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Poll: Obama Retakes Lead Over McCain, CBS News/New York Times Survey Shows Democrat With 5 Point Advantage; Voters Express Concerns About GOP V.P. Pick Sarah Palin
Poll: Obama Retakes Lead Over McCain, CBS News/New York Times Survey Shows Democrat With 5 Point Advantage; Voters Express Concerns About GOP V.P. Pick Sarah Palin
(CBS) In a sign that John McCain 's convention bounce has dissipated, Barack Obama has taken a 48 percent to 43 percent lead over his Republican rival among registered voters in the latest CBS News /New York Times poll. McCain had a two percentage point lead among registered voters in a CBS News ...
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CBS poll: Obama leads by five after trailing by two post-convention
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... That’s among registereds. Among likely voters, he … leads by the same margin, a bad result given that Maverick’s typically fared much better with that group. Maybe those young Obamites are tuning in and turning out after all? Exercise caution until we have details about the sample, as some of these swings are eye-poppingly dramatic. Even so, it’s safe to say the ...

NYT/CBS Poll: McCain Loses Bounce
Hoffmania! — ... The GOP has walked into the wood chipper with the bad news this week. And it's far from over. In a sign that John McCain's convention bounce has dissipated, Barack Obama has taken a 48 percent to 43 percent lead over his Republican rival among registered voters in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. McCain had a two percentage point lead among registered voters in a CBS News poll released on September 8th, just after the Republican National Convention. Prior to the party conventions, Obama led McCain by 3 points. In the new poll, the ...

CBS Poll: White women, Independents go back to Obama
The Moderate Voice — ... of John McCain’s RNC convention bounce was fueled by the movement of white women and Independents (and the largely crossover within) away from Obama. Even our own Polimom moved “back on the fence” after the two conventions. If the new CBS/NYT poll is to be believed, those same voters are going back to Obama this week. And they have moved the top line numbers from McCain +2 to Obama +5. Yes, Independent women really are the swing voters. As the CBS analysis points out: Obama’s advantage can be traced in part to ...

CBS/NY Times: McCain Still Tied To Bush, Palin Slips, Obama Leads By 5
Daily Kos — ... is right). Popular she is, but mostly with Republicans, and that does not automatically translate into votes with the general public. CBS: ...

CBS/NYT Poll: Obama Jumps Back To Five-Point Lead
TPM Election Central — ... Here are the numbers from new CBS/New York Times poll: Among registered voters, Obama leads 48%-43%, with a margin of error of ±3%. Among likely voters, Obama is ahead 49%-44%. Last week, McCain's post-convention helped him get a 46%-44% lead among registered voters -- but not anymore. ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — PALIN: I THINK DUDES STILL DIG HER (but America digs Obama again) Excellent news from the new New York Times/CBS poll: Poll: Obama Retakes Lead Over McCain In a sign that John McCain's convention bounce has dissipated, Barack Obama has taken a 48 percent to 43 percent lead over his Republican rival among registered voters in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. McCain had a two percentage point lead among registered voters in a CBS News poll released on September 8th, just after the Republican National ...

Doubts About Palin a Factor in NY Times Poll
TalkLeft — As Big Tent Democrat wrote here, the New York Times/CBS poll shows Obama regaining the momentum in the presidential race and leading John McCain. It's not just the economy. It's also McCain's opportunistic pick of Gov. Sarah Palin for Vice President. A majority of those polled (pdf)find her unqualified and 3/4 of them believe she was selected primarily to help McCain win. More than half of registered voters do not think she is prepared for the job of Vice President, and a majority express concern about Palin being able to take ...

Campaign Momentum Shifts Back To Obama
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... CBS, in its write-up of the poll, pointed to additional evidence suggesting that McCain's VP pick is not wearing well: "Palin's favorable rating stands at 40 percent, down 4 points from last week. Her unfavorable rating, which stands at 30 percent, has risen eight points in the same time period. Her favorable rating among women has fallen 11 points in the past week." Palin's favorability ratings have also dropped steadily in tracking polls conducted by ...

Campaign Momentum Shifts Back To Obama
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... CBS, in its write-up of the poll, pointed to additional evidence suggesting that McCain's VP pick is not wearing well: "Palin's favorable rating stands at 40 percent, down 4 points from last week. Her unfavorable rating, which stands at 30 percent, has risen eight points in the same time period. Her favorable rating among women has fallen 11 points in the past week." Palin's favorability ratings have also dropped steadily in tracking polls conducted by ...

Rove Grounded After Admitting Palin "Is Not The Most Qualified Candidate?"
DownWithTyranny! — ... In an attempt to get out ahead of the new NY Times/CBS polling information that shows that McCain's "Palin bounce" has gone flat, Republican Party strategist Karl Rove admitted last night that the subsiding excitement over the largely unqualified Alaskan is to be expected and that was a " ...

Michelle Obama: 'Cute' vote misplaced
The Swamp — ... (A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds that women have settled down somewhat since the Republican convention that introduced Palin to the nation, with Obama again holding a narrow, 2-point advantage among white women -- McCain had gained a 21-point advantage over Obama among these voters with Palin's nomination). ...

Enthused
Belmont ClubABC argues that one of Barack Obama’s critical campaign advantages is enthusiasm of his supporters.  “Though McCain’s supporters have become more enthusiastic about the Republican nominee, he still suffers from an enthusiasm gap. Sixty-one percent of Obama supporters are enthusiastic about their candidate, up eight points from last week’s poll; forty-seven percent say the same of McCain, up five points from last week. ” This is no small edge. In sports, war and politics, victory often goes to the side that is the most committed.  Obama understands the enthusiasm of his ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 19
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 19
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

9/19 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 49, McCain 42
Daily Kos — ... 46    42    3.2      RV   Rasmussen:      48    48    2        LV Gallup:         48    44    2        RV Quinnipiac:     49    45    3.1      LV Pew Research    46    44    2        RV CBS/NY Times:   48    43    3        RV/LV same ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 20
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 20
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 21
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... That poll appeared on Wednesday. Dowd didn't have time to tweak the column so it bore at least a glancing resemblance to the truth? Or did she and her editor simply not want to bother, because "women love Palin and hate Obama" is a story they like, even though it's not true?

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 22
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 23
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 23
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 24
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 24
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... Lauer, of course, couldn't have known about today's poll -- but he had every opportunity to look at the CBS/New York Times poll that was released last Wednesday, which showed a 21-point swing in Obama's favor among white women. ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 25
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 25
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 26
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 26
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 27
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 27
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 28
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

HuffPollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For September 29
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... September 15-September 16 Results: Obama 43%, McCain 45% Method: Emailed panel of 1,000 adults. "Can you please give us the response and refusal rates for your most recent national poll?": A YouGov/Polimetrix representative told The Huffington Post that the response rate was 41%, but also noted that because of the unique method for polling this number is not comparable to other, telephone-based polls and that no refusal rate was available . CBS/NYT News Poll Conducted September 12-September 16 Results: McCain 44%, Obama 49% ...

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