IMO, Gallop is jobbing us with these polls. They realize that if they play Obama up now, he has only one way to go before the election, down. You just watch how they craft this.
They’ll have McCain gaining ground in the next week, with Obama going away after that.
On election day, you can bet that Obama will have been gaining every day the week before.
This is so transparent. It’s the big MO, and Gallop is going ot make sure Obama will be shown in just the right light before the election.
IMO, the public hasn’t changed their mind much at all in recent days. They know who they want.
I personally can’t believe much of anyone truly doesn’t know who they are going to vote for by this point.
There are still some undecideds, believe it or not, plus people supporting third party candidates.
One of the things last night's debate could have done for McCain is to swing some possible Bob Barr (Libertarian) voters to McCain, especially in the battleground western states. Could be decisive there if things are very close.
So which candidate peaks the Friday before the election. Didn't W have the drunk driving thing going into the weekend just before his first election.
Disagree DO.
This is not your business as usual election, with some unusual factors mixed in this time. A few unusual factors are, race, volatile economy, and many Republican conservatives feeling they've been raped and robbed by the party for some years now. Not to mention the festering border issue that has taken a back seat to the economy lately, but continues to be a festering issue with millions.
I would guess race will will be a major factor, possibly being aided by many that have just had a belly full of of D.C. with many seeing the Republicans as causing that belly ache.
If McCain fails, the blame will rest with the Republican track record in their past 6 years, handling of the economy, and their chosen candidate.
Currently I see this as a toss up, but we could all be fooled and it could go big, one way or the other.
It will be a very interesting election night.
To answer more specifically, I believe so many are so disgusted, so pissed off, (at both parties) they are just waiting until election night, to see how they feel at the time.