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%).

[NRA2BFree]

Obama's Lead Slips

Now, that's what I like to hear! His own base is angry with him, and that's good news to all Americans! Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of Obamanation!

[LiberConservative]

And McCain/"Maverick"/RINO/RNC will STILL figure out a way to frack it up enough to guarantee an OsamaObama victory in November. The "Republican" party doesn't give a shit about America. You heard it here first, folks.

[DJtex]

Four years ago there was a big issue about not peaking too early. Also, if Obama gets too beat up in the next eight weeks, Hillary is still in the wings and the Dim' nomination is really not settled since the superdelegates can still easily change their minds.

I'd prefer for McCain to keep a relatively low profile until after the Conventions. Let Obama get most of the press right now, let his mistakes and flip-flops just keep piling up.

[Red Steel]

Party ID
Republican 25
Democrat 35
Independent 33
Other/Don’t know 7

[ameagle]

No, they're called Husseinites.

[Maelstorm]

I don’t see how he escapes himself. The only reason libs have managed to survive is because of a media that runs interference for them and has scared Republicans into not attacking Liberals on their weaknesses. Obama is his own greatest weakness. He is like those Easter Bunnies you get on Easter that are nothing but air in the middle. Obama leaves even the most ardent supporter wondering “Is there not more?”.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Well, someone’s pulling someone’s strings. I mean, they even have you thinking that Flip Flopney was some kind of ‘star’. Heck, you might even be under the sorely mistaken impression that he’s to the right of Hillary Clinton. On the surface, he’ll tell you anything you want to hear, but when it comes down to brass tacks, it’s all-liberalism-all the time for ole slick. His Mass.record says so in spades if you do any research.

This election cycle, we had a bunch of loons that believed Slick Willard Romney was an actual conservative and would laughably defend every idiotic thing the man ever did or said. Then, we had the people who would inexplicably support Huckabee, who was nothing more than a rather obvious liberal with an R next to his name and a good sense of humor.

Those two groups and their antics are precisely why we are left here with the choice of McCain or the most liberal Rat who ever ran for Prez. We are left with a nightmare of epic proportions: which is worse? The death of conservatism in the Republican party by electing McCain or the election of a leftist slime like Obama? Neither scenario is pretty.

Take this mess as a reminder of what you get when you push a bag of excrement like Mitt Romney and pretend he’s any kind of conservative.

[littlehouse36]

I love it!

[Miss Didi]

I can't stand to hear him talk anymore. I though Hitlery's voice and style was irritating but I think he is worse and that's hard for me to say because I detest Hitlery.

Scary isn't it, when you start to miss Mrs. Clinton's droning and screeching? Barry is so creepy to me, I mute the TV every time he's on (which is a lot).

[Miss Didi]

I just can’t help but think it it were Romney, he would be kicking Obama’s butt right now.

Both Mitt and Rudy were on Fox ripping Barry good with the Friends. I wish they'd hurry and get on the campaign trail.

[txhurl]

Romney was the star on the Republican side. All of a sudden McCain is the golden boy, Romney fades into the woodwork

Romney would have had a hell of a time with the FLDS and MSM. Best he was out for that.

One of those co-incidences.

[RockinRight]

I think, if things continue this way, we might see a McCain landslide.

[MinuteGal]

"....a bag of excrement like Mitt Romney".

Smooth talker.

Leni

[misspris]

Who wants to talk about Obama or McCain? So-o-o boring.
There’a a Clinton special on CNN right now! Wouldn’t surprise me if she pulled it off yet. WooHoo! I love the Clintons! The convention is yet to be- Maybe the kool-aid will wear off all the delegates. pumas rock!

[Fudd Fan]

I feel the same way, Didi— and I was just thinking about it this morning. Obama comes off as extremely put-on and phony which can certainly fool some people, while even when hillery “cries” she doesn’t sound sincere.

[txhurl]

Welcome to FR, PUMA.

[votelife]

our attacks will be designed just to keep the race about even, then once Obama-messiah gets the nomination, we’ll unload!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

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

I'll wager Fifty Quatloos that most of them are Democrats who told the pollster that they were Republicans.

[comebacknewt]

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

Nailed it.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Yep, some Barry White and a few opinions about Mitt Romney. They call it the ‘bedside manner’ round these here parts. :P