Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
Wednesday Evening Round-up Thread
Open Left - Front Page —
... and CBS, both show Obama up by 3%, down from 6% in both a couple weeks ago. Obama continues to lead, but McCain continues to catch up. ...
NYT/CBS Poll: More Proof McCain Attacks are Working
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Sen. John McCain has cut Sen. Barack Obama's nationwide lead in half, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. Obama is now ahead by three points, 45% to 42%, down from six points two weeks ago. ...
pundits change minds, call election for mcmuffin
skippy the bush kangaroo —
... joe goes on to quote many a poll which shows mcmuffin gaining on obama, or actually ahead, and then concludes that this is somehow not to be expected. joe joins the punditry in their pearl-clutching and vapors, as if a tightening presidential race towards the end of summer is a new thing, unfathomable or even impossible. this position pre-supposes that the long, drawn-out democratic nominating procedure (lasting almost into june), with obama's (and sen. clinton's) name blasted across the airwaves 24/7 had little to do w/the sen. from illinois' ...
New NBC/WSJ, CBS/NYT Polls
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
These are two of the best polls in the business, and they're remarkably similar. Obama leads by three, within the margin the error. Obama's favorables have declined over the summer. Clinton supporters remain skeptical and even give McCain an edge in certain attributes. The CBS poll says that independents are beginning to lean more toward McCain. Also: white men. And twice as many women are undecided. John McCain is running a negative campaign. That's the conclusion of ... wait. Just 29% of voters? Probably all Democrats. But a record for recent ...
CBS Rejects McCain's Assurance He's Not Questioning Obama's Patriotism
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... The CBS News/New York Times survey put Obama up 45 to 42 percent, half the 45 to 39 percent lead of two weeks ago. (A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll reported on Wednesday's NBC Nightly News had the identical results, 45 to 42 percent, down from a six-point spread a month ago. NBC News political director Chuck Todd pointed out that Obama is up 55 to 38 percent among those 18-34, but with those 35 and older McCain up by one point, 43 to 42 percent.) ...
Media Presidential Polls: Tightening Race, Obama By 3
Daily Kos —
The new NBC/WSJ and CBS/NY Times polls are out and there are no radical changes from yesterday's poll tightening. As previously noted, we pay special attention to media polls because of their ability to drive narrative. (For a complete view of all the polls, see pollster.com and fivethirtyeight.com.) One narrative that seems clear as a short term gain and long term pain: McCain is perceived as running a negative campaign. By a nearly six-to-one margin, voters say Republican presidential candidate John McCain is running ...
So Now We Find Out If Obama Really Wants To Win... Or Not
DownWithTyranny! —
... into the military-- Obama would be wondering why his polling numbers never get beyond 70%, not why he and McCain are in a statistical dead heat. And, maybe if Obama was 100% white instead of 50%, that would indeed be the case. But he's not and this is America and he's got to deal with it. ...
McCain Surging
Rhymes With Right —
But then again, we've all been waiting for the moment when the American people recognize that the choice is between experience and image. And as that has happened, Barack Obama's lead has diminished , disappeared , and perhaps become a deficit . John McCain leads Obama 46 percent to 41 percent among likely voters. John McCain has overtaken Barack Obama in the presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released Wednesday morning. McCain leads Obama 46 percent to 41 percent among likely voters, which is outside the poll's margin of error. Reuters/Zogby ...
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 ...
FDL Suggestion Box: What To Do About Lieberman?
Firedoglake —
... ," but they're clearly not. I understand why they think they can't throw him out of the caucus until the next session, but the poll numbers show that John McCain's negative campaign seems to be closing the gap with Obama. ...
As the Racers Stumble into the Blocks: Polls on Obama vs. McCain
Hit & Run —
... 48 45 Obama +3 FOX News 08/19 - 08/20 42 39 Obama +3 CBS News/NY Times 08/15 - 08/19 45 42 Obama +3 NBC News/Wall ...
