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article.nationalreview.com - 10/20/2008

York: John McCain and an Army of Joes

— article.nationalreview.com — Joe the Plumber resonates. (more) York: John McCain and an Army of Joes

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jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com - 10/20/2008

Mark Salter on the Press and John McCain

— jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com — There was an astonishing quotation in a recent New York Times story about John McCain from Robert Timberg, a biographer and admirer of McCain's.  Timberg told the Times reporter David Kirkpatrick that, "Political campaigns have a way of ... (more) Mark Salter on the Press and John McCain

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/19/2008

Race to the Bottom

— talkingpointsmemo.com — If you're thinking to yourself that there's little more than two weeks before election day and Obama has a solid lead in the polls, don't be so sure. Yes, it looks good for the Democrats. But you need to play close attention to the McCain ... (more) Race to the Bottom

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Trends
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — Trends The MSM has been telling us for weeks now that polls of American voters are indicating a trend towards a landslide victory by Barrack Obama come this November 4th. Well, since they want to talk about trends, let's see if they talk about the trends this latest Zogby poll is indicating, which has Obama's lead over McCain slowly and steadily shrinking. Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama 47.8%, McCain 45.1% McCain slowly gains on Obama UTICA, New York - Republican John McCain continued a slow advance on Democrat Barack Obama in the race for President, moving back within ...

Jonathan Garthwaite: The Rollercoaster
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TPM Track Composite: Obama Ahead By Six Points
TPMDC — Here's our daily composite of the five major national tracking polls. Barack Obama is holding a sizable lead over John McCain, and has slightly expanded it after a momentary dip yesterday: • Gallup: Obama 51%, McCain 44%, with a ±2% margin of error, compared to a 50%-46% Obama lead yesterday. • Rasmussen: Obama 51%, McCain 45%, with a ±2% margin of error, compared to a 50%-45% Obama lead from yesterday. • Hotline/Diageo: Obama 48%, McCain 41%, with a ±3.4% margin of error, compared to a 49%-42% Obama lead from yesterday. • Research 2000: Obama ...

Obama Plummets Among Independents, Lead Down to Three Points
Stop The ACLU — Maybe things are not as inevitable as the media paint the headlines? McCain gains in the latest Zogby poll into the 3 point margin of error. Gallup is showing the same spread with likely voters. McCain has gained in Ohio as well, making it a tied game there. You can paint the headlines however you lean. For example, Gallup headlines their poll Obama Retains Significant Lead , touting a ten point spread among registered voters. However, as everyone knows, its likely voters we should be looking at and Gallup only shows a 3 point spread there. ...

An Assault On Democracy
Newshoggers.com — By Cernig In 2008, faced with a groundswell of public opinion that should deliver a landslide of disapproval for the Republican party and send it into the political wilderness for years, the poor losers of the GOP are more than ready to prevent that end by any means. Few, if any, of the ...

McCain Hangs Around
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — ... Clintons have done for Obama notwithstanding, it is clear that they want him to lose--it is not for nothing that McCain made jokes at the recent Al Smith Dinner about the tepid support (at best) both Clintons have shown Obama during the course of the campaign. It is also not for nothing that Hillary Clinton laughed heartily and appreciatively at the jokes). But of course, while endorsements are certainly important, endorsements have not really done all that much to move the polls. Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby shows McCain down by less than three points. More ...

Tracking Poll Update
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Here are the first tracking polls conducted entirely after the final presidential debate: Diageo/Hotline: Obama 48%, McCain 41% IBD/TIPP: Obama 47%, McCain 42% Gallup: Obama 52%, McCain 42% Rasmussen: Obama 51%, McCain 45% Research 2000: Obama 50%, McCain 43% Zogby: Obama 48%, McCain 45%

Poll: Obama Slips, 3% Lead
PoliGazette — The latest Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby International poll shows that Barack Obama’s lead in the polls continues to decrease. Where he had a lead of more than 6% only a week ago or so according to this pollster, Obama now leads McCain by less than 3%, which is within the margin of error. Remarkably, McCain was still trailing about 4% 24 hours earlier in the Zogby poll, implying that he surged suddenly, and in quite a short amount of time. It was the fifth consecutive day in which Obama’s poll number slipped, and the third consecutive day in which McCain’s numbers increased, Zogby reported. ...

McCain Hangs Around
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... But of course, while endorsements are certainly important, endorsements have not really done all that much to move the polls. Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby shows McCain down by less than three points. More ...