Poll: McCain takes 1 point lead in Michigan (45-44)

Real Clear Politics ^ | 09/11/2008 | Insider Advantage/Poll Position

[jerry557]

Link is via Real Clear Politics to a pdf file. Cant post excerpt...

[catchem]

Hell, maybe he SHOULD throw Joe under the bus and call up Chuck. “Chuck, stand up, boy! Awww, hell, Chuck. Ya’ll stand up for Chuck!!!”

[Prole]

I know.

M'Obama is something of a Halloween costume.

[Aria]

Yikes! Michelle - you’re no Jackie Kennedy!

[jerry557]

You have to wonder if some are a little ticked off over the Kwame Kilpatrick mess. Some may not be planning to vote at all.

And the Democrats arnt viewed very favorably in Michigan as before because of that primary mess. Obama didn’t want to count Michigan’s votes until it didnt matter. Voters there wont forget that.

This is one of those states where angry Hillary voters could make a big difference just by staying home.

[kidd]

Whoa

[Maine Mariner]

I certainly did not mean for it to sound racist.
Most polls show Obama getting about 90% of the black vote.
This poll with a sample of 530 voters shows him getting only
77% of that vote. That is a substantial drop. It is great
if true but I am concerned about sampling error that is all.

[Cheryllynn]

If McCain takes MI we could very well be seeing a landslide victory...........not to put the cart ahead of the horse or anything .......just saying :) I’m giddy!!

[Roses0508]

I LOVE this cartoon. When I remarried a couple of years ago, I acquired a younger son as a bonus. He plays travel hockey so I was introduced into the whole hockey mom world. So this cartoon made me laugh out loud.

[maggief]

Love that!

[Roses0508]

I LOVE this cartoon. When I remarried a couple of years ago, I acquired a younger son as a bonus. He plays travel hockey so I was introduced into the whole hockey mom world. So this cartoon made me laugh out loud.

[epluribus_2]

0 cannot win without Mich. Period.

[ameagle]

This information is FALSE.

Detroit will have RECORD turnout and the black vote for Obama will be close to 100%.

Obama’s team via push-polls are trying to suppress votes for McCain in Michigan. If the Dems lose MI, they have to make up an additional 4 states. MI is win or die for them. Not sure if McCain can win MI, but Obama unfortunately will have record votes. Detroit's numbers will be huge.

They are trying to get the Right over confident resulting in fewer votes for McCain. Similar to what happened in 2006.

We have to fight like we are behind in every poll.

[JEH_Boston]

I was mainly yanking your chain. I have always felt that polls lean towards who one is "supposed to vote for" and will lean democratic every time. The real numbers will show up in the voting booth when people actually cast the vot they know is right.

If polls are starting to tend more towards realism, the MSM is not going to enjoy 11/4 and we will be able to go to bed early.

[lakeman]

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=2008-09-10_D933L7G00&show_article=1&cat=breaking

[Centurion2000]

Like you said, a lot of undecided. Plus, a large margin of error. That said, you got to like that McCain is pulling away from Obama with the INPs and the overall trend that this speaks to.

Let's not forget the Blakely effect as well.

[JWinNC]

"McCain/Palin is past the defensive line and into the secondary."

...and streaking for the endzone.

[sportutegrl]

. . . or (being disillusioned) planning to sit the election out.

This will be the great untold story of this election. I feel that there are a lot of Hillary Democrats who cannot bring themselves to vote for McCain, and are so disgusted with the way the primary was run that they will sit the whole election out. This does not bode well for the Dems in down ballot races.

[B Knotts]

Wow!

[ari-freedom]

you see, the way to Michigan is by picking someone who can actually connect to ordinary people and not some fancy rich CEO type whose father was governor there 5 zillion years ago.

[ClayinVA]

Rumor mill has it that Bill Clinton is meeting with Obama right now in New York. Looking for a cite.