Convention Bounce: Gallup Has McCain Up By Three
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... *****Update: USA Today reported Sunday that a new USA Today/Gallup poll has McCain leading Obama by ten points amongst likely voters (h/t NBer Jeff Husak): ...

Ruh-Roh!... McCain Leads Obama 54-44 Among Likely Voters!
Gateway Pundit — Founding Blogger Graphic John McCain and Sarah Palin soared to a 10 point lead over Barack Obama in the latest Gallup Poll. USA Today and Free Republic reported: In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote. The survey of 1,022 adults, including 959 registered voters, has a margin of error of +/— 3 points for both samples. Hat ...

Amanda Carpenter: Wowza
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — McCain is up 4 points over Obama among registered voters, a whopping 10 points among likely voters. From USA Today: WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. ...

Breakout?
Stubborn Facts — My post below concluded by looking at some weekend poll numbers, but this one got past me: per Insty, a USA Today / Gallup poll puts McCain ahead of Obama 50%-46% among registered voters and 54%-44% of all respondents. While we're at it, check out this from the WSJ: According to Rasmussen, fully 68% of voters believe that "most reporters try to help the candidate they want to win." And -- no surprise -- 49% of those surveyed believe reporters are backing Barack Obama, while just 14% think the media is in the tank for Sen. ...

Carol Platt Liebau: USA TODAY/Gallup McCain Leads By 10 Among Likely Voters
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... Posted by: Carol Platt Liebau at 10:15 PM It isn't over 'til it's over, but a new USA Today/Gallup poll shows McCain leading by ten points among likely voters. Note that the poll was taken over the weekend -- not, traditionally, great for Republicans. Update: Amanda's ...

Viking Pundit — McCain cracks 50% USA Today: " Convention lifts McCain over Obama " The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. Nice swing. And there's ...

Can This Bounce Be Sustained?
Rhymes With Right — It would be great if it could be -- and would mean that Obama is in for a major drubbing if it does. The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 ...

Holy Frijoles, Part One
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] From USA Today: McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. ...

USA Today: Who Is Obama Now Trailing By Four Points?
Riehl World View — From USA Today - I guess you call this a convention bounce. An 11 point swing. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. Not only are rank and file Liberals trying to destroy Palin, Obama has even been mentioning her himself. I can't remember a time when I have ever seen the number one on one side go after the number two on the ...

Dude? McCain/Palin up 10?
Sound Politics — Dude? McCain/Palin up 10? - UPDATED for commenters who aren't very bright I'm not one to get worked up over one poll but the result made me laugh so hard that I suppose it should be posted. Yes: Gallup says McCain 54, Obama 44 among likely voters. Even if they're right (and that seems a bit much), things sure can change. Oh, could they change. In the meantime, what's the left going to explain this away with...all the favorable media coverage the GOP ticket received since August 29th? Exit topic : what may be interesting to watch next week are battleground state polls that will ...

A Few Random Thoughts On The Polls
The Next Right — ... (3) We won't know the full size of McCain's bounce until tomorrow, which will be the first day of polling which is completely post-RNC.  Even with just partial results, his bounce looks significant.  He is already showing 11 points in Gallup and 6 in Rasmussen.  He's leading 54-44 among likely voters in Gallup.  This is something I honestly never thought that I'd see. ...

USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama by 10
Hyscience — ... A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows that the Republican National Convention has given John McCain a significant boost, and having Sarah Palin as his running mate has helped close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year": ...

NYT: 'Journalists Wrinkled Their Nose in Disgust' at Piper's Touching Gesture
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Perhaps better than anything, I'd say that illustrates the cultural gulf that separates the MSM from mostAmericans. It also helps explain why, to the shock and horror of the liberal media, the GOP ticket has taken the lead in this election.  But of course the media still have almost two months to undo America's warm feelings for Palin. ...

New Gallup Poll: McCain Leads Obama, 54% - 44%
Little Green Footballs — Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama. WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an “enthusiasm gap” that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican’s biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken ...

Gallup Says McCain Leads Obama 54-44 Among Likely Voters
Patterico's Pontifications — Holy cow. I wonder what kind of play this will get in the papers tomorrow? Can anyone say “bare majority”? UPDATE: Well, I suppose they could just ignore it entirely. In any event, the electoral vote projections still aren’t pretty.

