Posted on 09/08/2008 8:21:05 PM PDT by NewMediaFan
Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain has gotten a jolt of support right where he wanted it - from the independent voters whom he courted so aggressively at last week's convention - and now holds a healthy lead over his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, in the chase for that key constituency.
A Gallup Poll to be released Tuesday shows that Mr. McCain's backing among independent voters jumped 12 percentage points in recent days, providing welcome news for a Republican candidate who has been torn between nurturing his maverick appeal to independents and trying to appease the party's conservative base...
...Compounding Mr. Obama's challenges, about 29 percent of former rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's backers - more than 5 million voters - say they will cast their ballots for Mr. McCain, according to pollster John Zogby.
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The numbers are weird. If McCain has jumped out in front this hard in Indies and Dems (and elsewhere I have seen huge leads amongst catholics and great numbers amongst hispanics), then McCain should be up by 20%. He’s not. Something don’t add up.
“I wish we can get those Bob Barr and Ron Paul nuts on our side....”
Well, you’ve got THIS one.
The PUMA voters definitely realize this alredy. Others will follow, too.
The Mav’s speech was dynamite to bringing in Independents. Very stirring speech and easily one of his best.
Pray for W, McCuda and Our Troops
Obama’s money is running out....
Rendell is die-hard Clinton but he is also die-hard Democrat. He won’t lift a finger for McCain even for the Clintons.
That, along with a united GOP spellls diaster for the Democrats this Fall.
oooooooooooooooooooorrahhhhhhhh!
The Obama team will commit fraud in the general election on a level never before seen before in a US election. Obama may very well cheat his way into the White House.
No way, this one isn’t going to be close enough for him to manufacture the votes. They’ll be calling him ObaMcGovern when he’s done. It will be humiliating.
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