Posted on 10/19/2008 6:00:46 AM PDT by DocT111
While we don’t know the impact of the last debate, the polling indicates that McCain has been able to close the gap with Obama markedly in the past week. Realclearpolitics.com lists six polls with a field date ending on 10-13. Their average gave Obama a margin of 8.3 percent. There are seven subsequent surveys with a field date ending on 10-16 and their average is an Obama lead of 5.1. The seven polls whose field date ended on the 16th only include one night of post debate polling (usually of a three night sample). As the next few days of polling comes in, the situation should clarify itself. But we can say that Obama has lost more than a third of his lead in the last week. If the financial markets stop hogging the headlines and McCain exploits the tax and spending issue he developed (with the considerable aid of Joe the Plumber) it is very possible that he could close the race further, perhaps bringing it to a tie in the next ten days. This race is far, far from over!
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I still have the fear that the media-driven polls are tightening up not to come back down to reality... but to put an exclamation point on Obambi’s numbers after his 30-minute infomercial airs.
Socialism, Ayers, and Wright. Oh, and don’t forget the constant lying.
McCain/Palin ‘08!
He does have this monstrous amount of money to spend. Going to be awfully hard to overcome that. If McCain should manage to win it would be one major miracle. Still I will not concede. We have seen some pretty big upsets in the past.
There was a post on Freerepublic yesterday that tied Obama to sharing the same office with Ayers for 3 years. And put Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan living in the same block as Obama and Ayers. Quite a community there.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109325/posts
I must ask: What gap?
Interesting point. Clinton won because of Perot both times.
Pray harder than you’ve ever prayed that McCain wins. If Obama gets in, this country as we know it will be no more.
The key point about all the polls is the large number of undecided voters. They are likely to vote to protect the United States from a flood of socialism which would occur if BHO is elected, along with the Democrat Congress.
A majority of the undecided voters are going with McCain, to prevent a disaster for the United States.
The game starts on 4 November. Let’s get it on!
JoMa
“Interesting point. Clinton won because of Perot both times”.
...Perot took double digits away from Bush in ‘92. Everyone is getting caught up in the “just give it up until ‘12” theory. The press is doing it’s job in trying to suppress the vote. I believe strongly that a lot of the young and black votes that dems count on will, once again, sleep in. The 25% of dems that said “they’d never vote for a black candidate” will appear. The PUMA’s. Overconfidence on the part of dems can keep people at home.(or whatever they are)
“I believe strongly that a lot of the young and black votes that dems count on will, once again, sleep in.”
But, this year, there is early voting so I expect more of these people to vote this time around.
DRILL BABBY, DRILL !!!
Y’all are OFF MESSAGE.
DRILL BABBY, DRILL !!!
DRILL BABBY, DRILL !!!
DRILL BABBY, DRILL !!!
Whenever Dick Morris is quoted about polls, it makes me a little nervous. His track record has not been too good through the years.
yes...we must pray.....we must work....we must donate what we can.....God help us all if hussein gets in....
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