Poll: Economic Discontent Boosts Barack Obama Over John McCain

ABC/WASHPOST POLL: NEW NATIONAL NUMBERS
The Page by Mark Halperin — Their latest polling finds that Obama better understands the economic troubles of voters and can better address them. Obama 52, McCain 43 53% of registered voters call the economy the single most important issue in the election, up 12 points in two weeks. For more click ...

Obama "Boom"
The Corner on National Review Online — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Wednesday, September 24, 2008 [image] Obama "Boom" [ Kathryn Jean Lopez ] ABC has him with a 9-point lead. If you ask me, right about now, this newscycle, it's a coin flip for many Americans. Who inspires on the economy? Yikes. But Heaven help us and our ally, Israel hearing Ahmadinejad again should shake people up a bit, for one thing. 09/24 01:03 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — OBAMA LEAD AMONG WHITE WOMEN? THAT'S NOT A STORY THE PRESS LIKES Amazing news this morning: Barack Obama has a 9-point lead -- 52%-43% -- in the latest Washington Post-ABC poll. The economy is the big reason, of course. But I want to point this out, from ABC's write-up of the poll results: White Women Back to Even Support for McCain, Obama Then there are white women. They've been a changeable group this year, shifting, for example, from +7 Obama to +11 McCain among likely voters from late August (before the ...

The Note: Bailout Bill is Chance for Presidential Leadership
Political Radar — Bush Cancels Fundraiser to Focus on Economy | Main The Note: Bailout Bill is Chance for Presidential Leadership September 24, 2008 8:27 AM ABC News' Rick Klein reports in Wednesday's Note: Sen. John McCain used to say he’d rather lose an election than lose a war. Well -- what about an economy, senator? This is a moment for presidential leadership, a chance for a Mr. September -- and it’s McCain who has the most at stake in how he handles the bailout bill nobody loves but everybody seems to realize you cannot in good faith hate. The measure is a tempting target for McCain to ramp up the populism and signal a major break with ...

Townhall.com Staff: What's Hot Wednesday
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — What are the most popular stories around the web this morning? Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to. Slate: Is Obama Another Dukakis? Time Magazine: Obama Scales Back His 50-State Strategy ABC News: Economic Discontent Boosts Barack Obama Over John McCain Politico: Playing Hooky Pays Off for Palin New York Times: Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet Philadelphia Inquirer: Phila. Police Officer Killed, Another Hurt; Gunman Dead Wall Street Journal: The United States of Mind CNN: Lohan Confirms She's Dated Woman 'a Very Long Time' Los Angeles Times: UCLA Economists Issue ...

What Would You Think If You Opened Today's Paper And Read That A Dozen Corporate CEO Were Lynched By Their Mistreated Workers?
DownWithTyranny! — ... Turmoil in the financial industry and growing pessimism about the economy have altered the shape of the presidential race, giving Democratic nominee Barack Obama the first clear lead of the general-election campaign over Republican John McCain, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News national poll. ...

Game On - On Friday
Weekly Standard Blog — ... The nine-point lead Steyn references is in regards to a new ABC poll that shows McCain trailing Obama by – you guessed it – nine points. Like Steyn, I also “don’t know” about the nine-point lead that ABC finds. With the reliable Rasmussen and more volatile Gallup tracking polls both showing a tightening race over the past week, the ABC effort seems like an outlier. ...

Is the shape of the race "altered"
Power Line — An ABC News/Washington Post poll has Barack Obama leading John McCain by a a 52-43 margin. Noting that this is Obama's "first clear lead" during the campaign, the ...

Jesse Lee: 40 Days Out: From the Fundamentals are Strong to a Great Depression in Less Than Two Weeks
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... 9/22/08] September 23: George Will criticizes McCain's erratic response to economic crisis. [Washington Post, 9/23/08] September 23: McCain says he's not going to DC for bailout vote. [Los Angeles Times, 9/23/08] September 23: McCain admits he hasn't read the plan. [WKYC.com, 9/23/08] September 24: ABC-Washington Post poll shows McCain losing ground on the economy. [ABCNews.com, 9/24/08] September 24: Newsweek, Roll Call and the New York Times dispute ...

Stephanopoulos: Palin Can't Afford a Debate Mistake
Political Radar — The Note: Palin Charged With Reviving McCain Ticket | Main Stephanopoulos: Palin Can't Afford a Debate Mistake September 29, 2008 8:31 AM ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: At Thursday night's vice presidential debate between Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden, D-Dela., in St. Louis, Palin cannot afford to make a mistake. A major mistake, particularly on foreign policy, would be absolutely fatal to her candidacy. Palin must also avoid what we've seen from her in recent media interviews: those deer in the headlight moments where it seems like she doesn't know what to say. Watch for Palin to come out aggressively against ...