New Gallup Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama (54%-44% among Likely Voters)

Gallup | 9/7/08 | Susan Page,

[LdSentinal]

Can't link directly.

[af_vet_1981]

Obama is in deep trouble. His covention message was “McCain is the third term of Bush” and “hope and change and it is not sticking or resonating.

In addition to his insightful, courageous, and wise choice of Sarah Palin for VP, McCain earnestly admitted the errors that the GOP had made (repentance and contrition) on TV before a huge audience. People knew he was being honest and admitting the problem and promising to correct it are a large part of the dynamic here. People who were angry at the GOP for being the party of Foley (rightly so) and Bush (wrongly so but that's where the country is) are willing to give a McCain led GOP a fresh look and even chance.

Also don't discount the impact of the video story on Cindy McCain that preceded her speech. It was fantastic ! She will make a great First Lady.

[South40]

I agree, but polling like this can spread despondency and teeth-gnashing among our foe.

Well that's a happy thought. :-)

[HalfFull]

Plus the Dems are backed in a corner. They cannot replace Obama with Hillary...that would cause race riots in the inner cities. If McCain/Palin make no mistakes, its over.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

— AND OBAMA GOES DOWN!!!

[Thane_Banquo]

What is the Bradley effect?

[Truthsearcher]

Likely voters tend to be more decided than registered voters

The reason why some registered voters don’t end up voting is precisely they end up not deciding.

[longtermmemmory]

conservative wins elections.

The Democrats are afraid the truth will now come out DESPITE the main stream media blockade of the truth and bias in favor of the left.

[oprahstheantichrist]

Did anyone just see Geraldo on FoxNews? He JUST had the poll stuck under his nose, and was stumbling over the words. Uhh, USAToday....Gallup....Poll....shows...McCain...fifty...Obama...46......uhhhhh....

Keeeep reading Geraldo....Scroll down Obama....

[tellw]

Drudge has this up in red now! HA

[GOPJ]

Plan for the worst, hope for the best...

[Interesting Times]

Rasmussen is excellent, but I think that his Republican / Democrat ratio is significantly lagging recent events. He’s using something like an 8-point gap, and that no longer reflects reality on the ground.

[BARLF]

Hey!

We'll need a landslide so the dems can't count the hanging chads.

Pray! Keep praying,thanking God for His Blessings.

[montag813]

It's all coming apart. The veil has been lifted. Go on YouTube and see the thousands of Obama gaffe videos everywhere you look. Americans know this idiot could never lead the nation. Even if he dumped Biden for Hillary at this point, they would go down in flames. And she would never accept it now.

The only threat from here on out is a mega-blunder from Palin (unlikely) or The DNC pulling a "Torricelli" and dumping Obama for Clinton in the top spot, which would cause an instant race war.

[Tuxedo]

RCP picked it up as well.

[Hattie]

So maybe Obama shouldn’t have spent so many millions on the Grecian column arena. Ridiculous for a political convention IMO. Especially when you have a long string of poor, starving people paraded the day before, telling everyone how Bush took everything from you.

[DeusExMachina05]

I sent the link into Drudge about 10 nminutes ago..whooheee!
I hope it was me that caused many DUmmie heads to pop tonight!

[darkmatter]

The left is going to Sh** their pants tommorrow!. Oh yea!!!

THe barracuda is bring the pain!!!

[Raycpa]

I would think of Lieberman first seeing that he signed his political death warrant.

[Blood of Tyrants]

With polls like this you will soon see how vicious the left can get. Just wait...

What do you mean "wait"? They are already attacking her children!

[SamFromWinfield]