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Panic Attack at Daily Kos Over Stunning New Gallup Poll With Obama Lead at Only 2 Points
NewsBusters ^
| October 28, 2008
| P.J. Gladnick
Posted on 10/28/2008 1:39:56 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Your humble correspondent had figured the polls would start to narrow in the final week of the campaign but this stunning new Gallup poll shows the lead in the Presidential race narrowing much more rapidly than he had assumed. The latest Gallup poll of traditional likely voters shows the race has narrowed down to 49 percent for Barack Obama and 47 percent for John McCain. Here is Gallup's explanation of this poll:
Gallup's "traditional" likely voter model, which Gallup has employed for past elections, factors in prior voting behavior as well as current voting intention. This has generally shown a closer contest, reflecting the fact that Republicans have typically been more likely to vote than Democrats in previous elections.
Meanwhile, over at the Daily Kos, some have nervously pooh-poohed this poll but others are starting to hit the panic button. Here is a sampling of Kossacks sweating buckets with some commentary by your humble correspondent:
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008polls; barackobama; dailykos; gallup; galluppoll; johnmccain; kos; pds; tossups
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To: IOWAfan
Baloney.
James Carvile said there's a name for politicians who rely on the youth vote——LOSERS!
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posted on
10/28/2008 2:12:22 PM PDT
by
Cedric
To: IOWAfan
62
posted on
10/28/2008 2:12:27 PM PDT
by
Colonial Warrior
(Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.)
To: nodumbblonde
LOL!
If you are going to back a Republican, you’d better be both tough and durable, we take flak constantly.
63
posted on
10/28/2008 2:13:36 PM PDT
by
padre35
(Sarah Palin is the one we've been waiting for..Rom 10.10..)
To: TxAg1981
I was once part of the vaunted Youth Vote!
While in college, I was truly, truly committed to voting for the great Hubert H. Humphrey.
However, in early November, I was abducted by a roaming band of scalawags who forced me to attend a 3 day kegger which unfortunately encompassed election day.
64
posted on
10/28/2008 2:14:16 PM PDT
by
Cedric
To: COUNTrecount
LOL!
Hey guys! Free chee....!
65
posted on
10/28/2008 2:15:03 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
To: Da Coyote
I am seeing republican enthusiasm for an election like never before.
To: buckleyconservative
That’s amazing considering you’ve only been here 27 days!
67
posted on
10/28/2008 2:16:26 PM PDT
by
Cedric
To: PJ-Comix
Just wait until they realize that the Puma’s have been lying to pollster about voting for Obama.
That’s when the panicked will become suicidal.
68
posted on
10/28/2008 2:17:07 PM PDT
by
usmcobra
(There are 665,000,000 reasons why Obama should show his eligibility to be president!)
To: PJ-Comix
KOS, tell the ONE he needs to visit the animal shelters to get more votes!!!!
69
posted on
10/28/2008 2:17:24 PM PDT
by
blondee123
(Sarah Palin is the cement holding McCains campaign together!!!)
To: buckleyconservative
Believe in the force my friends.. Go vote.. We will win this one just believe.. Make your get everyone out that will vote for McCain/Palin to go vote.
70
posted on
10/28/2008 2:17:32 PM PDT
by
Tamatoa
(Positive attitude makes the world turn)
To: Reagan69
More like MAC’S UP.....Dow SURGES....the Market is scared to death of Obama!
71
posted on
10/28/2008 2:18:32 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Socialism is great until you run out of someone else's money (M. Thatcher))
To: TxAg1981
Let's not forget that there are also lots of new youth voters who are conservative. As wave after wave of home-schooled kids enter the voting population (at least 100,000 per year based on 2003 homeschool total of 1.1 million students), we have a new wave of mostly-conservative, patriotic, committed voters who take their civic responsibilities seriously.
My 18-year-old son is one of those who is voting for the first time next week, and there are many more like him.
To: o2bfree
My prediction, Kos gals will be fantasizing soon about razor blades! But not for use on their legs, no doubt!
73
posted on
10/28/2008 2:19:21 PM PDT
by
hunter112
(Gov. Palin is ten times the woman Hillary could've hoped to be, if she had stayed a "Goldwater Girl")
To: Red Badger
Noone could cry like Lesley Gore.
74
posted on
10/28/2008 2:19:24 PM PDT
by
jimfree
(Dems beat up girls who don't toe the line.)
To: PJ-Comix
Voice on intercom: “Ahem. Clean-up on aisle PANTS.”
BBBwwwwwaaaaaahahahahahaha!
To: padre35
I’ll be taking a few celebratory hits when McCain wins, but then again, I’m one of those rare “gangja Republicans”.
76
posted on
10/28/2008 2:22:14 PM PDT
by
The Fop
(Just say NO to Jesus Lincoln King Jr.)
To: PJ-Comix
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
WIN IT!
77
posted on
10/28/2008 2:23:15 PM PDT
by
Names Ash Housewares
(Refusing to kneel before the polling gods and whimper. FIGHT!)
To: buckleyconservative
78
posted on
10/28/2008 2:23:47 PM PDT
by
techno
To: Cedric
Thats amazing considering youve only been here 27 days! Maybe he has a life outside the Internet? ;-)
79
posted on
10/28/2008 2:24:02 PM PDT
by
outofstyle
(There's a rake at the gates of Hell tonight)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; PJ-Comix
There is going to be wailing and gnashing of teeth at a number of sights I could mention. Palin will have the last laugh. Very fitting...
80
posted on
10/28/2008 2:25:06 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(If The One were running with an (R), imagine how the press would cut him to ribbons...)
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