THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEADING INTO THE FIRST DEBATE (CBS/NYT poll)

CBS/NYTimes ^ | September 25, 2008 | CBS/NYTimes

[KeatsforFirstDog]

"There has been no change in the race for President since last week, with Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by five points among registered voters. Interest in the presidential debate – still scheduled for Friday -- is high, with more than six in ten voters say they are very likely to watch the presidential debate tomorrow night."

[KeatsforFirstDog]

Ooooohhhh....aren't we lucky that the best of MSM teamed up and did this poll for us??

/sarcasm

[mathprof]

c^BS

[Northern Yankee]

CBS... there’s a credible source. From the organization that brought you the bogus letters about President Bush’s forged National Guard records.

[KeatsforFirstDog]

Internals show McCain winning men 49% to 36% (+ 13 pts)

Obama up on women only 49% to 45% (-4 pts)

think they mighta way overpolled women?? lol

[KeatsforFirstDog]

yup and McCain is +4 on Independents over Obama...

they waay oversampled Dems, but I kinda knew that before I started even reading the internals...

[Thane_Banquo]

Actually, transgendereds break 5-to-1 for 0bama. They probably over-sampled San Francisco.

[Thane_Banquo]

Actually, transgendereds break 5-to-1 for 0bama. They probably over-sampled San Francisco.

[Thane_Banquo]

Actually, transgendereds break 5-to-1 for 0bama. They probably over-sampled San Francisco.

[screaminsunshine]

Fine print...This poll was taken at Columbia University and includes 15% exchange students from Palestine.

[tatown]

Notice how RCP has already posted this poll in their “avg” yet the Zogby/Reuters poll released today showing McCain +2 has never been posted. On the surface it seems that RCP is playing games with the polls.

[God luvs America]

what’s the rat/GOP spread??

[jveritas]

The arithmetic is impossible. You cannot have McCain winning men at 49% and has 45% of women and yet gets only 42% of the total vote. Are you sure about the internal?

[Wild Irish Rogue]

McCain leads with men, conservatives, whites and ties Obama with white women.
McCain has a 7 pt advantage with white Catholics.
Indys-McCain +4.
Prepared to be POTUS-46 Obama/ 62 McCain.
CINC-27 Bambi/ 48 McCain.

Barry leads with the touchy feely Arugula crowd .

[KeatsforFirstDog]

probably, lol

774 resgitered/weighted responders

228 R = 29.45%
287 D = 37%
259 I = 33.46%

I guess when you weigh it like that, you can make a faux +5 Obama lead

[KeatsforFirstDog]

oopsa - you’re right

I transposed the numbers

McCain 49% men, 36% women
Obama 45% men, 49% women

[jveritas]

I cannot believe that McCain is only 49% among men and just 36% among women. Another joke poll.

[Verginius Rufus]

So 15% of women, but only 6% of men, are undecided?

Somehow I find it hard to believe that McCain/Palin are doing that poorly among women.

[princeofdarkness]

“There has been no change in the race for President since last week, with Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by five points among registered voters.”

CBS> No change?! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!