Submit a Story!
Behind the Numbers
Interest remains high - 90 percent of registered voters are closely following the election, 57 percent "very closely." Those numbers are inline with 2004 and higher than at this time in 2000. Obama continues to benefit from an "enthusiasm gap," but McCain has narrowed the divide this week. 64 ...
Brand new poll numbers
anchoragepress.com — Brand new poll numbers (more) Brand new poll numbers
Why McCain Doesn't Have the Numbers to Win
talkleft.com — Sure, as I've been saying for a few months, the election is now about turnout. Even so,... ABC News boils down the electoral map in such a way that it seems impossible John McCain can win: If McCain doesn't win Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes, he ... (more) Why McCain Doesn't Have the Numbers to Win
Battleground Numbers
Battleground Numbers
thepage.time.com — From Suffolk University, among likely voters: Ohio: Obama 51, McCain 42 Missouri: McCain 45, Obama 44 Conducted... Oct. 16/17-19. Error margin: 4 points.        (more) Battleground Numbers
Comments
Blog Reactions

New ABC/WaPo Tracking Poll: Obama 53 McCain 44
Daily Kos — ... 47 (48)    42 (41)    3.4       LV Battleground:   49 (49)    45 (45)    3.5       LV Gallup:         52 (50)    41 (42)    2         RV  See also the LV I and LV II numbers IBD/TIPP:       47 (47)    41 (42)    3.3       LV  alternate link ABC/WaPo:       53 (--)    44 (--)    3       ...

WP/ABC Tracking Poll: Obama Leads By Nine Points
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — A new Washington Post/ABC News tracking poll shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain by 53% to 44% among likely voters, "aided by voters' focus on the shaky economy and by their perceptions that he is better equipped to handle those problems than his rival." ...

New Polls Show A Race That Is Widening
Comments from Left Field — ... The first is the first data point in the Washington Post and ABCnews daily tracking poll.  This poll suggests that Obama has a nine point lead over McCain.  Still, I want to warn you that the real value in tracking polls is not so much the hard numbers they produce so much as the actual trends that they show over the course of time. ...

Tuesday Morning Open Thread
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... Washington Post & ABC News are going to issue a tracking poll every day at 5:00 PM. The first one was released yesterday showing Obama with a 53% - 44% lead. ...

WP/ABC Poll: Obama Widens National Lead
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The latest Washington Post/ABC News tracking poll shows Sen. Barack Obama now holds an 11 point lead over Sen. John McCain among likely voters. This is Obama's largest lead of the campaign in this poll. ...

Related Content
Watching the numbers
yourish.com 11/5/2008 — I’ve been watching the Virginia numbers since the polls closed. And I’m not just watching them. I have a list of the 2004 county and city election results up on a tab and am referring back to it as results come in. I know which regions went for Bush, and which for Kerry, in 2004. I ...
The Numbers Guy : McCain and the Youngest Voters
blogs.wsj.com 10/30/2008 — According to most polls, Sen. Barack Obama holds a formidable lead over Sen. John McCain among the youngest voters. Among 18- to 29-year-olds, Obama leads by 32 points in the latest Gallup poll , by 36 points in the latest CBS/New York Times poll and ...
Behind the Numbers
blog.washingtonpost.com 12/15/2008 — Q. The big three automakers in the U.S. have asked for up to $34 billion in loans from the government. Some people say it's a bailout those companies don't deserve, and that they'd be better off reorganizing under bankruptcy laws. Other people say ...
Inside the Ohio Numbers
corner.nationalreview.com 11/5/2008 — In addition to the traditional Republican constituency in Ohio, McCain was hoping for significant support among Democrats who voted for Hillary Clinton. But the exit polls show that of the 16 percent of the electorate who identified themselves as ...
Bush by the Numbers
propublica.org 12/9/2008 — The final report card for George W. Bush won’t be in the mail for another few years. (Nixon’s is still being revised -- and, for that matter, Lincoln’s .) But with just a few weeks to go before the 43rd president moves back to Texas, it’s not too ...
Inside the Pennsylvania Numbers
corner.nationalreview.com 11/5/2008 — The reason McCain worked so hard for Pennsylvania was that he believed he might have a chance with those Democrats who wanted Hillary Clinton to win the party's nomination and who could not quite reconcile themselves to Obama's victory. I talked to a ...
MORE BATTLEGROUND NUMBERS
thepage.time.com 10/30/2008 — From TIME/CNN polls, among likely voters: Pennsylvania: Obama 55, McCain 43 North Carolina: Obama 52, McCain 46 Nevada: Obama 52, McCain 45 Ohio: Obama 51, McCain 47 Arizona: McCain 53, Obama 46 Dates conducted: Oct. 23-28. Error margin: ...
Obama's Lead: Big Numbers Last Week, Smaller Numbe...
campaignspot.nationalreview.com 10/21/2008 — Last week, the LA Times had Obama by 9, CBS had Obama by 14, Gallup's expanded sample had Obama by 7, Pew Research had Obama by 7, Ipsos had Obama by ... . . .
"90 Percent" Ad (video)
youtube.com 10/16/2008 — "90 Percent," which features footage from the final debate, highlights how McCain voted with Bush 90 percent of the time. McCain may not be George ...
LATEST BATTLEGROUND NUMBERS
thepage.time.com 10/29/2008 — From TIME/CNN polls, among likely voters: Colorado: Obama 53, McCain 45 Florida: Obama 51, McCain 47 Georgia: McCain 52, Obama 47 Missouri: McCain 50, Obama 48 Virginia: Obama 53, McCain 44 Dates conducted: Oct. 23-28. Error margin: 3.5 ...
Fact Check: Has the Obama campaign launched 'political attacks'CNN Political Ticker 10/20/2008
The Statement: Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, speaking at a rally in St. Charles, Missouri, on Monday, October 20, said "Joe the Plumber," an Ohioan who has become a central figure on the campaign trail, "didn't ask for the ...
Borger: Nomination could cost McCain the electionCNN.com - Politics 10/20/2008
The news over the weekend that former Republican secretary of state and ex-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell is endorsing Barack Obama was hardly unexpected.
More believe McCain's attacks unfair, poll findsCNN.com - Politics 10/20/2008
A growing number of Americans believe John McCain has attacked Barack Obama unfairly, a negative perception of the Arizona senator that could cost him at the polls on Election Day.
Obama hits McCain for "say-anything" politicsReuters: Politics 10/21/2008
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama criticized Republican White House rival John McCain for a "say-anything, do-anything" political style on Monday during a two-day tour to kick off early voting in Florida.
Obama opens 6-point lead over McCainReuters: Politics 10/21/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has expanded his national lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race to 6 percentage points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.