ft.com - 8/25/2008
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A successful presidential convention can give the nominee a five- to 10- percentage point bounce in opinion polls. But as Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden chart their course across the swing states of the mid-west towards Denver on Wednesday, a large chunk of media attention will be eaten up by Hillary and Bill Clinton. Many supporters of Mr Obama express private anguish over the ...
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Will the Clintons Sink Obama?
GayPatriot —
... After tonight, the convention would then be all about him. But, instead of concentrating the Clintons one one night, the Democrats are spreading them over three, creating anxiety within his camp: ...
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Crooked Timber —
... ? The “convention pop” is a pretty well-established phenomenon in the polls and is visible in IEM data from previous races too. Added to that, Obama is pretty well-known for being good at set-piece speeches. All I can find in the pundosphere is a suggestion that Hillary Clinton might steal Obama’s thunder, but this seems pretty weak beer to me. Any theories, or is there a genuine short-term trading opportunity here? ...
Related: has obama got a bounce in the polls from the democratic convention?
Matt Lewis: Obama's Got Bounce
townhall.com 8/28/2008 — According to the Gallup Daily tracking poll, he's up 5-8 points since the start of the convention. We can assume he will double that tonight with his speech. Hopefully, though, it will be short-lived as McCain...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP —
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John McCain's new running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), could lead Democrats into a trap, according to bloggers on both sides. Barack Obama is getting a bounce in the polls from the Democratic convention, bloggers note. And the Associated Press's convention coverage comes in for more ...
It's working. —
Upper Left
Gallup tracking poll, via CA Pol Junkie ... August 27: O 54 M 38 Bouncin' like flubber , and there's a big show yet to come.
Obama Bounces Ahead, 48% to 42% —
The Democratic Daily
Everyone’s been looking for the Obama bounce in the polls. The Gallup Daily gives Obama a 6 point lead today :
The latest three-day Gallup Poll Daily tracking average (Aug. 25-27) is directly coincident with the first three days of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, and is no doubt beginning to reflect the typical convention “bounce” that Gallup has observed in ...
DAY'S END ROUNDUP —
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Barack Obama has received a bounce in national polls, putting him in good shape as he gets ready to make his acceptance speech, bloggers declare, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) makes waves by questioning John McCain’s temperament.
The Democratic convention has helped Obama to a six-percentage-point lead in the latest Gallup poll, fladem proclaims [...]
Obama Gets ‘Big Bounce’ in Gallup Poll —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
In the first poll since the start of the Democratic convention, Gallup gives Barack Obama what RealClearPolitics calls “a big bounce,” taking a six point lead over his rival, John McCain.
Democratic candidate Barack Obama has gained ground in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking average from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and now leads Republican John McCain among registered ...
Gallup Poll: An Obama Convention Bounce? —
The Moderate Voice
Is Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama getting a modest convention bounce? It depends on the poll, and the eye of the beholder.
Gallup now shows Obama with a 6 point lead over rival Republican Senator John McCain. Rasmussen: with a one point lead.
Democratic candidate Barack Obama has gained ground in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking average from Monday, Tuesday, and ...
Dean: 'I Don't Care' If Obama Gets Bump —
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While commentators have noted that the Denver convention, and the announcement of Sen. Joe Biden's (D-Del.) VP candidacy, have not yielded a bump in national polls for Barack Obama thusfar, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean appears decidedly unconcerned over whether or not Obama sees a convention bounce at all.
"Do I think it will? Yes. [...]
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