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Top of the Ticket: Experience a key John McCain advantage in new L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll
Israel Matzav: LA Times: It's a dead heat
TPM Election Central: Poll: National Race A Dead Heat; McCain's Attacks Working
Say Anything: Bloomberg Says Race Statistically Tied
The Corner on National Review Online: LAT Poll--Obama Up by 2
Experience a key John McCain advantage in new L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll
Top of the Ticket —
... The survey posed a number of questions about the potential impact of race on the presdiential race, which The Times' Michael Finnegan explores elsewhere on LATimes.com. ...
LA Times: It's a dead heat
Israel Matzav —
LA Times: It's a dead heat An LA Times/Bloomberg poll that was just released has the US Presidential race as a dead heat . But this poll has lots of interesting factoids in it: Voters favor Obama on the economy, the issue they rank as most important. McCain's supporters remain less enthusiastic than those of his rival. And independents, a crucial swing bloc, are leaning toward Obama. Also, the Republican Party's dismal standing under President Bush remains a drag on McCain's candidacy: 75% of voters say the country is seriously on the wrong track. Overall, Obama holds a ...
Poll: National Race A Dead Heat; McCain's Attacks Working
TPM Election Central —
... The new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll is out, and it finds that McCain's barrage of "celeb" ads and smears on Obama's alleged lack of patriotism has worked to produce a dead-heat: ...
Bloomberg Says Race Statistically Tied
Say Anything —
Via the LA Times Barack Obama’s public image has eroded this summer amid a daily onslaught of attacks from Republican rival John McCain, leaving the race for the White House statistically tied, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released today.
Onslaught of attacks?? May I translate? Obama is such an awful candidate that no matter how hard we in the MSM try, the lackluster campaign of John McCain is still sufficient to keep the two of them tied!
Cross posted at Proof ...
LAT Poll--Obama Up by 2
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] The LA Times poll generally hasn't been kind to McCain, but now he trails only by 2, with Obama's favorable rating down from 59% to 48%: Barack Obama's public image has eroded this summer amid a daily onslaught of attacks from Republican rival John McCain, leaving the race for the White House statistically tied, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released today. ...
LA Times/Bloomberg: Obama +2
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
New national poll from the Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg (August 16-18, 1,248 RV, MoE +/- 3.0%) shows Obama's lead shrinking to just two points, down from a 12 point lead in June: Obama 45 (-4) McCain 43 (+6) Overall, Obama leads by 3.0% in the ...
Barack Obama's image suffers under John McCain attacks, poll finds
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... with many voters. By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 2:00 PM PDT, August 19, 2008 Barack Obama's public image has eroded this summer amid a daily onslaught of attacks from Republican rival John McCain, leaving the race for the White House statistically tied, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released today. Far more voters say McCain has the right experience to be president, the poll found. More than a third have questions about Obama's patriotism. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-poll20-2008a... Read more: ...
LAT/Bloomberg: A Statistical Dead Heat
Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... The Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll out this evening shows the presidential contest tightening with Barack Obama leading John McCain, 45%-43%. A statistical dead heat. ...
Saw This Show Before
Oliver Willis —
Today
Far more voters say McCain has the right experience to be president, the poll found.
March
As the candidate running hardest on the platform of experience, Clinton was seen by a wide margin (61 percent to 22 percent) as the candidate possessing that quality.
What the press isn’t telling you is that in the very same poll where they’re hyping the “experience” advantage, that edge doesn’t translate into a lead for John McCain. So ...
Required Reading: Obama's Dog Days
Weekly Standard Blog —
From the Los Angeles Times, “Barack Obama's Image Suffers Amid John McCain Attacks, Poll Finds” by Michael Finnegan
More good polling news for the Maverick. The latest L.A. Times/Bloomberg effort shows McCain pulling within two of Obama, trailing by the razor thin margin of 45-43. In June, the Times/Bloomberg showed Obama with a 12 point lead. The Times is clear on what has caused Obama’s stunning fall from grace:
Barack Obama's public image has eroded this summer amid a daily onslaught of attacks from Republican ...
