Posted on 09/26/2008 6:29:14 AM PDT by CatOwner
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Barack Obama attracting 50% of the vote while John McCain earns 45%. This is Obama’s biggest lead since his convention bounce peaked with a six-point advantage. In fact, on only two days since clinching the Democratic nomination in early June has Obama enjoyed a lead bigger than he has today.
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Gallup has it even, Battleground McCain +2, and Zogby has it McCain +2.
If the election were held today ... it would be November, but it's not.
Possibly, just possibly the financial chaos on Wall Street and Congress's and the White House ineffectiveness have something to do with the Rasmussen numbers. If this thing works out, McCain should be OK. If it doesn't...
also remember ras said that weds nite was an absolutely huge nite for Obama
you are seeing that in this poll.
last nite might not have been as good
I have no idea why, but Rasmussen is always a few days behind Gallup. When McCain had a bounce after his convention, it happened on Gallup first, then showed up a few days later on Ras. Now Ras is showing the bounce Obama had this past weekend on Gallup. He’s also showing some absurd state polls (Obama leading in NC).
The Obambi bounce has faded on Gallup, so it’ll fade on Ras, too.
What daheck has gotten into people this morning?
McCain is in the midst of the single most brilliant, game-changing maneuver in modern political history and some here are freakin’ ‘cause of one aberrant poll!
Rasmussen is a fly in the ointment only becaause you don’t like his numbers....zogby predicted a kerry landslide in ‘04; said kerry would get more than 300EV....he also said hussien would destory clinton in the Cali primary...
it’s nice to see zogby’s numbers but his record has not been good...
Ras has been monkeying with his polls for weeks and gaming his political affliations . His polls are looking like the outlier.
Ras has been monkeying with his polls for weeks and gaming his political affliations . His polls are looking like the outlier.
> I don’t see where you get people are “making up their
> minds”.
It seems that the percentages for Obama are going up by a greater margin than any decline in points for McCain, indicating that the “undecideds” are breaking for Obama.
McCain is toast, put a fork in him, especially after he has screwed the bailout. Bet he doesn’t poll 30 percent.
Really, you are the one using rasmussen's poll to say that McCain should debate, but the others show a McCain surge.
BTW, has Rassmussen posted a poll showing the opposition to the bailout, no.
Again, my opinion Rassmussen is cooking the books to save his finacial ass.
Today at the office I (the secret office conservative) have taken this tack:
I’ve been putting a sad, hurt look in my eyes and saying, “I don’t understand what Barak” (always call him “Barak,” it makes it sound like you adore him) “what Barak is doing. He should be in Washington, doing his job. He should be Helping the People. Instead he’s getting ready for his debate. That debate could take place anytime, it doesn’t have to be tonight. He’s acting like an old-time politician. I don’t understand, I—I just thought he was better than this. I’m so disappointed.” Followed by heartbroken shake of head.
It’s getting results. It silences people who support him. You can see them thinking. Helps that as a mother I’m good at expressing exaggerated disappointment. ;-)
As of yesterday Zogby has McCain up by 2 and leading in all battleground states except VA; this includes PA, FL, NC, NV, CO, NH, and some by 5+; for 2 days Battleground has McCain up by 2 and Gallop has them even. Furthermore, overnight polls referred to on Fox say that polls are showing that McCain made the right decision this week. Something is majorly wrong with Ras.
What upsets me is the media corruption and bias. I guess I knew this was coming and expected it but the American people are completely brain dead.
In some public opinion polls, they solidly believe the Democrats are the best ones for the economy, fair taxes and health care. The only thing that Republicans dominate is national security. Which the media has effectively placed at the bottom of the list of priorities.
The latest financial crisis/scandal has been blamed on Republicans by the very Democrats who should be tried and convicted for it. Yet, they are getting away with it lock, stock and barrel, with the media’s help.
This is beyond sickening. Our only hope is a strong victory in the debates.
> I don’t see where you get people are “making up their
> minds”.
It seems that the percentages for Obama are going up by a greater margin than any decline in points for McCain, indicating that the “undecideds” are breaking for Obama.
And I don’t mean that this should discourage us, but all the more encourage us to engage and debate, respectfully, those who would vote for the communist ticket.
Meanwhile, it seems that the undecided’s here in the New Hampshire Senate race are breaking for the Republican incumbant, John Sununu.
This is the same pollster who did Portait of America polls back in 2000. Sorry - not buying. He was way off back then. Had us thinking W landslide.
It is all about turnout, turnout, turnout, and nothing more. Which side is more motivated to go to the polls.
Our side *is* motivated. The whole point of the MSM effort over the next 5 weeks is to try to beat down that resolve. Don’t let the bastards do it!
I’m sick to these stupid polls. Every day they flip and flop around, one in the lead by 4% points, the next day behind by 5. This is stupid. Nothing changes this much every day.
As well as the Battleground tracking poll and several non-tracking polls. But I think that the problem here is that Rasmussen's polling for Tuesday was a huge outlier for Obama. That day drops off tomorrow. If you replace Tuesday with the Monday polling that dropped off today (which is more consistent with his usual results), I calculate that Obama's lead would drop to 48-46.
Scott’s is a tracking poll that lags the daily changes we see in others. Remember the 52-45 Obama lead a couple days ago? I believe that was Gallup.
Treating those office libs as errant children is probably pretty close to the mark!
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