[2ndDivisionVet]

With all the economic, scandal and foreign policy troubles of this administration in much of the public's mind, ANY democrat should be at least 10-15 percentage points ahead. The fact that the two campaigns are virtually tied, and truth be told, since they sample heavily towards democrats, McCain is probably actually leading in reality, this shows how weak a candidate Obama really is. Does anyone here think that Hillary & McCain would be tied at this point had she been nominated?

[KevinDavis]

First let me say this: Ruh Roh Shaggy...

If Hillary was the nominee, then I think McCain would be losing...

[Tarpon]

Obama needs to be ahead by 15% the day before elction day ...

[pangaea6]

The MSM will start grasping for any straws they can in these polls. Now they are down to polls of polls. Agree hillary would probably be ahead. But I don’t think McCain/Palin just rallied the base either.

[BunnySlippers]

It is just amazing to me that anyone is planning on voting for him.

[goldstategop]

MSMspeak for its really gone! That guy is no longer in the lead whatever CNN might seek to claim.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Ciexyz]

I was upset about the latest hit piece on Sarah Palin that appeared on the MSNBC homepage - eight screens telling anecdotes about the time she carried the baby in her arms in an official car instead of using the baby's car seat, about copying her husband with an email about her work situation - I'm telling you, it was sickening.

[pollwatcher]

[flyfree]

That Diageo/Hotline has been an outlier poll lately.

[paudio]

Diageo/Hotline (September 2-4)

I never heard of this one. Anybody knows their track records?

[andymin]

Also, the CBS poll should be thrown out because some of the polling took place before Palin and McCain spoke. The three most recent polls show a Rasmussen tie, Zogby shows McCain ahead by four points (and it, it seems, includes Barr and Nader), and Gallup shows McCain with a three point lead (including, it seems, Barr and Nader).

[clee1]

And the Zerobama is TOAST!

[Caipirabob]

[melt]

"Does anyone here think that Hillary & McCain would be tied at this point had she been nominated?"

Shhhh...

Don't give them ideas.

"October Surprise" Headline: "'Sick' Biden Drops Out--- Hillary New VP Candidate!"

[Rudder]

"All of the surveys included in our national polling average were conducted at least in part during the Republican Convention,"

This statement nullifies any speculation regarding a "bounce." This poll report can't address the effect of events take took place at the RNC, since the polls occurred before the convention was completed.

It's bogus.

[moose2004]

I see CNN stays does not utilize Rasmussen’s results. Then again, screw CNN, I only go to realclearpolitics.com

[CA Conservative]

The only reason Obama is ahead here is because one of the polls (Hotline) they are using has Obama up by 6, but was taken during the convention before the Palin effect took hold.