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CBS/NY Times: Obama by 11, 52-41 (And A Tracker Update)
Daily Kos —
CBS/NY Times LV, 10/27-9 (10/19-22), MoE +/- 3 Obama 52 (52) McCain 41 (39) Obama beats McCain on the economy 52-31. And 55% of working class voters think John McCain will raise their taxes. CBS: A small percentage of these voters could still switch sides: The figures include both firm supporters of each candidate and those who lean towards one or the other but have not fully committed. These so-called leaners, however, make up less than 10 percent of each candidate's support, a sign that ...
NYT/CBS Poll: Obama by 11
TalkLeft —
Their latest poll: With less than one week until Election Day, Barack Obama maintains a clear lead over John McCain in the presidential race, a new CBS News/New York Times poll suggests. The Democratic nominee now leads his Republican rival by 11 percentage points, 52 percent to 41 percent, among likely voters nationwide. By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only
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NYT/CBS Poll: 59% Say Palin Unqualified, Hurting John McCain
TalkLeft —
Among the more notable findings in today's New York Times/CBS News poll is that 59% of voters say Gov. Sarah Palin is not qualified for the job of Vice-President. On October 8, it was 50%. All told, 59 percent of voters surveyed said that Ms. Palin was not prepared for the job, up 9 percentage points since the beginning of the month. Nearly a third of voters polled said that the vice-presidential selection would be a major factor influencing their vote for president, and those voters broadly favored Senator Barack Obama. ...
Big Win????
Newshoggers.com —
... the very reliable Sabato predicts a blowout. He also predicts a pick up of seven or eight in the Senate - not 60 but enough to get a lot of things done. On top of that NBC's Chuck Todd says it's easier to see how Obama could get 375 EV's that it is to see how McCain gets 270.
That said I'm still nervous.
Two weekly polls came out today with big differences. The CBS/NYT poll has Obama up by 11 points while the FOX poll has him up by only 3. Of course FOX changed it's methodology to get that result. ...
Take comfort, my friends
The Reaction —
... But a new CBS/NYT poll still has Obama with a double-digit lead over McCain, 52 to 41. And it doesn't look like there will be "significant movement in the campaign's final days," given that there are so few undecideds left (just five percent of likely voters). ...
