Growing doubts weaken Obama, polls show

The Washington Times ^ | August 6, 2008 | S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan

[Publius804]

Growing doubts weaken Obama, polls show

White, independent voters hedge

S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Growing doubts among white working-class and independent voters blunted the momentum of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential run in recent days, leaving him in a tight contest with Republican candidate Sen. John McCain, pollsters say.

"His bubble hasn't burst, but it's leaking a little bit," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "It is not massive. It is incremental, but we've seen it across the board in all of these states, that [Mr. McCain] is doing better among white voters, especially white voters without college educations."

Mr. Obama, Illinois Democrat, led by double digits earlier this summer but now barely edges out the Arizona Republican in most national polls. A Gallup daily tracking poll released Tuesday showed Mr. Obama with a four-point advantage but, for the first time since June, losing the battle for independents 43 percent to 40 percent.

[Cincinatus]

“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” — A. Lincoln

[rsflynn]

Here it comes. All the B.S. polls starting, like what, 3 years ago showing Republican weakness are starting to come back to earth. This is about the time where people start to pay attention to the race. My bet is you will see the MSM running articles with tag lines, “Obama Campaign: What Went Wrong,” all the while everyone with half a brain will know that it was because nobody want to elect a socialist-wimp for POTUS.

[IamConservative]

McCain is doing better among white voters, especially white voters without college educations.

So, all those folks clinging to religion and guns. Who'da thunk it.

[NavyCanDo]

The more we know about him, the more obvious it is that he is an empty suit. No, an empty suit would be better. He is an America hating Marxist with one talent - reading teleprompters.

Even Ann Coulter, who once said she could never vote for McCain, is now realizing how much of a danger Obama is. Last night, I heard here say she may create a new web site called justgetdrunkandvoteformccain.com.

[6SJ7]

"His bubble hasn't burst, but it's leaking a little bit..."

[ari-freedom]

http://getdrunkandvote4mccain.com

[ClearCase_guy]

“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” — A. Lincoln

I just flashed on the old Bob Newhart routine of the PR guy coaching Lincoln, "Abe, baby, ya gotta write it down! You keep getting it wrong! Well, last week in Peoria you said you can fool all the people all the time. Ya gotta stop saying it like that."

[mass55th]

Let’s hope he goes down in the polls even more after his stadium acceptance speech.

[A CA Guy]

If they are younger educated people, could be they still have to overcome the liberal indoctrination their school of higher learning brainwashed them with.

[A CA Guy]

If they are younger educated people, could be they still have to overcome the liberal indoctrination their school of higher learning brainwashed them with.

[SunkenCiv]

Big donors are the key to Obama’s record haul
International Herald Tribune | August 5, 2008 | Michael M. Luo and Christopher Drew
Posted on 08/06/2008 3:42:39 AM PDT by cdchik123
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057283/posts

[RedEyeJack]

BHO’s admitted use of cocaine (”blow”) would disqualify him from a military assignment to guard a facility that held nuclear weapons. Let me repeat that... He is not qualified by standing regulation (personal reliability program) to be given the authority to safeguard nuclear weapons. Is it logical that the majority of Americans would find it acceptable to give him the authority to command the employment of such weapons? Certainly not in my mind.

[Red Badger]

If you don’t support Obamassa, you are a racist............

[McGruff]

I'm melting. I'm melting.

[maine-iac7]

obaminations promise to give everyone a $500 - 1,000 rebate for fuel by seizing all the oil companies profits for the next year, isn't getting the scrutiny it needs.

Just how could he seize the oil companies profits without nationalizing - Marxism = them? We know they want to nationalize America's business - starting with oil companies...the plan being to get/keep gas as high as possible to squeezeeee an acceptance from the public for Marxism. This would set the precedent to continue taking over businesses.

Also, why is no one asking the obamination just where the oil companies will get money to do any drilling, exploration, building/repairing refineries if they have no profits?

And how can he, on one hand, say he's going to seize their profits and then ‘consider’ off-shore drilling (which he would never really accept..it's "just words").

Many of us long known that the democratic party has, for the past 30 years, been deliberately and successfully infiltrated and taken over by the Marxists.

Maxine Waters let their intention to nationalize first the oil companies in a hearing last month. She was stunned that she had let it slip - and the video is hilarious. It is also frightening that it has received so little attention - even the YouTube view numbers are very low.

It's a chill wind blowing. The Sheeple better wake up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN6s1KVFBNg

[don'tbedenied]

You said: “BHO’s admitted use of cocaine (”blow”) would disqualify him from a military assignment to guard a facility that held nuclear weapons. Let me repeat that... He is not qualified by standing regulation (personal reliability program) to be given the authority to safeguard nuclear weapons. Is it logical that the majority of Americans would find it acceptable to give him the authority to command the employment of such weapons? Certainly not in my mind.”

Unfortunately I think you've made the point that our disqualification policy makes no sense.

[CitizenM]

Excellent point! Wonder how many politicians would be out of office if those rules were applied? After all, it is only our National safety we are concerned about, right?

And...as I have said over and over, anyone running for the President of the U.S. should be given the same scrutiny as is given applicants for positions of our corporations. Starting with those personality tests that reveal a person's penchant for lying, cheating, stealing, being an egomaniac who is not a team player, inability to know right from wrong, etc. Those tests should be manditory to weed out the narcissists and frauds who aspire to any public office - just as corporations use them to select personnel, particularly management level.

[maine-iac7]

MOST excellent post - most reasonable suggestion

[Fresh Wind]

Hey Obama...

Your bubble is leaking, better start pumping!