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Gallup: McCain 54%, Obama 44%?
PollingReport.com ^

Posted on 09/07/2008 6:52:14 PM PDT by Brookhaven

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08gen.htm

This is a site that accumulates polling results. They are showing a Gallup poll of likely voter, covering a time period of 9/5-7. It shows McCain with a 10 point lead. 54% vs 44%.

Can anyone verify this? Have they gotten a hold of the poll early and updated their site before they were supposed to?

The only thing I can find on USA-Today is a Gallup poll of registered voters that shows McCain 50% and Obama 44%.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-07-poll_N.htm

It doesn't say anything about likely voters.

Can anyone confirm this site's data. I'm trying not to get too excited, but 10 points! It's hard not to.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008polls; 2008rncconvention; bounce; electionpresident; mccain; mccainpalin; obamabiden
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To: austinaero

ahhhh very interesting


61 posted on 09/07/2008 8:03:23 PM PDT by GregoTX (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: Savage Beast
and the rest of the Democrats is a resounding NO!

What needs to happen is that other Repubs latch on to Palin and get associated with her.

The Dems have made this election about being anti-Bush.

We need to make this not only anti-Dem congress and senate, but pro McCain/Palin.

McCain/Palin have overcome the McSame rhetoric, and are building momentum. The MSM have sickened people about the anti-Palin rhetoric, and the overtly pro Obama propaganda. Now other Pubbies have to join into that same momentum. They need to associate Pelosi and Reed with the negatives of Obama and the MSM, and associate themselves with winners McCain/Palin.

62 posted on 09/07/2008 8:04:45 PM PDT by mountn man (The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
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To: for-q-clinton
Sad thing is this will set back black politicians for many more years to come. Any capable democrat should have been able to whip any Republican this year, but the libs of their party put up a once-muslim, can’t speak without a script, can’t think for himself black man. Barack is setting back black people at least 20 years. It truly is sad.

Barack Obama is not a real Black American
He has no slave ancestors
He's the product of a white woman and some bigamist from Kenya who was just passing through

63 posted on 09/07/2008 8:06:07 PM PDT by dennisw (Never bet on a false prophet! ::::::::::: Never bet on Islam!)
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To: Brookhaven

Rush Limbaugh has some comments on the danger of polls:

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_090408/content/01125114.guest.html


64 posted on 09/07/2008 8:08:44 PM PDT by CanaGuy (Go Harper!)
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To: FFranco

Increases in unemployment?

I suppose that might be from SUV factory closures due to the high cost in fuel prices... Or perhaps it is a result of all the airlines grounding aircraft laying people off to save money for jet fuel?

And what of all the secondary jobs lost for those who supply the auto makers and airline industries?

I wonder how many foreclosures occurred because working men and women lost their jobs as a result of Congressional Democrats not allowing us to have a domestic oil supply?

GOT OIL?

WHY NOT?

IS YOUR CONGRESSMAN OPPOSED TO DRILLING?

IS YOUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OPPOSED TO DRILLING?

VOTE OBAMA... AND FREEZE YOUR MAMA!
VOTE FOR BIDEN ... AND KEEP WALKIN!

NEED OIL? VOTE REPUBLICAN.


65 posted on 09/07/2008 8:12:40 PM PDT by US34 (It's a long walk home)
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To: Brookhaven

Lots of time left in the race - 3 debates for McCain/Obama, and one for Palin/Biden. The media will declare the Democrats the winners in each case, and will be waiting to nail McCain/Palin in every interview and campaign event. This thing won’t be over till the election is done, the endless, frivolous claims of voting irregularities by Democrats have ended, and liberals renew their calls for the blue states to secede.


66 posted on 09/07/2008 8:14:22 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: CanaGuy

It looks to me like MAYBE, thanks to McCain and Palin, the American people are actually thinking about giving Republicans a second chance. Every Republican candidate should gratefully acknowledge this and personally pledge to avoid the corruption and spending that caused us to lose our majority.


