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And Obama's VP Is . . .
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Bayh, or Tim Kaine, Ralph says, "I don't think he's that dumb." According to Nader’s logic, Obama may dislike Hillary, but will conclude he has no choice but to get over it if he hopes to leave next week’s convention in Denver with a unified party and a decent shot against John McCain in the fall. But hey what does Ralph Nader know? Twenty-eight percent of Hillary's primary voters still say no way Obama. CNN's poll of polls reports that Obama's lead has been cut in half, and most polls show McCain and Obama in a dead heat. ...
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). CNN has it Obama 46, McCain 43 - half the lead he enjoyed just days ago. Gallup has it Obama 45, McCan ...
Poll: McCain Overtakes Obama With Five Point Lead Amid Other Polls Showing Obama Weakening
The Moderate Voice —
... the fact that Republicans are now more unified than Democrats seem poised to lose another election that earlier had been painted by pundits as a near sure thing. Clearly, the devil is in the “near”. Just look at these:
–A new L.A. Times poll put the race at a statistical dead heat and a map by Rove&Co shows Obama losing ground in some keys…altering previous calculations showing him with a comfy electoral vote lead.
–The CNN poll of polls shows McCain has cut Obama’s lead in half.
–The latest ...
Hand-wringing
The Reaction —
By Creature There's a whole lot of it going on across the Internets these days. With McCain on the offensive (and being offensive), with a tightening (and even an overtaking) in the polls, with Obama seemingly unwilling or unable to define John McCain, it's natural to worry. While some say it's still early, I say it's getting late fast. If the media continues to portray everything as good news for McCain, it's going to be increasingly difficult for Obama to turn this ...
Obama Takes A Big Hit: Polls and Patterns
Stop The ACLU —
... landed. In recent days, Obama is fighting back, going after McCain on the economy, the issue voters care about most. McCain has changed the dynamic of the race heading into the two conventions. That puts more pressure on Obama to go to Denver and effectively define himself and McCain.” This matches the pattern, if not the exact numbers from the L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll and the Quinnipiac poll from yesterday, both showing the same pattern of Obama dropping as McCain rises. CNN’s new polling of polls still shows Obama with a slight lead (3 percentage points), which is within ...
