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Today's Polls, 10/14
fivethirtyeight.com - 10/15/2008
Today's Polls, 10/14
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Perhaps the CBS poll that shows Barack Obama with a 14-point lead among likely voters (12 points when third-party candidates are included) is a modest outlier. But if so, John McCain has more and more outliers that he has to explain away these days. There are now no fewer than seven current ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 10/15/2008
‘Spread the Wealth’?
— blogs.abcnews.com — "This weekend," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said today, "a plumber concerned that Senator Obama was going to raise his taxes asked him directly about his plan. The response was telling. Senator Obama explained to him that he was going to... (more) ‘Spread the Wealth’?

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realclearpolitics.com - 10/14/2008
To The Public, Obama Looking Like a President
— realclearpolitics.com — I think this is McCain's key problem right now. Here's a sample of some recent poll data. First, Obama's net favorability is through the roof. Rasmussen has him at +13, Hotline/Diageo at +14, but others like Fox and ABC News... (more) To The Public, Obama Looking Like a President

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fafblog.blogspot.com - 10/15/2008
Barack Obama: Black?
— fafblog.blogspot.com — So ever since this election switched from practical bread-and-butter issues like how much Democrats are going to tax Jesus to fund their gay-married abortion babies to fluff like "the economy" and "the recession" and "the apocalyptic collapse of ... (more) Barack Obama: Black?

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