Posted on 10/16/2008 2:31:28 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows Barack Obama attracting 50% of the vote while John McCain earns 46%. It’s the first time since September 25 that McCain’s support has reached 46%, but Obama has now enjoyed a four-to-eight point advantage for twenty-one straight days (see trends).
Today’s numbers do not reflect any impact from last night’s Presidential Debate. Results are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. The overwhelming majority of interviews for today’s update were completed before the end of the debate. Sunday morning’s results will be the first based entirely upon post-debate interviews.
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The worm has turned?
Where is Zogby on the latest?
McCain has been slowly but surely been regaining lost ground in the past week. The debate will help some.
The latest Zogby I saw had Obama up by 49% to 44%.
“The worm has turned?”
It’s still in the process of turning, very slowly, but surely.
Right on. This poll just reflects the worst week in Wall St. history which of course is all McCains fault. And Bushs of course.
Wait til we see polls that show the impact of Joe the Plumber and last nights debate!
Rasmussen shows the race in Ohio tied.
39.3% Democrat
33.0% Republican
Rasmussen Thursday, October 16, 2008
Voters trust McCain more on the war in Iraq by a 50% to 45% margin. Voters who have served in the military overwhelmingly favor McCain on this issue, while voters who have not served are fairly evenly divided. Voters with family in the military favor McCain by a 55% to 42% margin on this issue, while voters whose loved ones are not serving support Obama, 49% to 46%.
Voters also trust McCain more on abortion by a 45% to 42% margin, an issue on which Obama held a five-point advantage two weeks ago.
The candidates are nearly tied on the issue of taxes, where Obama has just a one-percentage point edge, down from three points in the last poll. McCain has warned voters of an increase in taxes if Obama is in office, and men seem to be skeptical of the Democrat, favoring the GOP nominee 48% to 45%. Women still favor Obama on the issue by a 49% to 44% margin.
The candidates are separated by just two percentage points on balancing the federal budget and negotiating trade agreements. Two weeks ago, Obama had four-point leads on both issues.
Zogby was spouting the liberal line "Don't bring up Ayers in the debate it will hurt you McCain"
McCain brought up Ayers so I expect an Obama sauced poll.
While driving home today, I listened to a radio show that spoke of “undoing everything since Ronald Reagan” and that 0 would do it.
I also opened up my Bible to the passage in which people shouted, “Give us Barrabas.”
Yes, I saw that on Ras. Hopefully McCain will be in a dead heat by week’s end following his strong debate performance last night. And McCain is only down 49-47 among likely voters in Gallup.
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All of the whiners and trolls wanted Senator John Sidney
McCain III and Governor Sarah Palin to peak months ago.
I am glad they are peaking nearer November 4th.
bmflr
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