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Media Presidential Polls: Tightening Race, Obama By 3
Daily Kos —
... , it's 45 (45) Obama, 42 (39) McCain, also a tightening. The enthusiasm gap is 48-24 (guess who), and 28% of McCain's supporters are either 'he's the GOP nominee' or anti-Obama. And like the NBC/WSJ poll, more people perceive McCain as negative on Obama than positive on McCain. From NY Times (my bold): ...
ThinkFast: August 21, 2008
Think Progress —
... ap080816037628.jpg A new New York Times/CBS News poll finds that the economy is voters’ top concern this year , with four in 10 citing it as the main issue; just 15 percent said the Iraq war . Pocketbook issues — “including the economy, jobs, gas prices and energy policy — were the leading concerns of more than half of those surveyed.” The New York Times reports that a new Justice Department plan “ allow the F.B.I. to open an investigation of an American , conduct surveillance, pry into private records and take other investigative steps ‘ ...
The Early Word: Obama's V.P. Want Ad
The Caucus —
... , Senator John McCain: Instead of focusing on the promise of sweeping change that propelled him to the nomination, Mr. Obama this week has been echoing Bill Clinton’s 1992 promise to “fight for you every single day.” The tightened message is part of a continuing effort since the primaries to bring his oratory down to a more human scale. A new New York Times/CBS News poll shows that both candidates are “heading into their conventions neck and neck in the presidential race, with voters focused overwhelmingly on economic issues but convinced that the candidates ...
