NEW POLL with the Damage reported

[adoraz]

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/ele...

Obama did take a hit, but he is still up by one. This is taking into consideration the comments by Wright, HOWEVER, it is not counting Obama's responses last night.

Not too bad a decline. He will bounce up again.

[tekisui]

1. And with plenty of recovery time to PA.

Nothing but an old news clip by November.

[izzybeans]

2. I doubt that significant enough number of Rasmussen sample participants

had heard of this story before that poll was conducted. I'd wait a few days.

[SoFlaJet]

3. I fell pretty good and still very optimistic

about where this country can go starting in January after PRESIDENT Barack Obama takes the oath of office

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

35. He Fell Pretty Good Too.

[SoFlaJet]

63. ahhh the ignore feature is great

I don't have to read what some of the biggest fucking idiots here have to say anymore....I don't even have to know WHO they are-only WHAT they are and then I never see their bullshit anyway-thank you DU...great little added feature that ignore

[goldcanyonaz]

4. Obama down 4, huh? Neither seems to be able to get above 50.

Time to come together or fall further apart.

Neither side is budging in their support.

[adoraz]

7. yeah I wouldn't worry too much abou that yet

Both are down by about the same about o McCain, but its just a daily thing.

These graphs ALWAYS change.

[NDambi]

8. Can you say...President McCain

[JoFerret]

36. Aaaaaaagh

.

[JackORoses]

27. people will budge when Hillary drops out. Guaranteed.

[JoFerret]

38. And the same if Obama dropped out

Guaranteed.

[JackORoses]

49. Winners don't have to drop out.

I'm pretty sure that is part of the definition of a Winner.

2nd place is just the first Loser.
Thanks for playing, though!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

50. but caught LIARS should

[JackORoses]

51. if that was the case, Hillary would have never been a candidate.

will you drop out of this board if your accusations against Obama prove false?

I doubt it, you seem to have little regard for integrity.

[Altair]

5. Only one day of the 4-day total takes the news into account ...

and news coverage on that first day was very spotty. So if you take that into account, it looks like good news for Hillary- I'd have to assume that one day showed her up by double-digits if one day's results took a 4-day average from an 8 percent to a 1 percent lead.

[adoraz]

10. just just realized that

but I still don't think it will be too big a deal. By the time PA comes around, this will be old news.

every day these polls are shifting.

[BadgerLaw2010]

13. Why would this become old news? It becomes less true over time?

[adoraz]

15. well to start

He spoke out against it yesterday. That already makes it old news for many.

No, not completely gone, there will still be people upset, but the fact that he has already rejected these statements means a lot.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

This Is The Second Largest Single Day Drop For EITHER During The Entire Primary.

And that's with this thing just getting started. NONE of us can predict right now what the next few days will bring, but this first glimpse is anything but a positive one.

[jefferson_dem]

6. A bit of a hit yesterday.

Most of these data were collected before Obama took to the media with his response. He'll bounce back.

By the way, Hillary also dropped down two in head-to-head versus McCain so it might have been a more Repug friendly sample. http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/ele...

[Texas Hill Country]

9. Its a 4 day rolling average - that hit is HUGE since he was up by 8% the last 3 days. 15% DROP.

That means he was at like 35% in the last poll... a 15% drop in one day!!!! that HURTS.

[adoraz]

12. true, but still

its not taking into account his rejection of the comments.

this is simply going by first reaction.

[Joe the Revelator]

18. Yes it is so HUGE. Now that the worse is out, how will he will he EVER be able to recover

I mean, its not like he still leads the poll or anything.

[Texas Hill Country]

39. And now Resko popped up AGAIN... things are not looking good.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

42. Open Your Eyes To Reality. Yesterday, It Was Probably 50% Hillary To 35% Obama.

If you think that means he's leading, you're nuts.

[jefferson_dem]

11. Self-delete

[Kittycat]

14. Almost a match to 5 days ago.

[Scurrilous]

16. K & R

[democrattotheend]

17. It'll get worse before it gets better

This poll is a three-day average, so if he dropped 4 points in 1 night in the average, he was probably down a lot more in last night's interviews. But hopefully he can bounce back...the last time this happened was right before the Ohio and Texas primaries. Luckily there is no primary this Tuesday.

[suston96]

19. That's a tracking poll average. That means a huge hit on Friday. nt

[Tropics_Dude83]

21. My math

He went from being up 50-42% to likely being down 50-35%. This means that he is now down by 15 points and has suffered a 30 point hit over this.

[Jersey Devil]

28. Maybe the poll is now where it should be

I agree that Obama took a big hit yesterday, but Rasmussen, as I understand it, uses a 3 day rolling average, so maybe what brought Obama up to 50% in the first place was the big hit Hillary probably took the two days before for the Ferraro debacle. We really won't know for another week or so (barring further disasters for either side).

[Texas Hill Country]

41. its a 4 day avg... and regardless... that hit is massive... and doesnt include new Resko stuff.

Bad sign.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

40. Agreed. And That's With This Thing Only Getting Started.

This has only begun to fester into the minds of people, and many in that poll might not have even been exposed fully to it yet.

[rodeodance]

46. I doubt if the Resco stuff is included at all in this poll.

[slinkerwink]

20. okay, as long as we continue the offensive, we'll be okay

We have to put Hillary on the defensive.

