some magic 55-45 lead.

He isn't, and neither is Obama. This is an electoral college campaign, and all that matters is that McCain ekes out a tiny margin in five states, OH, FL, NV, CO, and VA. If he's "down" by one on election day nationally, I think he wins those five.

55 posted on 09/06/2008 11:31:46 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: CatOwner
Ras has Obama up 1. That's pretty close. At first blush, that would seem good. But the result is unchanged from yesterday, which means McCain polled no better yesterday (Friday) than he did for the day that rolled off the averages (Tuesday). I actually consider that a negative.

The convention bounce will not hit until Tuesday according to Rasmussen himself on Fox last night.
56 posted on 09/06/2008 11:32:50 AM PDT by Mr. Binnacle (Obama/Biden: Just Brown Noise and Static)
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To: Mr. Binnacle

Gallup has Obama’s trend line in much darker green ink than McCain’s...THAT’S RACIST!!!!


57 posted on 09/06/2008 11:59:39 AM PDT by johnnycap
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To: Petronski

http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboard

Drive-by media in full panic mode: they are NOT putting SD, WY, ID, WV in the GOP column on this map!


58 posted on 09/06/2008 12:03:36 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Phodopus campbelli: household ruler since July 2007.)
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To: Traveler59

It was my privilege.

Pass it on!


59 posted on 09/06/2008 12:16:14 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Rush was right when he said: "You NEVER win by losing.")
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To: rfp1234

Drive-by media in full panic mode: they are NOT putting SD, WY, ID, WV in the GOP column on this map!
______________________________

Well, you know, Wyoming could come down to the wire.


60 posted on 09/06/2008 12:18:14 PM PDT by Rumierules
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