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NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama 52 McCain 42
Daily Kos —
NBC/WSJ Poll RV (10/4-5) MoE +/- 2.9 Obama 52 (49) McCain 42 (43) The most important things to know from this poll: "Voters have reached a comfort level with Barack Obama. The doubts and question marks have been erased," said Peter D. Hart, a Democratic pollster who conducts the poll with Republican Neil Newhouse. On taxes: +14 Obama On the economy: +21 Obama On temperament +20 Obama On Sarah Palin (my bold): The one candidate whose popularity ...
NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama Expands National Lead
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds a greater number of voters say they are comfortable with Sen. Barack Obama's values, background and ability to serve as president, as Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin undercuts Sen. John McCain's edge on experience. ...
More Poll Porn
Eschaton —
Obama up by 10 in WSJ/NBC poll.
...8 points in IPSOS/McClatchy.
WSJ/NBC Poll: Obama Ahead By Ten
TalkLeft —
... The Wall St Journal/NBC Poll released today has Sen. Barack Obama with a ten point lead over John McCain, his biggest yet. The poll results are ...
Poll Dancing
QandO —
People are raising lots of questions about the accuracy of current polling in the Presidential race. Some are almost certainly doing so out of a sense of desperation, hoping against hope that McCain isn’t as far behind as it ...
10/22 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 51, McCain 41
Daily Kos —
... IBD/TIPP: 47 (47) 41 (41) 3.3 LV alternate link ABC/WaPo: 53 (53) 44 (44) 3 LV Pew: 52 (50) 38 (40) 2.5 LV Ipsos/McClatchy:50 (48) 42 (39) 3.5 LV NBC/WSJ: 52 (49) 42 (43) 2.9 ...
The Morning Report
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
In the Headlines " Obama Opens Double-Digit Lead " (Laura Meckler, Wall Street Journal ) - Sen. Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead in the presidential race, with a growing number of voters saying they're now comfortable with the Democratic nominee's values, background and ability to serve as commander in chief, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. " ...
Obama and Seniors--A Reconciliation?
The Stump —
... Here's the key finding from yesterday's NBC/Wall Street Journal poll: "Sen. Obama leads ... among older voters, those over 65 years old, by nine points, erasing a one-point McCain advantage from the last poll." ...
Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online —
... May Not Budge Pennsylvania Los Angeles Times [image] Palin Apologizes for 'Real America' Comments The Washington Post [image] Fights to Keep Crucial Blue State in Play The New York Times [image] Camp Shaves Its Ad Targets The New York Times [image] Trails in States that Backed Bush The Washington Times [image] As Clock Ticks, Hope Dims for Savior Politico [image] Pounds Away at Biden's Crisis Remark The Boston Globe [image] [image] Obama Opens Double-Digit Lead The Wall Street Journal [image] Has Date With Grant Park The ...
MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News —
... - New York Times Obama Opens Double-Digit Lead - Wall Street Journal - Michael O'Brien
10/23 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 51, McCain 41
Daily Kos —
... Moving to a potpourri of other topics, one very important aspect of the NBC/WSJ poll is a question asked about McCain and why folks might take issue with him. It turns out that Sarah Palin is a bigger drag on McCain than either George Bush or the economy (click the pic for bigger version), though Bush and the economy are so intertwined they might be considered related. Today in the R2K poll, Sarah Palin is a ...
Palin’s Numbers
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Getting back to the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll that I noted yesterday, I see via Yahoo News that there are some interesting numbers in that poll in regards to Palin.
Specifically:
The one candidate whose popularity has fallen is Gov. Palin: 38% see her positively, down from 44% two weeks ago; 47% see her negatively, up 10 points from the last poll. That’s the highest negative rating of the four candidates. Fifty-five percent of voters say Gov. Palin is not qualified to be president if the need arises, up from 50% two weeks ...
10/29 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 50, McCain 44
Daily Kos —
... Yet the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, conducted in mid-October, showed voters preferred Sen. Obama to Sen. McCain on taxes by 14 percentage points. After Labor Day, Sen. McCain had a one-point edge on that issue. ...
More On Sarah Palin's Drag On The Ticket
Daily Kos —
... Note that, just like other polls, the Palin pick was a huge detriment and usually the top thing mentioned (NBC/WSJ poll found the same thing amongst registered voters.) ...
