Recent polling data good for Obama

[madbrian]

Recent polling data good for Obama#1

Posted: 9/2/08 at 11:43am

Here are the latest polls:

Race Poll Results Spread
National Rasmussen Tracking Obama 51, McCain 45 Obama +6
National USA Today/Gallup Obama 50, McCain 43 Obama +7
National Hotline/FD Obama 48, McCain 39 Obama +9
National CBS News Obama 48, McCain 40 Obama +8

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

[supportivemom]

re: Recent polling data good for Obama#2

Posted: 9/2/08 at 11:46am

Please let this be true! (the polls I mean- I believe you madbrian)

[Borstalboy]

re: Recent polling data good for Obama#2

Posted: 9/2/08 at 11:50am

Ahhhhhhh....please keep holding, holding, holding steady please.

"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ~ Muhammad Ali

[Craig]

re: Recent polling data good for Obama#3

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:27pm

Well the important #s are WHERE the polling is taking place. After all, as illustrated in 2000 - it's the electoral college votes that matter, not public opinion.

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" - Willy Wonka

[madbrian]

re: Recent polling data good for Obama#4

Posted: 9/2/08 at 12:31pm

True, but there has been little state-level polling data recently. Also, the possibility of the electoral college resulting in a different outcome from the popular vote requires a razor thin popular margin, plus the models I've seen actually indicate it is more likely for this to favor Obama than McCain, though both scenarios remain highly unlikey.

Additional thought: I've resisted the urge to refer to this increase in Obama's numbers as a 'baby bump', so I would appreciate it if everyone else exhiited the same restraint.

"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson

Updated On: 9/2/08 at 12:31 PM