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TheHype Well, that's what happens when you select a old white guy for VP to fight off the other old white guy for P... it's gonna be a push.
First Post-Biden Poll: McCain, Obama in Dead Heat
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com —
... CNN/Opinion Research Corp. national poll released late Sunday:
Obama 47, McCain 47
Dates conducted: August 23-24. Error margin: 3.5 points. Read more here.
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Slippage in Hillaryland
Ben Smith's Blog —
From a new CNN poll that shows Obama tied with McCain, down from his 7-point lead in June:
Sixty-six percent of Clinton supporters, registered Democrats who want Clinton as the nominee, are now backing Obama. That’s down from 75 percent in the end of June. Twenty-seven percent of them now say they’ll support McCain, up from 16 percent in late June.
“The number of Clinton Democrats who say they would vote for McCain has gone up 11 points since June, enough to account for most although not all of the support McCain has gained in that ...
No Biden Bounce For Obama
Say Anything —
... DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — It’s a dead heat in the race for the White House. The first national poll conducted entirely after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that battle for the presidency between the Illinois senator and Republican rival John McCain is all tied up. ...
CNN Poll: No Biden Bounce
TalkLeft —
CNN reports: In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Sunday night, 47 percent of those questioned are backing Obama with an equal amount supporting the Arizona senator. Of all the non-Hillary choices, Biden is clearly the best one politically. And even he did not help according to this poll. In discussing polling, too many "analysts" misunderstand the importance of favorability findings. They place great stock in the silly "more likely/less likely" questions pollsters seem to love. Here is the bottom line - Hillary Clinton ...
CNN Poll Suggests Trouble for Obama, But Omits Proper Context
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
A new CNN / Opinion Research released earlier this evening, and conducted yesterday and today in the wake of Barack Obama's announcement of Joe Biden as his running mate, shows a tied race at 47-47. ...
CNN Poll: Biden Pick A Step Backwards For Obama
Stop The ACLU —
…and it looks like its the Hillary supporters that are making the damage! It’s a dead heat in the race for the White House. The first national poll conducted entirely after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that battle for the presidency between the Illinois senator and Republican rival John McCain is all tied up. In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Sunday night, 47 percent of those questioned are backing Obama with an equal amount supporting the Arizona senator. “This looks like a step backward for Obama, who had a 51 to 44 ...
CNN Poll: Presidential Race Dead Even
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The first CNN poll conducted entirely after Sen. Barack Obama named Sen Joe Biden as his running mate "suggests that battle for the
presidency between the Illinois senator and Republican rival John
McCain is all tied up." ...
MORE PROOF OBAMA BOTCHED HIS FIRST BIG DECISION
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
CNN HAS THE FACTS. EXCERPT: In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Sunday night, 47 percent of those questioned are backing Obama with an equal amount supporting the Arizona senator. “This looks like a step backward for Obama, who had a 51 to 44 percent advantage last month,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Even last week, just before his choice of Joe Biden as his running mate became known, most polls tended to show Obama with a single-digit advantage over McCain,” adds Holland. ...
Are the PUMAs Getting Ready to Pounce?
Slublog —
... --
Florida Democrats' outsider status was officially erased Sunday when the national party voted to give each of the state's delegates a full vote at the national convention.
The vote by the credentials committee to bring the state party into the fold comes on the eve of the presidential convention, and Democrats hope it closes a door on a bitter year-long dispute that divided the party.She's making her move, Bambi. And the PUMA's arguments are getting better and better. (H/t: Hot Air)
This might almost make the Democratic convention ...
Obama And McCain Tied In First Poll Since VP Announcement
TPM Election Central —
... A new CNN poll -- the first national survey since Joe Biden was picked as Barack Obama's running mate -- shows Barack Obama and John McCain tied at 47% each, compared to a 51%-44% lead for Obama from a month ago. ...
What's The Deal?
Stubborn Facts —
The portents tea leaves entrails signals are indicating that some accomodation has been reached between the Obama and Clinton camps.
Dems give Michigan and Florida full voting rights
Clinton expected to release delegates Wednesday
I'm sure none of the below had anything to do with it.
CNN poll: Post-Biden poll shows dead heat
Tensions boil between Obama-Clinton camps
Wonder what the ...
This Is the Biden Bounce?
California Conservative —
According to this CNN article, the Biden Bounce is a flop:
The first national poll conducted entirely after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that battle for the presidency between the Illinois senator and Republican rival John McCain is all tied up.
In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Sunday night, 47 percent of those questioned are backing Obama with an equal amount supporting the Arizona senator.
“This looks like a step backward for Obama, who had a 51 to 44 percent advantage ...
A Resounding THUD!
No Runny Eggs —
... According to a new poll done by CNN, the first poll done completely since Biden’s announcement, Obama and McCain are now in a dead heat. The poll shows an erasure of a seven point lead from just one month ago. ...
Clinton Supporters Abandoning Obama in Droves
JammieWearingFool —
... was selected Saturday, shows clips of Clinton attacking Obama during the primary battle, including one in which she says, "Senator Obama's campaign has become increasingly negative." In the ad, a narrator says: "She won millions of votes but isn't on the ticket. Why? For speaking the truth." A previous McCain ad, released shortly after Biden was introduced as the vice-presidential pick, featured a clip of the Delaware senator criticizing Obama during the primary campaign. A CNN poll last night found that 66 percent of Clinton backers now support Obama and that McCain has ...