67 posted on 09/07/2008 8:14:23 PM PDT by liberlog
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To: library user
The DUmmies at DU aren't concerned. They have a plan!

JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Sun Sep-07-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message

16. And we need to just keep on talking about Sarah's baby and her daughter's pregnancy...............

link

68 posted on 09/07/2008 8:15:06 PM PDT by South40
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To: Brookhaven

We don’t want Obama to sink too fast. He might pull a switcheroo and replace Biden with Hillary.

No, wait, he’s not that smart. Never mind. (Is he not the dumbest smart guy we’ve ever seen?)


69 posted on 09/07/2008 8:17:13 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Go, Sonics! And take the Mariners with you.)
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To: South40
16. And we need to just keep on talking about Sarah's baby and her daughter's pregnancy...............

in the words of Dr. Phil, "how's it workin' for you?" shh... don't tell them... let them keep talking about Sarah's baby and her daughter's pregnancy...

70 posted on 09/07/2008 8:19:19 PM PDT by latina4dubya (self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: Brookhaven; All

I won’t believe another poll that puts nobama ahead from here thru november unless mcain completely escapes from the gop farm or palin’s proven to be a transvestite russian mobster


71 posted on 09/07/2008 8:19:39 PM PDT by jbp1 (be nice now)
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To: Chaguito
Wait to see who Sarah chooses as her VP running mate in 2012.

Michael Steele. :-)

72 posted on 09/07/2008 8:20:46 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Go, Sonics! And take the Mariners with you.)
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To: genghis

I gotta bookmark your post, 22 points of pure logic....


73 posted on 09/07/2008 8:24:45 PM PDT by InShanghai (I was born on the crest of a wave, and rocked in the cradle of the deep.)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Conservative blacks will continue to make gains.

Agreed they are Americans!


74 posted on 09/07/2008 8:35:39 PM PDT by Cheetahcat
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To: Brookhaven
McCain/Palin up by 10... good news if it's true.

No reason to celebrate yet though... We need to keep fighting like we're 10 points behind.

Because now the Rats will be...

75 posted on 09/07/2008 8:37:01 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (Sour grapes make terrible whine.)
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To: for-q-clinton
Barack is setting back black people at least 20 years.

They have joined him willingly in the hand basket to hell.

76 posted on 09/07/2008 8:39:07 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: mick

To be fair I think his point was that this will set blacks back in the racist Rat party who refuse to think of people as individuals but as representatives of some demographic group they hope to control.

But you are correct, the conservatives will give us the first black president or vice president.


77 posted on 09/07/2008 8:40:14 PM PDT by Truth is a Weapon (Truth, it hurts soooo good!)
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To: Brookhaven

Guys, it sounds great, but remember there are debates and two more months to go.

Also, some of this may just be a fading bounce.

The interesting part about this is, suddenly the media is starting to do some housecleaning.

I’d love to think it’s because they’ve come to their senses over Palin hatred, but unfortunately I think it’s because the polls have upset them and they have to try a new tack.


78 posted on 09/07/2008 8:46:06 PM PDT by I still care
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To: Brookhaven

Taking a pinch of salt to the news, it’s probably an outlier. A 17 point swing in a week is most likely the result of the entire poll being off.

The margin of error for a poll is actually a margin of error in two ways. Assuming the poll is good, a margin of error of +/- 2.5% would allow for a 5% swing in the numbers. But the 2.5% margin is also the chance that the entire poll is flawed.

If that is the case, it is an outlier poll.

The trend is evidentially in McCain’s favor, but unless I see several polls with mid-teen swings in the next few days, I will not put money on this poll being correct.


79 posted on 09/07/2008 8:54:02 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: InShanghai

just send it to everybody
here is the link

http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=20107734&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8


80 posted on 09/07/2008 8:54:44 PM PDT by genghis
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