NPR Poll: McCain Tops Clinton, Loses to Obama

Time 's Real Clear Politics blog ^ | 5-15-2008 | TOM BEVAN

[Kleebo151]

New NPR poll (May 7,8,10) conducted by the Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies and the Democratic firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner shows John McCain losing to Barack Obama in the general election by five points but nipping Hillary Clinton by a single point:

Obama 48 McCain 43

McCain 46 Clinton 45

Overall, Obama leads McCain in the RCP General Election Average by 4.5%. Clinton leads McCain in the RCP General Election Average by a slightly smaller margin of 3.2%.

[Kleebo151]

Expect more pro-Obama media hype for the next week or so after Edwards' endorsement.

[Always Right]

Wonder what intercity neighborhood they did this poll in?

[henkster]

I don’t believe these polls. I just don’t. People are going to lie to the pollsters because they don’t want to be branded as racists. But in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, we see what happens in the privacy of the voting booth.

[Edgerunner]

considering the source, I’m not suprised...

[Edgerunner]

opps...surprised

[sarasota]

You mean NPR the liberal hang-out didn’t vote for McCain. What a shock. /s

[balls]

I don’t hang on these polls either. But, listening to McCain, it sounds more and more like our next president will have a middle name of Hussain and muslim roots. How ironic and sickening. Who would have thought this immediately after 9/11/2001?

[Niteranger68]

It’s NPR....they couldn’t get a weather report right 24 hours after the fact.

[moose2004]

I’ll bet the sample weighs too heavily towards dems and in particular African Americans. Considering this and the poll’s 3.46% margin of error I’d say the daily Rasmussen and Gallup polls, that currently show Obama up by 1%, are accurate.

[skinkinthegrass]

...water is wet / night is dark / fire is hot...

[Wonder Warthog]

"Wonder what intercity neighborhood they did this poll in?"

Well, it "is" National Public Radio, so it certainly reflects the liberal perspective.

[Kleebo151]

You mean NPR the liberal hang-out didn’t vote for McCain. What a shock.

The poll was conducted by a Republican and a Democrat firm, says the story.

[rrrod]

Way too early to put stock in national polling. August will set a trrend.

[Fresh Wind]

Expect more pro-Obama media hype for the next week or so after Edwards' endorsement.

Expect more pro-Obama media hype every day until election day.

[Sooth2222]

Gallup -- the poll that's been doing this since FDR has McCain tied with Obama, and Rasmussen has Obama by 1. This is with $4.00 gasoline and a "MSM recession".

It gasoline is down in November, and the Dow is at new highs, Mc Cain should be a shoo-in.

[zencat]

Probably in line with how I view it right now. However, it’s fairly meaningless since we elect Presidents by state, not by the popular vote.

[Antoninus]

Goal: Convince Democrat voters that Obama can win in November and Hillary can't.

Method: Produce a poll which shows exactly that and distribute.

Result: Self-fulfilling prophecy.

[Paleo Conservative]

Considering it’s the NPR poll, its not bad.

[lionheart 247365]

Where’s the good news ??

[Paleo Conservative]

Where’s the good news ??

Any poll run by NPR is going to have a leftwing bias. If McCain is down just 5% in their biased poll, he's probably doing better among real voters.