Another Poll Shows Obama Ahead; Declares He's Dead Meat
Hoffmania! —
... The LA Times/ Bloomberg Poll has him ahead of McCain 45%-43%. So of course the lead is:
Barack Obama's public image has eroded this summer amid a daily
onslaught of attacks from Republican rival John McCain, leaving the
race for the White House statistically tied, according to a Los Angeles
Times/Bloomberg poll released today.
Journalism - where the facts never get in the way of a good story. ...
LAT/Bloomberg Poll: Presidential Race Tightens
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll shows the presidential race remains tight, with Sen. Barack Obama edging Sen. John McCain, 45% to 43%. ...
Presidential Polls
Daily Kos —
... Note that when this poll had Obama up by 12 in June, it was dismissed as an outlier along with the equally volatile Newsweek poll. Today's numbers are consistent what other polls show (see rest of post.) According to the news article, Obama still benefits from increased D enthusiasm. The LA Times version speculates on McCain negative attacks because Obama's fav/unfav now resemble McCain's. OTOH, ...
LAT Blames Obama Poll Drop On 'Attacks' By McCain
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... So how does the Times frame the results of their new poll? "Barack Obama's image suffers amid John McCain attacks, poll finds." Apparently, the Times has a hard time acknowledging that people are simply learning more about the candidates, and more are simply deciding that Obama is not their guy. The Times would rather blame Obama's receding lead on "attacks" by McCain. ...
Setting The Table For Denver, LA Times Plays "The Celebrity Card"
BAGnewsNotes —
... From my vantage, I see this image as having a particularly high toxicity quotient, not just "playing the celebrity card" but also suggesting Barack Obama -- opposite the squad and gawkers and citizen paparazzi -- as not just a rock star, but perhaps an animal in the zoo.
I just have to add, the caption was lowly enough already -- parroting "naive," "celebrity" and "unprepared" -- without that finishing reference to danger.
(h/t: Lauren)
Barack Obama's image suffers amid John McCain attacks, poll finds ...
Overrated Obama
The American Spectator —
... , the same poll shows him in a statistical dead heat with McCain. But none of the press wizards who gushed about the "surgical precision" of Team Obama's strategy seem to have started wondering if Axelrod and Plouffe actually know what they're doing. Instead, with just 75 days until the election, the media is immersed in speculation about whom the Democrat will choose as his running mate. Perhaps Team Obama should consult Frank Mankiewicz, who knows a thing or two ...
Poll: America Still Isn’t Ready
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... strives to become the first African American president. Most voters say they know at least some people who feel uneasy about electing a black president; 17% say the country is not ready to do so.
Still, the poll found that McCain faces serious obstacles. Voters favor Obama on the economy, the issue they rank as most important. McCain’s supporters remain less enthusiastic than those of his rival. And independents, a crucial swing bloc, are leaning toward Obama.
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And Obama's VP Is . . .
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... , and most polls show McCain and Obama in a dead heat. Major Obamabot David Gergen is stressing on CNN about Obama's apparent inability to fight like Hillary Clinton. Gergen, who rarely had a kind word for Hillary during the primary, now thinks " ...
LAT/Bloomberg Poll: Presidential Race Tightens
The Hollywood Liberal —
... The latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll shows the presidential race remains tight, with Sen. Barack Obama edging Sen. John McCain, 45% to 43%.“More striking than the head-to-head matchup, however, is the drop in Obama’s favorable rating” which “has sunk to 48% from 59%” since the poll in June. “At the same time, his negative rating has risen to 35% from 27%.” Key findings: “Most voters say they know at least some people who feel uneasy about electing a black president; 17% say the country is not ready to do so.” However, “the poll found that McCain faces serious ...
McCain Takes the Lead?
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... still has Virginia tied and therefore has the race at Obama 264, McCain 261. Even in the RCP calculation, McCain’s leads in several important battlegrounds are razor thin and quite possibly statistical anomalies. Still, this is the first time he’s actually had the lead since he and Obama became their parties’ presumptive nominees. Further, McCain is moving up in almost every national poll. LAT/Bloomberg shows a statistical tie (Obama 45, McCain 43). ...
The Morning Report
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... " (Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times ) - Senator John McCain is facing increasing scrutiny about his selection of a running mate as some social conservatives expressed alarm on Tuesday that Mr. McCain might ask a candidate who favors abortion rights to join him on the ticket. " Obama and McCain in a statistical tie " (Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times ) - John McCain has begun rallying dispirited Republicans behind him, while Democratic rival Barack Obama has made scant progress building new support, leaving the presidential race statistically tied, according to a new Los ...
