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Experience
Suburban Guerrilla —
... Despite ample evidence to the contrary, McCain still continues to do well among voters who see him as suitably experienced - thanks to the doting members of the media fan club. This isn’t good news. Obama should be fighting more to define him. ...
Pennsylvania: Obama 46, McCain 41
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Latest Franklin & Marshall poll of Keystone State voters shows the Land of Lincolner with a slight lead. ...
Poll: Obama Leads By 5 Points In Pennsylvania Amid Doubts
The Moderate Voice —
... residents. With McCain spending huge amounts of time in the state to play up his economic credentials, 55 percent of respondents said McCain would continue President Bush’s economic policies.
But with half of respondents also expressing some concern about Obama’s relative inexperience, G. Terry Madonna, the Franklin & Marshall pollster, said the survey demonstrates his difficulty in pulling away from a close race.
The Philadelphia Daily News offers this quote from Madonna: ...
Franklin & Marshall Poll: Obama Leads in Pennsylvania
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
A new Franklin & Marshall poll in Pennsylvania shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain among likely voters in the key battleground state, 46% to 41%. ...
Obama up 5 in PA
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
The Franklin & Marshall poll has the race staying close.
Or, as the sage Terry Madonna put it about Obama: "He's on third base, but so far he can't seem to find a way to get home."
Yet.
Family Values, A Snapshot in Time
Taylor Marsh —
... via Philadelphia Daily News
It seems to me that considering what we ask of our politicians these days,
the endless campaigning, fundraising and ...
Obama has Slight Lead in PA
The Corner on National Review Online —
... ] Just 5 points among likely voters. Here (h/t The Page): When asked whether, regardless of how they plan to vote in November, they would be concerned if Obama were elected president, 51 percent said yes But when asked which candidate would best protect the United States against terrorism, voters chose McCain over Obama by a 53-to-29-percent margin. When asked who has the experience needed to be president, McCain was a 60 to 22 percent winner. ...
Catching Up On Polling
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
Obama widens his lead in Gallup's daily tracking.
Obama has a healthy lead in Pennsylvania, according to a state poll.
Pew attributes a tied race to McCain's recapturing more weakly partisan Republicans and his growing support with white, working class voters.
Insider Advantage's latest telephone poll of Florida shows John McCain with a slight lead over Barack Obama, 48 to 44. Their latest telephone poll of Virginia shows a race tied at 43%. Note that IA includes Bob Barr in their questions. ...
We Haven't Covered The Polls In The Past Few Days . . .
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
... only has Obama up by 3 points and shows that McCain is consolidating support amongst members of the Republican base. And while Obama leads by eight points amongst registered voters in Pennsylvania , the lead shrinks to merely five when likely voters are surveyed. Pennsylvania, surprisingly, is in reach and Obama may be forced to spend more time and money than he thought he would have to spend in order to lock it down as a state in his column. It's still a close race. We are in for a more exciting fall than many people thought we would be in for.
We Haven't Covered The Polls In The Past Few Days . . .
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... only has Obama up by 3 points and shows that McCain is
consolidating support amongst members of the Republican base. And
while Obama leads by eight points amongst registered voters in
Pennsylvania, the lead shrinks to merely five when likely
voters are surveyed. Pennsylvania, surprisingly, is in reach and
Obama may be forced to spend more time and money than he thought he
would have to spend in order to lock it down as a state in his
column. ...
PA-Pres: Lessons In Polling
Daily Kos —
Wednesday's Philadelphia Daily News reported the findings of a new Keystone Poll as follows: Poll: Obama leads in Pa., but not by much Obama leads McCain by eight points, 44 percent to 36 percent among registered voters, and by five points, 46 percent to 41 percent, among likely voters. Poll director Terry Madonna said that the survey shows that Obama hasn't been able to pull away despite signs it should be a big Democratic year in Pennsylvania. It's utter bullshit. Barack Obama -- based ...