That bounce you hear is Andrew Sullivan’s sack hitting the pavement
protein wisdom — USA Today/Gallup poll : The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an “enthusiasm gap” that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican’s biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. [...] In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads ...

USA Today
PoliPundit.com — ... Sunday, September 07th, 2008 USA Today Alert reader Kathy pointed me to a USA Today poll showing the race at 54-44 for McCain among those most likely to vote. Among registered voters, McCain has a 50-46 lead. -- ...

"Good heavens, are you still trying to win?"
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... reporters are backing Barack Obama, while just 14% think the media is in the tank for Sen. McCain. MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Obama and Bill Clinton to Hold Summit (Via The Anchoress, and you do not want to miss that link.) "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama "Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my ...

USA Today/Gallup: McCain Now Leads Nationally
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The Republican convention has given Sen. John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA Today/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as McCain now leads Sen. Barack Obama, 50% to 46% among registered voters. ...

The Obama Campaign Is Out of Our Hands
Open Left - Front Page — ... versus Palin.  I agree, as McCain in at least one poll is leading by 10 points among likely voters (probably an outlier but not a happy one).  I think McCain's going to die fairly soon, (why else would they hide his medical records) and if McCain wins we'll be dealing with a President Palin and a soon-to-be thoroughly devastated country (picture a 7-2 majority of Alito-style judges on SCOTUS for starters).  My problem is the adjective 'we'.  What me, Jane Hamsher, Chris Bowers, or any aggregation of lots of grasstops says doesn't matter compared to ...

Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. The convention bounce has helped not only McCain but also attitudes toward Republican congressional candidates and the GOP in general. "The Republicans had a very successful convention and, at least initially, the selection of Sarah Palin has made a big difference," says political scientist Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia. "He's in a far better position than his people imagined he would be in at this point." Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008... Yikes.

New Poll
Talking Points Memo — USAToday/Gallup: McCain 54%, Obama 44% among likely voters.

Links for 2008-09-07 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Day By Day by Chris Muir September 7, 2008 - "You Get What You Earn" Obama's Surge Problem Obama will have more problems than just the Surge when the remaining parts of his O'Reilly interview air this coming week. Barack Obama to Break Bread with Bill Clinton and Clear the Air? As 9/11 Approaches American Al Qaeda’s Adam Gadahn Death Rumors Continue Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama - USATODAY.com McCain takes the lead - by 10 points Clinton limits ...

The Miracle Worker
The American Spectator — ... showed McCain pulling ahead 48-45 percent among registered voters -- "McCain's largest advantage over Obama since early May," Gallup noted. Late Sunday evening, a fresh round of polling from Gallup showed McCain had widened the margin to 4 points among registered voters -- and had a whopping 10-point lead (54-44 percent) among likely voters. As important as the latest numbers were the trends the tracking polls revealed. Obama actually gained in the immediate wake of the Palin announcement, booming ahead by 8 points (Gallup) and 6 points (Rasmussen) as the media slammed the ...

The Big Bounce bounces over Olbermann and Matthews
Roger L. Simon — ... I must say it’s amusing that on the day John McCain bounced to a ten-point lead (likely voters) over his unprepared opponent, MSNBC gave the hook to its “nattering nabobs” of bourgeois pseudo-leftism - ...

The Hits Keep On Coming
Blue Crab Boulevard — ... The latest USA Today/Gallup poll shows a very significant swing of voters away from Obama and to McCain. Does it mean more than just a post convention bounce? Not yet. This is much too soon. But this has got to be causing fits in the Obama campaign. WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an “enthusiasm gap” that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the ...

links for 2008-09-08
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: hillary_clinton sarah_palin barack_obama) Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama - USATODAY.com McCain takes the lead - by 10 points (tags: mccain barack_obama) ABC ...

54-44 and Fight!
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Gallup conducted a weekend poll separately from its daily tracking survey, in partnership with USA Today , and discovered a huge convention bounce for John McCain.  As the cheers subsided from McCain’s exhortation to “Stand up!” and “Fight!”, Gallup discovered he had taken a four-point lead among registered voters, and a double-digit lead among likely voters: The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an “enthusiasm gap” that has dogged ...

SNAPSHOT: McCain Leads Obama
Taylor Marsh — ... So says the latest USA-Gallup Poll, which is likely over sampling Republicans, which is usual for Gallup. Still, it’s not comforting: ...

