Posted on 10/06/2008 6:33:32 AM PDT by CatOwner
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 52% of the vote while John McCain earns 44%. This is the highest level of support ever recorded for Obama and is his largest lead of the year. It also continues a remarkable twenty-five days in a row where the Democrat’s support has never declined by even a single point. The Democratic candidate has gained six full percentage points of support since Lehman Brothers collapsed to start the Wall Street mess ...
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Sorry..meant scott in VA
“Not good. At all. The only movement is towards The One. McCain/Palin can’t seem to break out of the low 40s. If Mc/P have any heavy artillery, it’s time to unload it. “
No.
The time to “unload the heavy artillery” has past and gone. If there was indeed ever any “artillery”, it should have been fired right off, and let the shells fall where they may.
When you’ve come to that point in the race where partisans start shouting “it’s time to hit harder!”, well - that’s the indication that the race is probably lost whatever you do.
In earlier postings I pointed out that once a candidate (on EITHER side) starts “breaking 50%”, it’s well-nigh impossible for the other candidate to overcome that.
As others here are pointing out, Rasmussen’s methodology “tilts towards the democrats”. But even taking that into consideration, when I see numbers like “52-44%”, I can’t help but see the gap as “too far to go”.
I’m still going to the polls, regardless. Even though McCain never had a chance here (Connecticut), I’ll go anyway.
But although I’m just a dumb working-class “prole”, I’m wise enough to know the score this time around.
- John
If Obambi is elected mercy is not what we are going to see.
2012 will be tough??
Uh, I think not. That will be the year the grassroots of the GOP rise up and tell the establishment to 1), Change the primary process which allows the Rats and “Independents” in the eary states to influence who will be a favorite for our nominee, and 2) the old guard in the GOP that has been incompetent the better part of the decade and fighting back against the Rats and Drive Bys will thrown out on it’s ear if we lose in a few weeks.
Sarah will be in prime position to win the nomination. If we lose, you can bet the infrastructure will be in construction mode the day after the election for a Sarah for President campaign.
The Grassroots are pissed which should make the establishment work harder in the next few weeks to win this thing for job preservation.
If Obama is elected, there will be no more politics in America (There will be no more America-we will be a third world toilet for generations)
Why would the two statements be contradictory? In the Rasmussen poll Obama has had string of 25 days of not declining and is today at its highest point.
He’s also oversampling dems by 2 points and undersampling Rs by 4 points... adjust for that and you have a 48 to 50 race folks.
2004 turnout was 37D 37R 26I, Rass is sampling 39D, 33R and 28I. Relax folks.
“McCain should hand the reins to Palin”.
...completely! If he’s “Country First”, then make this election and your campaign about country first. Let go of your ego and your bi-partisan BS talk and let Sarah go!
The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator shows Obama leading in states with 217 Electoral College votes while McCain has the edge in states with 174 votes. When “leaners” are included, Obama leads 264-185 (see Quick Campaign Overview). There are currently six states in the Toss-Up category—Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia. If Obama were to win all the states that are currently leaning in his direction, he would need to win only one of those six toss-up states to become the nation’s next President
I am beginning to agree. All polling will bump up and down a point or two on a day to day basis. But twenty five days in a row of not loosing a single point? I smell rats.
What did Scott change his weighting to this time.
Weekend results generally favor Democrats. I do believe Rasmussen is an excellent pollster. However, I too think there is something flawed with the input, perhaps the Bradley effect comming into play. But, if this poll is accurate, McCain/Palin would win maybe 2 states. I just don’t see it.
“Sarah will be in prime position to win the nomination. If we lose, you can bet the infrastructure will be in construction mode the day after the election for a Sarah for President campaign.”
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Why wait until after the election?
Perhaps Palin is the best candidate ... RIGHT NOW.
That’s what I’m saying.
This country really deserves judgement for turning our backs on God, and for allowing the culture to degrade as it has to glorify ugliness and sin.
0bama would bring that deserved judgement.
A Palin election would be a show of Mercy.
By 2016, or 2012 Obama and ACORN will have so "fixed" the election process that national elections will be more for show than reality.
LOL... good one. :)
Sorry...I’m not wearing rose-colored lenses...and thought things did look bad in ‘06...but I just ain’t buying these numbers. Something is wrong.
Absolutely!!! Rasmussen, I can the evil glint in your eyes as you speak on H&C about how bad the repubs are doing.
You my friend (rasmussen) are a low life
McCain might have saved this had he opposed the billionaire bailout. A Democratic version would have passed anyway and the markets would still be tumbling.
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