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By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyDemocrats might not be able to breathe a sigh of relief just yet, but can at least put to rest the prospect of the Straight Talk Express' tail lights disappearing over the horizon. According to the most recent polls, Barack Obama has regained his 5 point lead over John McCain, plus closed the slim gap that existed between registered voters and likely voters. From CBS News: In a sign that John McCain's convention bounce has dissipated, Barack Obama has taken a 48 percent to 43 percent lead over his Republican rival among registered voters in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. McCain had a ...
GOP Convention Bounce Showing Up Early
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyOn the day after the Republican Party convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, there are indications that the traditional post-convention bounce usually seen in opinion polling is materializing early for the GOP. The Real Clear Politics polling average has narrowed to show Sen. Barack Obama with a 2.5 point lead over Sen. John McCain. That is down four points in the last three days. The reason for the tightening can be found in two of the components of the average, the Gallup and Rasmussen Reports daily tracking polls.Gallup shows the race as a 48-44% Obama lead, down from a nine-point Obama ...
Bounce Scoring Status
By Dave - Politics DailyBeginning about a week ago, there were four events that had the ability to reshape the presidential election of 2008. The Democratic VP, the Democratic convention, the Republican VP, and the Republican convention. And to add to the excitement, we came into these events essentially within the margin of error, with most polls showing Obama with about a 2-3 point lead.Obama chooses Biden on August 24 (at 3am) - No detectable bounce. In fact according to Rasmussen, which has been highly accurate, Obama lost four points by choosing Biden. Obama gives the speech of his life on August 28th - Too soon ...
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