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Poll: Obama tops McCain as football-watching buddy      (AP)
Poll: Obama tops McCain as football-watching buddy (AP)
AP - People would rather watch a football game with Barack Obama than with John McCain — but by barely the length of a football.
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Re Who Would You Rather Watch a Football Game With?
The Corner on National Review Online — ... Friday, September 19, 2008 [image] Re Who Would You Rather Watch a Football Game With? [Mark R. Levin] Obama wins 50% - 47% . ME: I would have written in Sarah Palin. Thank me. ...

The Football Factor
Matthew Yglesias — People say they’d rather watch a football game with Barack Obama than with John McCain by a narrow 50-47 margin. I’d be more interested in turning this issue around. There’s a swathe of the population for whom, even if you think McCain would be a better president, you’d still guess that socializing with an ornery old man would be unpleasant. Given that, what would be the best possible McCain-related social scenario. I’m thinking that watching a football game’s not a bad choice. One of the best things about football is its broad ...

Remainders: Owning up
Ben Smith's Blog — Obama meets with Paul Volcker, et al, in Miami. Peggy Noonan thinks this election might not actually matter that much. A Palin aide says, "on background", that Palin is awesome. On background, I think Politico is the world's best website. Sarah Palin, The One. Obama beats McCain by a field goal in the "who would you like to watch football with" contest. A McCain Spanish language ad comes down hard on Obama for wanting to meet with Chavez. Tapper finds ...

Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... . * By a narrow margin, Americans would rather watch football with Obama than McCain. Is this anything like the have-a-beer-with voting standard? Anything to add? Consider this an open thread.— ...

Americans prefer watching football with Obama
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... And if Obama can help my Buckeyes learn how to quit choking in big games (besides against Michigan) all the better. What is especially interesting about this new poll is that even normal Republican voters understand that McCain can't control his temper. Democrats have struggled with the "likeability" factor in the last few campaigns but this year Obama has won over Americans. ...

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