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McCain Within 1.1 in IBD/TIPP Poll
JammieWearingFool — Anyone sense momentum with McCain? McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point deficit to a 9-point lead among Catholics. Oh, and by the way, look at their track record. An analysis of Final Certified Results for the 2004 election showed IBD's polling partner, TIPP, was the most accurate pollster of the ...

Hugh Hewitt: The IBD Poll Tightens --Again
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Tell the rotund lady to sit down a while longer. From IBD: IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: Day Eleven Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point de?cit to a 9-point lead among Catholics. My friend Doc from PowderTracks blog has argued for a while now that the sleeping giant of the Catholic vote --energized, inspired and informed by ...

Hugh Hewitt: The IBD Poll Tightens --Again
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — Tell the rotund lady to sit down a while longer. From IBD: IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: Day Eleven Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008 McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point de?cit to a 9-point lead among Catholics. My friend Doc from PowderTracks blog has argued for a while now that the sleeping giant of the Catholic vote --energized, inspired and informed by ...

Polls Continue to Tighten
Stop The ACLU — McCain gains ground in Gallup …only behind 4 points now at 50% to 46%. Battleground poll shows 44 to 42 in Obama’s favor. McCain gains a point in the IBD/TIPP poll making it a virtual tie at 44 to 43! Its gonna be a nail biter again. McCain has cut into Obama’s lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point de?cit to a 9-point lead among Catholics. On a related note…it looks like ...

State Polling Summary: October 23rd
Open Left - Front Page — ... the last two days two polls have suggested a much closer race.  More on those two polls on the flip The AP poll found a 1 point lead for Obama, as did today's IBD/Tipp poll.  Marc Ambinder identified a significant problem with the AP poll this morning when he noted that 44%  of the sample in that poll self identified as born again (much higher than in either 2000 or 2004). The IBD/TIPP poll presents a more interesting case.   To their credit, IBD/TIPP discloses the demographics of their polling.  Here is what they disclose: ...

Most Accurate 2004 Pollster Has McCain Within 1 Point of Obama!!
Gateway Pundit — ... The Investor's Business Daily tracking poll, the most accurate poll in the 2004 campaign season, has McCain carving Obama's lead down to 1 point! ...

National Tracking Polls
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — This is where the national daily tracking polls stand as of today: Rasmussen : Obama 52 (+1), McCain 45 (nc) Hotline/FD : Obama 48 (+1), McCain 43 (+1) GWU/Battleground : Obama 49 (nc), McCain 45 (-2) Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby : Obama 52 (nc), McCain 40 (-2) ABC News/Wash. Post : Obama 54 (nc), McCain 43 (nc) IBD/TIPP : Obama 45 (-1), McCain 44 (+2) Gallup (Expanded LV model*) : Obama 51 (-1), McCain 45 (+1) Gallup (Traditional LV model*) : Obama 50 (nc), McCain 46 (+1) (change since yesterday) *Gallup's "Traditional" and "Expanded" ...

Ray of Hope
Power Line — ... And some polls suggest that the possibility is more than theoretical. We linked a couple of days ago to the IBD/TIPP poll, which showed a close race. According to that source, it's gotten even closer, in effect a dead heat: 44.8%-43.7%, Obama. The IBD/TIPP poll shows McCain "surging." Other polls, like the Associated Press's, show a similarly close race. But still other surveys have Obama with a big lead. This year, more than most, the pollsters seem to be having a hard time figuring out how to project voting patterns and thereby weight their samples. I think this is the ...

McCain Continues to Cut Obama's Lead
Tammy Bruce — The IBD/TIPP poll, the most accurate poll for the 2004 election now shows this: McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point deficit to a 9-point lead among Catholics. You betcha.

Links for 2008-10-23 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... data along with illustrative anecdotes to demonstrate that the traditional "'til death do us part" vow Woman Attacked At ATM, Assailant Carves Letter Into Her Face - WTAE Pittsburgh The robber is described as a dark-skinned black man, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. The man was wearing dark colored jeans, a black undershirt and black shoes. +++++++ Obviously a racist story, right? IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: 44.8-43.7% Obama 11.6 % Undecided McCain has cut into ...

Missouri Hearts Palin
California Conservative — ... but I know it’s huge. That means they’ve got a huge parking lot. I wouldn’t be surprised if Gov. Palin’s event draws 20,000 wild-eyed supporters. Her charisma and her straight talk draw people to her. In some ways, this election is more about Joe the Plumber and Gov. Palin than it is about Sen. Obama and Sen. McCain. That’s the best shot Sen. McCain has of winning. Sen. Obama’s lead is shrinking, too. Here’s what IBD/TIPP poll results: McCain has cut into Obama’s lead ...

links for 2008-10-24
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: sarah_palin) IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: 44.8-43.7% Obama 11.6 % Undecided McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making ...

Just a Tiny Little Question
Vodkapundit — Let me get this straight. Obama has 150 million bucks, he’s asking for more, he’s outspending McCain on TV by three or four to one, the mood of the country is that Republicans suck, McCain is waging a campaign of almost Dukakis-level lameness, we’re less than two weeks out from the election… …and Obama still hasn’t sealed the deal ? How do you think the Iranians, Russians, and North Koreans are gauging him right about now? Tagged as: ...

The Polls - 10/24
TalkLeft — In polls released in the past 24 hours, DKos/R2000 has Obama leading by 12, 52-40. WaPo tracker has Obama by 11, 54-43. CBS/NYTimes poll has Obama by 13, 52-39. The best polls for McCain in the past 24 hours were IBD/TIPP, which has Obama by 1, 45-44; Battleground, which has Obama by 4, 49-45; Hotline which has Obama by 5, 48-43; Gallup Expanded, which has Obama by 6, 51-45. There has not been a poll in the past month that I can remember that has had McCain ahead. By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only ...

Dissecting Leftism — ... IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: McCain close: "McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point de?cit to a 9-point lead among Catholics. An analysis of Final Certified Results for the 2004 election showed IBD's polling partner, TIPP, was the most accurate pollster of the campaign season." ...

TWO POLLS
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: McCain close: "McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point de?cit to a 9-point lead among Catholics. An analysis of Final Certified Results for the 2004 election showed IBD's polling partner, TIPP, was the most accurate pollster of the campaign season." ...

CBS Touts New Poll, Continues Drumbeat of Race is Over
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Following Glor’s report, Smith talked to Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer about McCain’s chances: "Any good news out there anywhere for John McCain?" Schieffer declared: "Well If there is, I've been unable to find it." Apparently Schieffer missed a recent Investor’s Business Daily poll, the most accurate poll in 2004, that showed a one point race, with Obama at 44.8% and McCain at 43.7%. Instead, Schieffer focused soley on the CBS/New York Times numbers: "But this poll has very little -- little good news ...

FOX Friends' viewers get a taste of Rush-rot with their coffee
News Hounds — ... assertions throughout the hours by the Friends that the polls are tightening), the right must attack the polls. Limbaugh accused that the "drive-by media" shapes opinion and doesn't reflect it; the race is tight, not over, not all that bad for McCain... It's a media conspiracy to suppress and depress Republican voter turnout. ...