[Seeker30]

22. People have all weekend to see this crazy lunatic screaming over and over

Oabama will be down by 10 by Monday.

[stillcool]

29. I think that people "offended"...

wouldn't have voted for Obama in the first place. Those posters who are 'outraged' here appear to be Hillary supporters, and newbies posting for shits and giggles.

[DavidDvorkin]

23. See the graph of the Rasmussen poll at this link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Posted earlier this morning. Posted daily, as early as possible.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

24. He was down at least 12-14 points in the Friday sample

That's a four day tracking poll and we know that three of the days are Obama's best period ever (Yesterday he hit 50% for the first time)

The Friday sampling must have been incredibly bad.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

32. If It's A 3 Day Sample, I Have A 14 Point Calculated Drop. That's Really Harsh.

If it's a 4 day rolling average, then it's at least a 16 point drop.

[jefferson_dem]

25. No movement with intrade investors...yet.

http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/contractSearch/

[kwenu]

26. It's good that we're getting this out of the way now. They've played their "trump" card.

And now they can just sit and continue to fume as Obama becomes president.

[ruggerson]

30. it's a 3 or 4 day tracking poll - won't know effect for a few more days

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

31. For A 3 Day Tracking Poll, That's Actually Pretty Bad. And This Is Just The Start.

We'll have to see the trend over the next few days, but for him to take a 4 point hit right out of the gate, is most definitely not something you should be viewing as positive. Based on the 3 day tracking poll, it's a hell of a lot harder than a 4 point drop.

He very well may bounce back, or he may sink even further. We're just gonna have to wait and see.

But for the first day to see a MINIMUM 14 point drop? That's horrendous. And that's based off a 3 day average. Is it really 4 days? Some are saying so but I'm not sure.

[GoldieAZ49]

33. Did you read this? Sharp decline

O is as low as H against Mc

down by 7% according to them

It’s Obama 46% Clinton 45% (see recent daily results). This reflects an unusually sharp change from yesterday’s results when Obama led by eight points and reached the 50% level of support for the first time.


Then

Looking to November, John McCain now holds a slight lead over both Democrats in the General Election. It’s McCain 47% Obama 42% and McCain 46% Clinton 42%


I am hearing Wright all over the cable news channels this morning, I can't stand to hear the man anymore, if this plays tomorrow morning the public is going to do whatever it takes to get this off their TV.

They don't want to hear Wright screaming G D America on Sunday morning

[rodeodance]

44. whow. that is a sharp drop for Obama

[Ka hrnt]

45. To quote Bender...

"We're boned."

"Looking to November, John McCain now holds a slight lead over both Democrats in the General Election. It’s McCain 47% Obama 42% and McCain 46% Clinton 42%."


Pathetic. Maybe the DNC should be looking at a "do over" for the entire primary...

[JoFerret]

34. Until around about September 15th

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[RazBerryBeret]

37. what ticks me off....

is that McCain is now up against BOTH of them! crap!

[rodeodance]

43. Obama down 4, Clinton up up 3. O 46 C 45.

[barack the house]

47. That's really good considering I feel he is coming back strong this time. Let's keep the positiviy

ppositivity up. THe more they come at us the more enthusiasm we come back with. LET'S DO THIS. This time we aren't backing down no matter what. Peace and love.

[Straight Shooter]

48. I wonder how people will respond to Obama turning his back on his "father figure"

I think Wright is a father figure to Barack; he has been very instrumental in overseeing and shaping Obama's development from a very young man of 26 to a man of 46. Wright, born in 1941, is 66 years old, which means he's the perfect age to fill in the role of Obama's missing father.

I'm sure all Wright has to do is bide his time and he'll be back in Obama's good graces again. Meanwhile, he's political collateral.

[GarbagemanLB]

53. 'turning his back'? Did you even watch the Olberman interview? He specifically said he doesn't renou

ce the man, just some of his quotes.

[anonymous171]

52. *whew*

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

54. Why Are You Saying Whew? Did You Read The Other Responses In The Thread?

This is a minimum 14-16 point one day drop for him. The polls yesterday likely had it at 50% Hillary, 35% Obama. How can you possibly say whew at that?

[anonymous171]

57. 6 weeks for him to get back up.

It's not good, but it's better than I expected.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

59. Better Than You Expected? Really?

I think it's worse actually. The story hasn't even begun to fester in the minds or most and is just getting started, and it already was a 30 point swing towards Hillary? Sorry, but that's like realllllly not too good of a sign out of the gate, and most definitely not deserving of a *whew!*. Not by a long shot.

[writes3000]

61. So this poster isn't allowed to have their perspective?

Really?

You get to determine their reaction?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

62. Oy Vey Get A Grip. n/t

[jefferson_dem]

58. GALLUP differs.

Insignificant movement so far.

[writes3000]

60. OMC, we've been here before - like with the 3am call ad.

Obama gets ravaged and his numbers dip. They dipped big with the 3am ad.

And they rose again. We'll see if he can overcome this. I think he can.

If he can't, for me, it says far more about the weakness of this country than it does about Barack Obama.

[AgadorSparticus]

55. this is so overblown and yesterday.....

[jefferson_dem]

56. Looks like GALLUP TRACKING has it at Obama 49 (-1) vs. Hillary 46 (+2)