Posted on 09/08/2008 10:36:47 AM PDT by notes2005
PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain leads Barack Obama, 49% to 44%, in the immediate aftermath of the Republican National Convention, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking results.
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let’s not get cocky!
Good advice!
bttt
Change the title, the bounce is of SIX points:
“Thus, Gallup credits McCain with a six-point convention bounce.”
All other things being equal, the Democrat nominee should have a double digit lead in the polls at this point.
It’s a measure of Obama’s serious weakness as a candidate that he’s actually behind right now.
It’s unlikely to get better for Obama. The better-known his background and positions have become, the less people like him.
McCain/Palin have to keep hammering at his record and intentions. That approach is a winner.
or add “McCain post-Convention Bounce better than Obama’s”
“let’s not get cocky!”
Yeah, Han warned Luke about that, and Luke had to deal with the death star later!
Hopefully by the end of the week, things will start polling better for McCain in the electoral. That is what matters.
We got a good start, time to fight folks, time to fight.
This is very similar to the bounce coming out of the 2004 GOP convention if I recall.
This race has been recast. The bloom is off the Obama rose and he will have to go really negative which just puts him in the role of another Kerry. If we hold our own in the debates, and we should, this election could be ours.
In this movie, the Death Star is ACORN.
We need to be well ahead on election day to win this thing. The Donks have been investing heavily in vote fraud, and they will expect a pay-off on Election Day.
We’ve got Palin power.
Every poll I’ve seen shows McCain/Palin in the lead now, except for the one from CNN which says its a tie. No surprise there.
This is amazing in that this poll had it 50-42 Obama just 6 days ago. This is a 13 point move for McCain/Palin.
Sen. McCain, you had me at “Sarah Palin”.
LOL, great line. He actually had me after Saddleback, but Palin actually put some real enthusiasm behind the support.
This isn’t going to last, not at this level, this is like a super ball bouncing. It’s very good news though, once things settle down it will be within the margin of error, but the opportunities for Obama to move up are going to be limited.
Obama can’t make another silver-tongued speech and get a ton of press, he’s just got the debates, and his speech-making skills will make it difficult for his campaign to lower expectations.
McCain/Palin are in very good shape, though probably not as good of shape as this poll would indicate (I’m guessing it’ll be a 2-point race by a week from now).
We won’t...but, we can be happy, happy, happy!!! ;^)
Sen. McCain, you had me at “Sarah Palin”.
:-)
I’m looking forward to reading Ann’s next column.
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