Poll Shock: McCain Up 10 Among Likely Voters
JammieWearingFool — ... fans or Democrats ? It may be a tossup. The Patriots at least will be playing past the first week of November, by which time Barack Obama may be a historical footnote. In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote. The survey of 1,022 adults, including 959 registered voters, has a margin of error of +/— 3 points for both samples. Assorted reaction ...

McCain/Palin= Bush's Third Term
TalkLeft — USA Today/Gallup poll says McCain/Palin by 4 Over Obama/Biden: McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. Here's why: McCain has narrowed Obama's wide advantage on handling the economy, by far the electorate's top issue. Before the GOP convention, Obama was favored by 19 points; now he's favored by ...

Palin and Convention bump
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — Nice. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters I almost missed this. Thanks to DaveW for noticing. Even better: In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote.

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The new USA Today/Gallup poll finds John McCain enjoying a very healthy convention bounce, with a 54%-44% lead over Barack Obama among likely voters, and 50%-46% among registered voters. A week ago, when Obama was having his own convention bounce, Obama ...

Hugh Hewitt: The Double Standard and The Great Divide
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — Whether John McCain's lead over Barack Obama is 10 points , or 3 points , or somewhere in between doesn't matter. Those numbers will shift and shift again over the next eight weeks. What matters is the great divide that has been revealed, and whether or not the MSM tries to repair it or simply deepens it in the weeks ahead. Will the MSM actually start covering Obama with the same level of scrutiny as has been applied to Sarah Palin these past ten days? Chicago Thugs, northern division, are swarming Alaska to try and smear Palin, while Obama's MSM ...

Bounce
Suburban Guerrilla — Reason and logic have nothing to do with it. If it did, Bush wouldn’t be ending his second term: WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an “enthusiasm gap” that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican’s biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the ...

Morning Open Thread
Open Left - Front Page — This picture was taken in Nebraska, a laptop bag and a flag from the convention on a ledge next to each other.  The metaphors are just bursting at the seams. In other news, USA Today has a ten point McCain lead, Gallup shows a four point lead, Florida awaits Hurricane Ike, the government has nationalized Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, MSNBC kicked Keith Olbermann out of the anchor's chair, Rachel Maddow gets her own show tonight, and Bob Woodward has a new book out that says some stuff about Bush and Iraq that is depressing but ...

Charlie Gibson agreed to have his nuts cut out -- according to Josh Marshall.
Althouse — ... his standards? Look at this gush of testosterone: As is so often the case, Palin is the incarnation of the Republican slurs. The darling of the hard-right; she gives stem-winding speeches. She pushes all their buttons. But she's such a lightweight, they can't risk letting her answer a few questions.Continuing to browse through Marshall's posting, I run across this: New Poll 09.08.08 -- 12:56AM By Josh Marshall USAToday/Gallup: McCain 54%, Obama 44% among likely voters.That must cut like a ...

54-44
Right Wing Nation — ... That’s McCain’s lead among likely voters in the most recent Gallup poll. That’s five more points than the largest reported convention bounce Obama got. ...

Is it time to get concerned?
Speak On Topics — I'm worried about my children and the future of America when I see polls like this one. ****  In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote. The survey of 1,022 adults, including 959 registered voters, has a margin of error of +/— 3 points for both samples. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-07-poll_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip  

Poll watching
Power Line — Gallup/USA Today has a poll that shows John McCain leading Barack Obama by 10 percentage points -- 54 to 44. The weight of that poll is enough to put McCain ahead in the ...

Hullabaloo — ... . Cue a few others to urge Democrats to take the high road, ignore personal attacks, and refuse to attack lies and corruption. Workin' real well, isn't it? ...

Do not underestimate Sarah Palin
The Reaction — ... featuring Sarah Palin and I too was impressed (though in a Democrats-must-stop-discounting-Palin sort of way). She came across as very knowledgeable on the issues and far from the extremist the Left is portraying her to be. I'm not saying she's not an extremist, she is, but be forewarned she does not come across that way. With the polls already showing a big swing McCain's way, and with Palin prepping 24/7 to learn McCain's neo-con ways, it's imperative Barack Obama do something to thwart this momentum immediately. I hate to be a hand-wringer, and I trust that Obama is a ...

Adam McKay: We're Gonna Frickin' Lose this Thing
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... "Stop saying that!" my wife says to me. But this is not a high school football game and I'm not a cheerleader with a bad attitude. This is an election and as things stand now, we're gonna frickin' lose this thing. Obama and McCain at best are even in the polls nationally and in a recent Gallup poll McCain is ahead by four points. ...

