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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 10/22/2008
First thoughts: Obama widens lead
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From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** Obama widens his lead: With 13 days to go, Obama has opened up his biggest lead over McCain in the NBC/WSJ poll, 52%-42%, which is up four points from his lead two weeks ago. This survey -- conducted after the three presidential debates and in the midst of the Colin Powell endorsement -- suggests that these events have made voters more comfortable with the idea of Obama as president. For one thing, 48% say they have confidence in...( ...
editorandpublisher.com - 10/17/2008
UPDATED DAILY ENDORSEMENT TALLY: Obama Widens Lead
— editorandpublisher.com — Share on LinkedIn SAVE | EMAIL | PRINT | MOST POPULAR | RSS | REPRINTS UPDATED DAILY... ENDORSEMENT TALLY: Obama Widens Lead By Dexter Hill and Greg Mitchell Published: October 17, 2008 11:50 AM ET updated 3:00 PM NEW YORK The Obama-Biden ticket ... (more) UPDATED DAILY ENDORSEMENT TALLY: Obama Widens Lead

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Poll: Obama Lead Widens
online.wsj.com - 10/21/2008
Poll: Obama Lead Widens
— online.wsj.com — A new WSJ/NBC poll gives Obama a 10-point edge over McCain, 52% to 42%.... (more) Poll: Obama Lead Widens

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First thoughts: McCain's map blues
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 10/27/2008
First thoughts: McCain's map blues
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann *** Obama crosses 270: After moving the battlegrounds... of Colorado and Virginia from Toss-up to Lean Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee now has crossed the 270 Electoral ... (more) First thoughts: McCain's map blues

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Florida Focus Group: Independents Break For Obama And Are Anti-Palin
The Moderate Voice — ... MSNBC’s First Read today notes that Palin has become a huge problem for McCain on several political fronts, which is reflected in a poll. And this is most likely due to several reasons, MSNBC reports: ...

Why McCain Still Fights in Iowa, Pennsylvania
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — First Read: "So many pundits and analysts are wondering why McCain is continuing to push for Iowa and Pennsylvania, despite the daunting poll numbers in those two states. There are two reasons. First, he's run out of options. If you assume Colorado is gone and that Virginia is teetering, he has to find 270 EVs somewhere. Second, Iowa and Pennsylvania are two of the oldest states in the union, as far as the age of their populations. Both states have tons of seniors, and if McCain can turn things around again with seniors, he should see movement first in these two states. Simply ...

Obama and Seniors--A Reconciliation?
The Stump — Here's the key finding from yesterday's NBC/Wall Street Journal poll: "Sen. Obama leads ... among older voters, those over 65 years old, by nine points, erasing a one-point McCain advantage from the last poll." Why so key? Because, as First Read notes this morning: So many pundits and analysts are wondering why McCain is continuing to push for Iowa and Pennsylvania, despite the daunting poll numbers in those two states. There are two reasons. First, he's run out of options. If you ...

Bill Scher: Conservatives: Addicted To Misinformation
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... It would be appear that this line of attack is not upsetting Obama's electoral chances, as Obama holds a 14-point lead over McCain on the issue of taxes. ...

Abhorrently Shocking and Racist McCain Ad
JammieWearingFool — They've just gone too far now with the racial tinges and undercurrents of hatred. In other news, the race is now tied . Wait, did I just say race ? My bad. The contest . Of course, according to MessNBC , Obama is widening his lead. Labels: Barack Obama , John McCain

Owning The Tax Issue
Comments from Left Field — ... In a First Read post that deals mostly with polls (I’ll talk about the polling trends a little bit later today), there was one section that I felt was very important to bring up when we talk about the things that the Obama campaign has done right: ...

Poll Analysis: Dead Cat Bounce?
Comments from Left Field — ... play, Ohio has tightened, and generally McCain has stopped the bleed of electoral votes even if Obama still manages to hold on to enough states to put him over 270. But before this trend could gain enough momentum to actually be worth reporting on, what we are seeing in a series of polls potentially is another widening of the race.  Gallup does show the race tightening by a very small amount, but Obama still maintains a clear lead. After that you have yesterday’s NBC/WSJ poll showing the race widening, just like FOX News, and ...

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