As I have pointed out repeatedly, based on the listing of all the polls at Real Clear Politics, there were no polls putting McCain/Palin ahead anywhere near the election, much less "days" before.
There were a total of 7 recognized polls that showed McCain/Palin up over Obama, out of over 130 that were taken from the time Palin was announced.
Of those 7, the last had McCain at +2, and that was 40 days before the election -- weeks, not days.
There was a single outlier poll showing +10, and that was 58 days before the election -- essentially two full months.
Other than the 9/25 outlier, the last poll showing McCain/Palin ahead was 9/11 -- 54 days before the election.
The McCain/Palin poll average was never more than 2.9% ahead of Obama.
The McCain/Palin ticket truly only led Obama in the immediate bounce during and after the convention.
McCain's poll collapse corresponded with his inept handling of the financial crisis.
Frankly, it's sad to see a conservative blaming Palin, even indirectly, for the McCain/Palin ticket problems. Palin was attacked brutally, but she handled it admirably, and it wasn't Palin that pulled down the ticket. It was McCain.
Hi. It was TEAM Romney that threw Election 2008
for Obama.
That was TEAM ROMNEY - Legion of Backstabbers and Misogyists.
Not McCain. Romney. Romney the Lying Backstabber.