MORNING READ
News —
... - Erick Erickson, RedState [image] The Beauty of Keeping Lieberman in Mix - C.P. Liebau, Townhall [image] Fearing Lieberman as VP Pick - Jane Hamsher, Huffington Post [image] FRC on Pro-Choice Pick - Matt Lewis, Townhall.com [image] Obama's Infanticide Support In MSM - E. Morrissey, Hot Air [image] We're Getting Closer - Seth Liebsohn, The Corner [image] Finally! Maddow Gets Show - kos, Daily Kos OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama and McCain in a Statistical Tie - Los Angeles Times Candidates' Abortion Views Not So ...
To borrow a Douglas Adams line, ‘Don’t panic’
Political Animal —
... Development #1 — A new LAT/Bloomberg poll shows Barack Obama’s national lead over John McCain down to just two points, 45% to 43%. Most Americans don’t think Obama has the “right” experience to be president; there are far too many racists who question the color of Obama’s skin; and after a barrage of negative attacks and smear tactics from McCain, Obama’s favorable rating has slid from 59% to 48% since June. ...
Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online —
... [image] Takes Case for Drilling to the Gulf The New York Times [image] [image] Obama Ads in Key States Go on Attack The New York Times [image] VP Pick Remains Mystery Despite More Clues USA Today [image] Returning to Springfield; Will Running Mate Be with Him? Chicago Tribune [image] 2003 Stand on Abortion Draws New Criticism in 2008 The New York Times [image] Ratchets up Negative Advertising Los Angeles Times [image] [image] State of the Race Obama and McCain in a Statistical Tie Los Angeles Times [image] Obama, McCain Deadlocked as ...
8/20: Dukakis II?
Blogometer —
digby : "It's not the end of the world (yet), but [the LA Times /Bloomberg poll ] does show that McCain's negative attacks were far more effective than Obama's pivot to the center these past two months. The Democratic campaign in the fall is going to have to be much much tougher than the summer was. The Republicans are going to be firing all their weapons --- we haven't seen the worst of it, by far. We'd better hope the convention is a huge success and gives the campaign a nuclear blast-off." AMERICAblog 's Robert Arena : "Not all is lost folks, Obama has ...
The Tightening
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... in the past that most of the poll fluctuation we're seeing is statistical noise, and the convention next week will give Obama a bump. It's also silly to focus on the horse race before the most volatile period in any campaign. But this nugget from the LAT/Bloomberg poll has to be worrying: ...
Hullabaloo — ... I'm personally incredibly uninterested in the VP pick --- this parlor game is so lame and so tiresome by this point that I'll just be glad when it's decided. But if the strategy for the fall is now to win with a ground game and increased turnout of the base, there is some logic to choosing her over one of the others. ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — MULTIPLE OBAMA LEADS: VERY GOOD NEWS FOR McCAIN CBS/New York Times: Obama up by 3. NBC/Wall Street Journal: Obama up by 3. And, from yesterday: Quinnipiac: Obama up by 5. Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg: Obama up by 2. Rasmussen: Obama up by 3. Gallup: Obama up by 2. If this holds up and Obama wins, maybe, in the spirit of the predominant narrative about McCain, we'll be told by pundits that Obama actually lost because many people who voted for Obama ...
Rich: Last Call for Change We Can Believe In
Hoffmania! —
... Even
as it points to America’s future, the Obama campaign also has the duty
to fill in its opponent’s past. McCain’s attacks on Obama have worked:
in last week’s Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg poll,
Obama’s favorable rating declined from 59 to 48 percent and his
negative rating rose from 27 to 35. Yet McCain still has a lower
positive rating (46 percent) and higher negative rating (38) than
Obama. McCain is not nearly as popular among Americans, it turns out,
as he is ...
As the Racers Stumble into the Blocks: Polls on Obama vs. McCain
Hit & Run —
... 45 42 Obama +3 NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 08/15 - 08/18 45 42 Obama +3 LA Times/Bloomberg 08/15 - 08/18 45 43 Obama +2 ...