How Can Obama "Change" The Race?
Riehl World View — ... "Stop saying that!" my wife says to me. But this is not a high school football game and I'm not a cheerleader with a bad attitude. This is an election and as things stand now, we're gonna frickin' lose this thing. Obama and McCain at best are even in the polls nationally and in a recent Gallup poll McCain is ahead by four points. ...

Why Every Liberal in Your Office Is Depressed Today
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... A new USA Today/Gallup poll has McCain leading Obama 50-46 among registered voters and a stunning 54-44 among likely voters. USA Today points out, a bit incoherently, that the convention has seriously energized the Republican base: "Republicans by 47%-39% were less enthusiastic than usual about voting. Now, they are more enthusiastic by 60%-24%, a sweeping change that narrows a key Democratic advantage." ...

Obama: Right Where He Wants to Be
BlueOregon — ... The just-released Gallup poll shows that John McCain has opened up a real lead on Barack Obama and cracked 50% for the first time in the election.  Thanks to the surprise selection of Sarah Palin, the GOP base finally seems united and energized, and we're a little less than two months from the election.  ...

Shots from the Show 9/8
Tammy Bruce — **This post will be updated throughout the show** The new McPalin ad "Original Mavericks." Woo hoo! USA Today: Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors Here's Barry with something that is less a "gaffe" and more a probably confession of his own personal conflict on the issue of Islam. I don't believe he;s a Muslim, that's not the issue, I do believe this exposes perhaps his own personal ...

9/8: Game-Changer
Blogometer — ... about John McCain 's rising poll numbers . Liberal bloggers, on the other hand, can't seem to get a handle on the Palin phenomenon. Several bloggers are emphasizing that Palin is ...

Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online — ... The Wall Street Journal [image] Envisions Room for Democrats The Boston Globe [image] Has Found a Muse in Sarah Palin Los Angeles Times [image] [image] Obama As a Matter of Faith, Biden Says Life Begins at Conception The New York Times [image] Labor Fears Bias May Hurt The Washington Times [image] Former Pastor Turns the Other Cheek The New York Times [image] To Have Lunch with Bill Clinton The Boston Globe [image] [image] State of the Race Poll: Convention Lifts McCain over Obama USA Today [image] For the Republican Base, Palin Pick ...

The MacGuffin
The Reaction — ... what he called a "macguffin". A pointless, useless piece that advanced the narrative but in the end had little to nothing to do with the actual movie. The classic example? The maltese falcon from the eponymous movie, where the real mystery is a) who killed Sam Spade's partner and b) will Spade and Brigid fall in love and what will Spade do to keep her out of jail? The bird is a distraction. Come the MacGuffin for the 2008 election: Sarah Palin. Undoubtedly, it was Palin's selection, ...

Still Bouncing: Is There A National Poll McCain Isn’t Leading In Now
Say Anything — Six major polls, five McCain leads (and one tie): USA Today: McCain-50% Obama-46% Zogby: McCain-48.8% Obama-45.7% Gallup Daily Tracking: McCain-48% Obama-45% Gallup Three Day Tracker: McCain-49% Obama-44% Rassmussen: McCain-48% Obama-47% CNN: McCain-48% Obama-48% What’s interesting is that the Gallup three day poll’s results from yesterday were based on questioning conducted completely after Palin’s speech, but only partially after ...

Big Bounce for McCain Among Likely Voters!
Stop The ACLU — ... But look at this shocking poll from USA Today/Gallup! McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican’s biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. That is a solid 4 point lead, but it’s also an 11 point turn around swing! That is huge! But check this out! In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote. The survey of 1,022 adults, including 959 ...

BO Blog: Obama Has McCain Right Where He Wants Him Now!
Riehl World View — ... The just-released Gallup poll shows that John McCain has opened up a real lead on Barack Obama and cracked 50% for the first time in the election.  Thanks to the surprise selection of Sarah Palin, the GOP base finally seems united and energized, and we're a little less than two months from the election.  ...

Polls!
RedState: Conservative News and Community — All of the sudden, life is really good for John McCain: The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 ...

Polls!
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — ... for John McCain : The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points. [. . .] In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads ...

