New Gallup Poll: Obama leads McCain 45-38

[Drunken Irishman]

This is the first Gallup Poll that counts third-party candidates. It is not the same poll as the Daily Tracking Poll or the USA Today/Gallup Poll.



http://www.gallup.com/poll/109435/Support-ThirdParty-Candidates-Appears-Limited-Thus-Far.aspx

[bluestateguy]

1. Oooh, the bobbleheads arent going to like that

Cokie Roberts, Tweety Bird Matthews and Gloria Borger must be in a panicked conference call right about now.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. This is extremely bad news for McCain. To be at 38% nationally is not good.

[BeyondGeography]

3. MSM spin: Obama still not closing the deal

(K&R).

[The Traveler]

7. Why Americans Feel They Don't Know Him

He doesn't look at all like that falling down drunk guy ...

[natrat]

31. mcsleazymoron just needs to keep it semi close so they can steal

[SuperTrouper]

19. Et tu Pat Buchanan?

Tweety, John Roberts, Cokie Roberts, and ABC are not gonna like this! :eyes:

[Got WMD]

29. Wait......... MSM spin...............

What about the Appalachia vote?????? Why can't Obama close the deal with 3 toothed hillbillies?

Seriously... I wonder how big a story it would be if Obama was pulling 38% in a national poll? I think Fox might cover that!!! I tuned in today for 3 minutes and saw their "poll expert" spinning the Gallup daily tracking poll (5pts) as tied.... because the margin of error is 3pts each way, so McCain could actually be winning by 1pt..... oh my!!!

[book_worm]

4. how will the media react? wasn't there a Gallup Poll two weeks ago that had McCain 1-pt ahead and

they went nuts over that? what about this poll--will they only ask, "Why isn't Obama doing better?"

[harun]

18. They will pimp for McCain even more to try and make it close again (n/t)

[LVjinx]

26. That was a likely voters poll... This is a 3rd party poll. 2 different measures.

[CTyankee]

5. How will the MSM talking heads spin this one?

They'll blow it off and say "It's just one poll." Or,they'll just ignore it...

[Fluffdaddy]

6. Are we trusting polls again?

[grannie4peace]

8. gallup is fickle

[Teaser]

9. poor bastard can't break 40

chump

[KansDem]

10. Cokie Roberts: "...(Obama) is tied in the polls..."

TAPPER: What is his main problem?

GEORGE WILL (Washington Post columnist): His main problem is that people have not yet decided that he ought to be the one sitting across the table from -- to pick a name out of the ether -- Putin.

ROBERTS: Yeah, that he has certainly come nowhere near closing the deal. As we've talked about before, in this year that should be such a Democratic year given all the other indices, he is tied in the polls and stage-sided in the polls and going off this week to a vacation in Hawaii --

VICTORIA CLARKE (former Pentagon spokeswoman): Right.

ROBERTS: -- does not make any sense whatsoever. I know his grandmother lives in Hawaii and I know Hawaii is a state, but it has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic place. He should be in Myrtle Beach, and, you know, if he's going to take a vacation at this time.

CLARKE: Well, and --

ROBERTS: And I just think that, you know, this is not the time to do that.

CLARKE: And there's plenty of time left. I mean, let's not forget, Barack Obama and his campaign beat the Clintons, which is no easy feat in any year. They beat them, and they beat by being pretty tough on Hillary Clinton sometimes when they felt they needed to. I think they realize that most people right now aren't paying attention. They don't need to do it quite yet. There is plenty of time after the conventions to do that, and I think you'll see the surrogates coming out of the woodwork just ready to redefine McCain. Buried in some of these stories in the last few days, one of the Obama advisers, of course on background, saying, just wait, by the time November comes around, people are going to have a different picture of John McCain.

Media Matters

F*CK YOU, COKIE, you media whore!!! Go crawl back under your "Bush Charm Offensive" rock!!!

[Fluffdaddy]

12. I'm not trilled that Obama is taking time off while McCrazy is working hard in Pa.

[vaberella]

13. Give him a break. McCain has been on/off vacation through the primaries.

Obama takes a few days and it's a problem. I understand that this gives McCain some leverage time...but I don't think a little time with his family will be the end of the world.

[sharp_stick]

15. The more McLame works

the worse it gets for him. I think he's the most piss poor campaigner I've ever come across and I saw one of shrubs little love fests four years ago.

I don't know if McCombover is losing his faculties but he was a lot better last time out. He's just downright pathetic to watch this time around.

And Obama deserves a week off, it's the Olympics, he spent a lot of energy in the primaries and he's got plenty of time after the break.

[my3boyz]

17. I was worried but I think it is okay because they keep releasing tough

ads. Then when he gets back he will announce his vp. I think he will be okay.

[Alexander]

24. Thanks for your concern.

[Bullet1987]

11. Another poll showing McJoke in the high 30s...this is a problem for him

[vinylsolution]

14. Nice to finally see a poll....

... that recognizes the 'third-party' candidates.

More parties, more candidates = more democracy.

[my3boyz]

16. Take that MSM @ssholes! Betcha they won't talk about that. nt

[Thrill]

20. The more people see McCain. The more they will dislike him

He's an idiot. And people are beginning to see it. I have no doubt, he will completely sink himself with his terrible acceptance speech at their convention.

[SuperTrouper]

21. Give credit to Paris Hilton for smacking him down with her commercial

:rofl:

[Hope And Change]

22. K & R!

[K8-EEE]

23. That must mean OBAMA is in REAL TROUBLE now!!

Somehow that WILL be the spin -- he should be WAY more ahead.....I'm sick of that one. If McCain had Obama's numbers right now they'd be hooting and hollaring that it was a blowout for him.

[eshfemme]

25. I almost feel bad for those MSM bastards until I remember that they aided and abetted Bushco

when it came to screwing us all over.

[mvd]

27. I bet talk of the polls has been pretty silent in the media

Ever since so many have Obama solidly leading.

[rinsd]

28. New tactic: Polls illegitimate due to Bradley/Wilder effect.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jkoEEhjRVjebVLYgDcH7Qd38Bb_QD92GT3GG0

Article discussing Obama youth vote could overcome any such "hidden" ooposition

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/the-bradley-effect-v-the_b_118302.html

[tulip]

30. New Poll: Obama Leads Among Christian Voters

http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrow&BarnaUpdateID=314
Presidential Race Tightens as Faith Voters Rethink Their Preference

Basically it states that this is the first time in 2 decades that the born again vote has swung toward the Democratic candidate.