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talkleft.com - 10/31/2008
The Polls - 10/31
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Any Halloween scares to come in the polling today? Not likely. DKos/R2000 has Obama up 6, 51-45. Ras has Obama up 4, 51-47 and a good explanation of what has happened in the last week or so: The tightening comes entirely from McCain solidifying his support. . . . [W]hile McCain has been ...
zogby.com - 11/1/2008
Zogby International
— zogby.com — UTICA, New York -- Republican John McCain made a small gain against Democrat Barack Obama and has... pulled back within the margin of error, now trailing Obama by five points, 49.1% to 44.1%, the latest Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby daily tracking telephone poll ... (more) Zogby International

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Gallup Daily
gallup.com - 10/31/2008
Gallup Daily
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- The political landscape could be improving for Barack Obama in the waning days of... the campaign. Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Oct. 28-30 shows him with an eight percentage point lead over John McCain among traditional likely voters ... (more) Gallup Daily

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The Big Empty
fivethirtyeight.com - 10/31/2008
The Big Empty
— fivethirtyeight.com — As the only reporter during this election who has actually visited upwards of 50 of John McCain's... field offices around the country (13 battleground states and counting), this piece by Matthew Mosk at the Washington Post comes as no surprise: The ... (more) The Big Empty

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Hot Air And Grasping At Straws
Newshoggers.com — ... That explains, entirely, the media push to describe McCain as closing the gap - which every indicator except some hyped outlier polls says he isn't, he's just solidifying his base support. It explains ...

Hot Air And Grasping At Straws
Crooks and Liars — ... That explains, entirely, the media push to describe McCain as closing the gap - which every indicator except some hyped outlier polls says he isn't, he's just solidifying his base support. It explains ...

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