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Today's Polls, 8/31
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
Both daily tracking polls now show Barack Obama moving slightly off his convention peaks. Gallup now has his lead at 6 points -- down from 8 points yesterday -- whereas ...
CNN poll: 50% say Palin isn’t qualified to be president
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... — post-convention . Not only is that the highest percentage I can recall him pulling offhand, but it jibes with Gallup’s data showing Barry O already starting to lose some of his bounce (albeit still holding to a six-point lead). In other words, bizarrely, the doubts about her qualifications don’t seem to be hurting the appeal of the pick … yet. In fact, not only is she +17 in favorable/unfavorable with 41 percent undecided, but 57 percent say the pick reflects favorably on McCain’s judgment in making important presidential decisions. How on earth does that square with the ...
Where the Race Stands
Power Line —
... has it essentially tied at 49-48 Obama. Only Gallup still has Obama with a significant lead at 48-42, but there too his convention bounce had already started shrinking as of yesterday. Sarah Palin deserves credit for some of this, at least. Now if the Republicans would only hold a convention.
Palin Factor In New Gallup Poll With Obama 6 Point Lead?
The Moderate Voice —
... down two points. Obama now has a 6 point lead.
Both Gallup and a website that analyzes polls suggest this means (1) Obama didn’t get much of a convention bounce but its hard to judge given the rapidity of McCain’s Veep announcement, (2)McCain’s Palin pick didn’t give him an out of the ordinary Vice Presidential pick bounce, and (3) if the Palin pick is factored in Democrats shouldn’t be too upset because Obama seemingly held up fairly well.
Gallup:
Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 28-30, including two days of ...
Undecideds Collapsing
Open Left - Front Page —
... showing Obama ahead 49%--48%, compared to 47%--47% just before the convention. Gallup shows a larger improvement, as a two-point McCain lead in the immediate pre-convention polling has now turned into a six-point Obama advantage. ...
Ari Melber: Palin Deflates Obama's Bounce
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Presidential nominees typically get a bounce out of successful conventions, and Sen. Barack Obama's performance was a hit by any metric. (More on that later.) After a busy weekend, however, national polling shows that Obama got no bounce at all. Gallup: ...
