Newsweek: Obama's Lead Slips

Real Clear Politics ^ | July 11, 2008 | TOM BEVAN

[FocusNexus]

Newsweek turned heads with a poll two weeks ago touting a massive 15-point lead for Obama. Their newest survey has heads turning in the other direction, showing Obama's lead dwindling to just 3 points over McCain:

Obama 44 (-7) McCain 41 (+5) Undecided 15 (+2)

In the Newsweek poll, Obama's support among Republicans and Democrats was basically unchanged, but his support among Independents dropped 14 points, to 34% from 48% two weeks ago.

McCain increased his support among Republicans by five points (to 83% from 78%) and among Independents by five points (to 41% from 36%).

[FocusNexus]

LINK to Newsweek poll

More encouraging news overall.

But there are still 12% of Republicans who say they plan to vote for Obama. Those are the real RINOs.

[madison10]

...or they are Republicans with no access to the internet.

[Always Right]

Newsweek: Obama's Lead Slips

LOL, my headline: "Newsweek poll comes back to reality"

[Norman Bates]

But there are still 12% of Republicans who say they plan to vote for Obama. Those are the real RINOs.

I can almost guarantee that by the time we are done with boom-boom that number won't top 6 or 7%.

[Huskrrrr]

You mean the Obama flip-flops aren’t working working on the voters? Who’d a thunk?

[Maelstorm]

These numbers are aren’t bad. There is plenty of time to shore things up. Just wait till McCain picks a VP, the convention, and the debates.

[ncalburt]

Can't handle GOOD News about McCain. Can You !
Its tough being a Obama collaborator sometimes.

[goldstategop]

With all the advantages he has, Obama should be up by double digits! This is not a good sign for the Democrats. At this point in time in 2004, John F. Kerry, a far weaker candidate, led by 17 percentage points.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Oldexpat]

Just wait a couple weeks. Osbama will be in Fairbanks campaigning for opening ANWR.

[chaos_5]

But there are still 12% of Republicans who say they plan to vote for Obama.

I was painfully stuck in a jury lounge and saw CNN talk about these defectors. They called them "Obamacons".

[ncalburt]

More like “Drops like Meteor”. I wonder what the real poll figures looked like .Newsspeak was force to show this massive swing downward for there Messiah. I have a feeling people are not real overwhelmed by either person.

I don't think Obama ‘s boyfriend Matt Drudge will be showing this in a HEADLINE !

[hsalaw]

Just wait a couple weeks. Osbama will be in Fairbanks campaigning for opening ANWR.

Ah, but will he be speaking Inuit or will he still be embarassingly monolingual?

[sasportas]

Probably reverse psychology by Newsweek, hoping to rally the dims. I don’t trust anything from “News-tweak.” Including their polls.

[EyeGuy]

“Just wait till McCain picks a VP..”

Yes.

Given McCain’s age and his efforts to complete alienate the conservative base, this choice is especially important and, I believe, makes or breaks the election.

No matter what the substance of the debates, OReader, will be declared the winner by his LeftMedia, and in the minds of the visually-oriented, vacuous America voters, will indeed have “won”, strictly based on his “smooth” appearance and delivery.

[ncalburt]

They don't exist outside the Obama media .
I read all about how Obama’s media guy Axelrod made up this
phony term with a Whisper campaign back in November.
Its a hoax the Inside the Beltway Dem media wants to believe so they keep repeating it.Axelrod is a former newspaper propagandist so he knows how to peddle these LIES over and over again. Its fascinating to watch the Obama media doing his bidding.

[Maelstorm]

I disagree on the debates. Obama never did very well against Hillary who was his idealogical equal. I don’t expect him to fair well against McCain. He will look like a little boy with a deep voice.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Just wait a couple weeks. Osbama will be in Fairbanks campaigning for opening ANWR.

OMG! NoBombo turning into a Pub?

[jwalsh07]

I guess they ran out of Kool Aid and the lysergic acid diethylamide they sweetend it with.

[ken21]

i seriously doubt that 12% of republicans will vote for obama!

either they’re not republicans

or, later when they realize that their taxes are going up,

they’ll get religion.

“obama republicans” is a joke.

[EyeGuy]

I hope you are right, but he has already deluded much of America and I don’t just mean flighty young girls and the slam-dunk 95% black racist vote; people from whom I would have expected better judgment.

Then there is the problem of McCain’s presence and delivery. A wee notch below the exemplar of the great communicator, Ronald Reagan would’t you say?