Race Still Tied After Biden Pick
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... CNN is breathlessly reporting that Barack Obama and John McCain are now tied and that the selection of Joe Biden as Obama’s running mate has hurt the ticket. It’s a dead heat in the race for the White House. The first national poll conducted entirely after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that battle for the presidency between the Illinois senator and Republican rival John McCain is all tied up. In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Sunday night, 47 percent of those questioned are backing Obama with an equal amount supporting the ...
More Hillary supporters going for McCain
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —
Sweet. Sixty-six percent of Clinton supporters, registered Democrats who want Clinton as the nominee, are now backing Obama. That’s down from 75 percent in the end of June. Twenty-seven percent of them now say they’ll support McCain, up from 16 percent in late June. “The number of Clinton Democrats who say they would vote for McCain has gone up 11 points since June, enough to account for most although not all of the support McCain has gained in that time,” says Holland. Go PUMAS!!!
Goodbye Beijing, Hello Denver
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... As the Olympics wound to a close on Sunday night, the Democrats gathered in Colorado for their convention, and already they’ve got a surprise. Ted Kennedy was supposed to stay home, but he’s in Denver and will join the whole Kennedy clan in a special section. The ailing senator might even address the crowd Monday night.
The Democrats could use the buzz—a new CNN poll has Barack Obama tied with John McCain. ...
Hair Plugs Don’t Bounce
Jules Crittenden —
... Obama-Biden ‘08 going nowhere fast. Post-announcement poll shows Biden choice sucking whatever life was left out of Obama’s campaign. CNN : DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — It’s a dead heat in the race for the White House. The first national poll conducted entirely after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden as his running mate suggests that battle for the presidency between the Illinois senator and Republican rival John McCain is all tied up. In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Sunday night, 47 percent of those questioned are backing Obama with an equal amount ...
Matt Lewis: CNN Poll: No Biden Bounce
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... Posted by: Matt Lewis at 8:23 AM According to CNN: “This looks like a step backward for Obama, who had a 51 to 44 percent advantage last month,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. ...
Polls: Race Dead Even Now After Biden Pick Apparently Irks Clinton Supporters
The Moderate Voice —
... The latest CNN poll shows that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama’s choice of Sen. Joe Biden has proven to be a “step backwards” because supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton are unhappy about the choice and balking at supporting the ticket. ...
H&I Fires* 25 AUG 2008
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. —
Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. ******************************** Oh, this was a fun weekend for politics! And it's still reverberating... The first post-Biden-selection poll is up , and he hasn't had the hoped-for effect. I'll be interesting to see what the other polls say... Actually, the bewildering (for some) selection of Biden has a possible explanation: ...
Bitter Butter Battle
TigerHawk —
... . On a more serious note - is this true? We're seeing Obama reel back earlier promises on trade, Iraq and taxes, aren't the positions that he is revising embedded in his base somewhere? I know all the wacked out lefties on a community bulletin board I subscribe to are seething at anticipated treachery from Obama. Despite all this supposed agreement, animosity and intra-party disagreement continue: : Sixty-six percent of Clinton supporters, registered Democrats who want Clinton as the nominee, are now backing Obama. That’s down from 75 percent in the end of June. Twenty-seven ...
Cults (plural) of personality
The Moderate Voice —
... The latest round of polls in the post-Biden announcement era have left me scratching my head yet again. On the rare occasions when I turn out to be wrong, (who… me?) I at least try to make some sort of amends and determine where it was that I went off the beam. Since the end of Hillary Clinton’s presidential aspirations - at least for this cycle - I have been confidently awaiting the slow, perhaps reluctant, but steady return of her avid followers to the Democratic fold. If these poll numbers hold any validity at all, it simply hasn’t happened to the required ...
Hillary Voters Spoiling the Obama Party
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Ooops. Somebody isn't falling in line. In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll taken after Obama announced his VP pick, 27 percent of Hillary supporters say they’ll vote for McCain, up from 16 percent in late June. "The number of Clinton Democrats who say they would vote for McCain has gone up 11 points since June." ...
Daily Blog Buzz: Drama in Denver
Weekly Standard Blog —
... First, things aren't looking so certain in the polls. CNN reports that the race is a "dead heat": "In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Sunday night, 47 percent of those questioned are backing Obama with an equal amount supporting the Arizona senator." Don Surber ...
Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... to the Democratic convention tonight, and Fairbanks Mayor Jim Whitaker, an Alaska Republican, will do the same tomorrow. * The latest CNN/Opinion Research poll shows Obama and McCain tied nationally at 47% each. * The Hill ...
Rendell: 'Bad Person' Wouldn't Support Obama's Universal Health Care
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll revealed Aug. 24 that in June, 75 percent of registered Democrats who wanted Clinton as the nominee, backed Obama. Now the number is at 66 percent. Sixteen percent of these voters said they would support McCain last June, but that number has jumped to 27 percent. ...
The convention
The Reaction —
... There's too much at stake here, and not enough wiggle room to manuever. Ironically, had Obama chosen Hillary as his Vice Presidential candidate, an awful lot of this ...
Unity Watch
Slublog —
Clinton's supporters are fighting the current roll call vote rules.
"We will not fall in line!"
"There was no way I was going to wait in line with a bunch of kids to get into Invesco Field."
Clinton shirts, McCain buttons.
Clinton supporters harming the unity-fest.
Tensions boil.
The polls still aren't Obama's friend.
(H/t for many links: Hot Air)
How Serious Are the Hillary Defectors?
The Stump —
... What I was hoping to assess was the seriousness of the Hillary supporters threatening to bolt in November. On Sunday we learned that 27 percent of these people now say they'll be voting for John McCain, up from 16 percent in June. Could that really be right? ...