On The McCain Bump-50 States
Pirate's Cove — ... Not to be the enthusiasm vampire (a saying we picked up in a sales management seminar-pretty much the only thing*), but, McCain may be leading in the Gallup/UselessA Today poll 54-44, and in other polls, but, as we go down the final stretch, remember that the polls are national polls, and have little bearing on the actual election results. What it comes down to is the electoral votes, as you all know, and I bet many of the Direct Democracy libs are abandoning their cherished DD in favor of the current models, based on State polling data going back anywhere from ...

A Big Thank You to The Left
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE — ... I don't take too much from polls because they always change as I mentioned in a few posts below, but this one from RealClearPolitics illustrates how much gratitude we should have to the media and the leftwing attackers. ...

Nancy's Pragmatism
baldilocks — One wonders whether the selection of McCain's Alaskan pro-drilling running mate and the GOP's humongous post VP selection, post-convention bounce had any thing to do with ...

Dawn Over Tokyo
Jules Crittenden — ... .”  “Stop saying that!” my wife says to me. But this is not a high school football game and I’m not a cheerleader with a bad attitude. This is an election and as things stand now, we’re gonna frickin’ lose this thing. Obama and McCain at best are even in the polls nationally and in a recent Gallup poll McCain is ahead by four points. Something is not right. We have a terrific candidate and a terrific VP candidate. We’re coming off the worst eight years in our country’s history. Six of those eight years the Congress, White House and even the Supreme Court ...

On The McCain Bump-50 States
Stop The ACLU — Not to be the enthusiasm vampire (a saying we picked up in a sales management seminar-pretty much the only thing*), but, McCain may be leading in the Gallup/UselessA Today poll 54-44 , and in other polls, but, as we go down the final stretch, remember that the polls are national polls, and have little bearing on the actual election results. What it comes down to is the electoral votes, as you all know, and I bet many of the Direct Democracy libs are abandoning their cherished DD in favor of the current models, based on State polling data going back anywhere from September 2 to ...

L.A. Times: Pay No Attention to Those Gallup Results Behind the Screen
Patterico's Pontifications — ... finally told a little more of the story: In the face of these obstacles, Republicans see it as a victory of sorts that the race is as competitive as it is. Indeed, several recent polls show the race as close to dead even, and a USA Today/Gallup Poll survey made public Monday showed McCain ahead among registered voters, 50% to 46%. And? Aaaaand? OK, fine. I’ll say it, since you guys won’t. And it also showed McCain ahead 10 points — 54% to 44% — among likely voters. When ...

Get To Work
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... of public opinion. Below are the results for "Registered Voters" in those five polls. (I am not relying on "Likely Voter" results because I am not convinced any polling outfit knows how to determine who is a likely voter is in this unprecedented election.) NBC/WSJ Obama: 47% McCain: 46% ABC/W. Post Obama: 47% McCain: 46% CBS/NYT McCain: 46% Obama: 44% CNN Obama: 48% McCain: 48% USAToday/Gallup McCain: 50% Obama: 46% Before both conventions, I wrote: ...

Get To Work
The Hollywood Liberal — ... tracking polls which are not designed to reflect accurate snapshots of public opinion. Below are the results for “Registered Voters” in those five polls. (I am not relying on “Likely Voter” results because I am not convinced any polling outfit knows how to determine who is a likely voter is in this unprecedented election.) NBC/WSJ Obama: 47% McCain: 46% ABC/W. Post Obama: 47% McCain: 46% CBS/NYT McCain: 46% Obama: 44% CNN Obama: 48% McCain: 48% USAToday/Gallup McCain: 50% Obama: 46% Before both conventions, I wrote: If we start ...

Tracking Poll Update
Daily Kos — ...  2         RV ABC-WaPo:       53 (50)    43 (46)    3         LV D-Corps (D):    50 (48)    40 (45)    4.3       LV USAToday/Gallup:52 (--)    45 (--)    3         LV II, no trend USAToday/Gallup:50 (44)    46 (54)    4         LV I, trend USAToday/Gallup:51 (46)    44 (50)    3       ...

10/14 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 52, McCain 41
Daily Kos — ...    3.3       LV ABC-WaPo:       53 (50)    43 (46)    3         LV D-Corps (D):    50 (48)    40 (45)    4.3       LV USAToday/Gallup:52 (--)    45 (--)    3         LV II, no trend USAToday/Gallup:50 (44)    46 (54)    4         LV I, trend USAToday/Gallup:51 (46)    44 (50)    3     ...