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New Gallup Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama (54%-44% among Likely Voters)
Gallup | 9/7/08 | Susan Page,

Posted on 09/07/2008 5:39:09 PM PDT by LdSentinal

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008polls; bounce; electionpresident; gallup; mccain; mccainpalin; palin; palindemonium; poll
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To: mimaw
It appears that this might be a "puff piece" about Palin's baby. So let's hold fire until we see what the article actually says.

My theory is that the MSM has suffered severe backlash over their scandal-mongering with Sarah. They see how this backlash has engendered support for Sarah and hurt their boy (Obama) in the recent polling and they are trying desperately to rid themselves of the stain.

So they will put out this puff piece and try to contain the damage.

221 posted on 09/07/2008 6:31:00 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 98 days away from outliving Sam Sheppard)
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To: All

Don’t like this at all. If they are desperate, Hillary could be given the ticket with Obama claiming illness. It is absolutely conceivable when they get into a mindset that says “we’re going to lose anyway, there’s nothing to lose with this risk.”


222 posted on 09/07/2008 6:32:14 PM PDT by Owen
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To: ilgipper

That’s gonna leave a mark.

TEN points>? Wow...Sarah-cuda!


223 posted on 09/07/2008 6:32:38 PM PDT by RockinRight (Obama who?)
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To: cookcounty
And I don't think it's just because she's good looking and has about 60 million guys thinkin' "o--o-h that Todd Palin did good."

or 60 million women thinkin' "oooh that Sarah Palin did good."

but seriously....Sarah Palin is an energy expert and that is the most important issue these days. And she has exec experience with a record as reformer.
224 posted on 09/07/2008 6:32:45 PM PDT by ari-freedom (We never hide from history. We make history!)
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To: RoseofTexas

Agree!.... I saw the crowd in New Mexico...my goodness.

Old, young,white,hispanic and yes even a few blacks!

You are absolutly right...Republicans needed energy....Boy oh Boy are they energized...standing in line with flags....

I saw a republican man with shorts, black socks and baseball hat...you know the dorky Republican... He was sooooo happy and looked like a winner.


225 posted on 09/07/2008 6:33:00 PM PDT by Texas4ever (SIT DOWN JUNIOR :))
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To: lolhelp
Go to youtube and search "Obama, Muslim faith". Also search for "faith", "Muslim faith" in the FR search engine (titles).

He actually said "my Muslim faith" in an interview with ABC's This Week.

He's coming unglued.

226 posted on 09/07/2008 6:33:21 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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To: Russ

Yep, but this time around maybe the folks have had enough and will put their boot into the lefty trash bags.


227 posted on 09/07/2008 6:33:27 PM PDT by Eighth Square
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To: gswilder
Now McCain needs to hit him hard with all the stuff they have been saving. When Americans here about Obama’s support for infanticide, they will leave him in droves. Ayers, Wright, Rezko, etc. All will come out.

They need to take him out with Ayers, Wright, Rezko, BLT otherwise he will come back again in 4 or 8 years with more experience.
228 posted on 09/07/2008 6:33:33 PM PDT by igoramus08
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To: LdSentinal
Holy SH*T Batman!

Even though it's just a poll...


229 posted on 09/07/2008 6:33:47 PM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Kill 'em til they're dead, then kill 'em again!)
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To: devere
Rasmussen has been the most accurate and the most consistently fair in its treatment of republicans/conservatives. I like his methodology and his openness about it.

Today's Rasmussen rolling 3 day average says:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday, September 7, shows the race for the White House is tied.

In the first national polling results based entirely on interviews conducted after Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech, Barack Obama gets 46% of the vote and so does John McCain. When "leaners" are included, it’s all even at 48%.


230 posted on 09/07/2008 6:34:14 PM PDT by xzins (ZerObama: zero executive, military, or international experience)
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To: Burma Jones

Gallup’s Likely Voter screen may take the “Bradley effect” into account.


231 posted on 09/07/2008 6:34:37 PM PDT by Chet 99 (http://www.mccainpalinvictory2008.com/)
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To: RoseofTexas
Texas is in the bag for M/P

As an ex-Californio, now firmly ensconced in North Texas, you don't know how good that sounds to me.

"Let it be on Earth as it is in Texas"

232 posted on 09/07/2008 6:35:30 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: RockinRight
Its interesting that some give up easier than others... ...look who is getting thrown under the bus:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6979512

233 posted on 09/07/2008 6:36:16 PM PDT by JEH_Boston
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To: Cyropaedia

“Yes, it is time for Joe to get that medical check up, where he discovers he’s developed some unforseen medical condition that will require him to drop out.”

The Rat’s favorite dance is “The Torricelli”. But will Hillary agree to participate? At this point she’d probably make Obama grovel.


234 posted on 09/07/2008 6:37:25 PM PDT by devere
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235 posted on 09/07/2008 6:37:49 PM PDT by kingattax (99 % of liberals give the rest a bad name)
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To: spacejunkie01
I’m pretty sure the diff is between ‘registered’ and ‘likely’ voters. The bigger spread is with likely voters.

The exact quote is, "In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote."

Frankly, especially considering the ACORN and youth messiah factors, I'm more 'comfortable' with the 4 point lead for McCain at this moment.

236 posted on 09/07/2008 6:38:11 PM PDT by unspun (Mike Huckabee: Government's job is "protect us, not have to provide for us.")
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To: LdSentinal

I am still worried about a few of things:

1. The Democrats have registered many new voters during their primary who will not show up in these polls.

2. That John McCain will “peak too soon” and his lead will erode too far by election day.

3. As we well know, it’s all about the Electoral College, not the popular vote (although it is usually not an issue, it can certainly become one, can’t it?)


237 posted on 09/07/2008 6:38:15 PM PDT by gopsue (I want my Global Warming!!!)
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To: Pride in the USA

Woohoo! As hard as it is to imagine, this is going to get even uglier now.


238 posted on 09/07/2008 6:38:28 PM PDT by lonevoice (John McCain was a Kinoki foot pad in the Reagan Revolution)
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To: wolf24

Not Pawlwnty, it was Romney and he was in the high 60s.


239 posted on 09/07/2008 6:38:49 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Comparative Advantage
with the Republican convention being held so late this time...

Two factors to that: The 'Rats were during the last week of summer when many were on vacation, while the 'Pubs occurred AFTER their return. Yes, they might have been focused a bit more on schools, but after a day running around schools and buying school supplies, the evening was spent listening and reflecting on the likes of Rudy, Mitt, Huck, Cindy... and PALIN and McCAIN.

240 posted on 09/07/2008 6:40:12 PM PDT by C210N (The television has mounted the most serious assault on Republicanism since Das Kapital.)
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