Gallup Daily: Obama 51%, McCain 41%

[RedSpartan]

Source: Gallup

PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama has a 51% to 41% lead over John McCain in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking report involving interviewing conducted Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.


Read more: http://www.gallup.com/poll/111073/Gallup-Daily-Obama-51-McCain-41.aspx

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[gateley]

1. Happily looking forward to seeing McCain's numbers decline. nt

[tclambert]

10. Other results

RealClearPolitics.com average: Obama 49.2%, McCain 42.9%
FOX News: Obama 46%, McCain 39%
Rasmussen Tracking Poll: Obama 50%, McCain 45%
Reuters/CSpan/Zogby: Obama 48%, McCain 43%
Rasmussen markets (prediction market): Obama 78.0%, McCain 21.6%
Intrade predictive market: Obama 78.2%, McCain 21.9%

RealClearPolitics says West Virginia is now a toss-up state, no longer leaning McCain. The only October poll they have for West Virginia shows Obama ahead by 8%. McCain is losing West Virginia.

The most recent Virginia poll also shows Obama ahead by 8%. McCain has lost Virginia.

RCP has 277 electoral votes solid or leaning for Obama, 158 solid or leaning for McCain, 103 toss-ups.
But Obama is ahead in most of the toss-up states.

Do you hear singing?

[KSDiva]

2. Is there a graph somewhere

that tracks the numbers since he went so far of the deep end into the negative pool?

This is great, but I wonder how much is the economy and how much is the negative campaign. I'd have more faith in my fellow Americans if they were more turned off by the rhetoric than just interested in saving their own skins.

Of course, I'll take the win either way. :-) And a gap like that makes it awfully hard to cheat.

[RedSpartan]

4. Here's a graph of the trend since March 7.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/107674/Gallup-Daily-Election-2008.aspx

[Sydnie]

3. McCain is going for a record

He can't win big so he wants to lose big? What was he thinking with this negative tactic? It's not becoming and the back and forth of "I won't go there" and then going there is just insane!

They are becoming the Bonnie and Clyde of national politics.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. The Hate Talk Express Is Our Friend

Keep driving that bus, John & Sarah.

[ut oh]

6. I hope the gap gets larger

Less and less chance of 'manipulation' of the votes, but I wouldn't put it past them to still try... The bigger the lead, the harder it will be for them to pull it off.

[DixieBlue]

7. This makes me so very happy ..

I've been having a shitty week and it's nice to see something good.

[tclambert]

8. It's starting to look like a duck's bill --<

Just came back from a short trip in the Tardis. The final will be Obama 59, McCain 39, crazy people 2.

[underpants]

9. Fox News was supposed to release a poll at 1PM--no mention of it though

Hmmm

[tclambert]

11. Latest Fox News Poll I've seen is Obama 46, McCain 39

[regnaD kciN]

12. OMG! OH NOES!!! WE LOST A POINT!

WE'RE DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED!!!!!!!!!!!