Comments on: Poll Shocker! Obama In Big Trouble As McCain Drops To 39%

By: GregB

GregB — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:27:52 +0000

I will remind you that there were many who had the exact same sentiments in 2006.

Bush and the GOP are collapsing, despite the medias greatest efforts to prop them up……

-G

By: datadave

datadave — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:25:57 +0000

Why am starting to say “McChimp”…? I never even called Bush a ‘chimp’. I must have Taurette’s Syndrome.

Still, Obama needs to push back some. I’d go after Big Oil and Mobil/Exxon especially and their ties to Republicans. And pick a winner for VP, not Edwards nor Bayh. A woman, not Hillary, would be good. Govs of Kansas or Arizona. (of course I’d prefer Bernie Sanders of VT. or someone more radical than the usual DLC types likely to get it..). Or maybe someone not even a politician, Oprah!! (just joking maybe..)

By: greenwarrior

greenwarrior — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:27:50 +0000

Which forged document story are you referring to? I didn’t see anything on Yahoo. Do you have a link?

By: Blue Texan

Blue Texan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:56:10 +0000

Yes, Obama has no chance, the sky is falling, he’s doomed.

By: counterpoint

counterpoint — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:37:01 +0000

Dear Blue Texan,

“John McCain is now trusted more than Barack Obama on nine out of 14 electoral issues tracked by Rasmussen Reports” according to today’s Rasmussen poll. BHO should be up by at least 10+ points at this time, based on McCain’s unbelievably bad campaign, and the positive and unending support of the media.

Kerry was significantly higher in the polls during the same period of his campaign vs. Dubya prior to both conventions in ‘04. As with Kerry, the real campaign starts the day after the Republican Convention, when the Rove-led minions begin their work of trying to destroy Obama.

So, Blue Texan, using the error of margin in the poll you sited (most likely 3% - 4.0%), is he up by 9+%, or is only up by 3%? BTW - the CBS poll reflected less than 1000 respondents, which as you know, makes it’s results specious according to accepted polling methodologies.

You also neglected to refer to the Rasmussen and Gallup polls utilizing far larger samples, and which reflect differences of 2%, and 1%, respectively.
As for your blogger who cited a huge lead by Obama in electoral votes - please - there are at least, 3 other polls showing McCain ahead of BHO in electoral voters based on current projections.

Obama, at best, is on very very very shaky ground, and should be doing far better in this race if he is going to beat McCain in November. So, while your sarcasm is delightful, remember: one persons sarcasm is another person’s hubris. Just saying….

-counterpoint

By: wrensis

wrensis — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:35:25 +0000

CQ Politics notes the voter’s pulse may be harder to take than ever, as pollsters struggle to blend the young, the mobile and the uncommitted into their survey methodologies.

By: aspen7698

aspen7698 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:25:10 +0000

The thing no one ever mentions is that none of these polls call cell phones - only landlines. http://www.npr.org/templates/s.....d=14863373

By: Elliott

Elliott — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:09:04 +0000

more Jane

By: i4u2bi

i4u2bi — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:05:29 +0000

The thing about polls….you can climb them or slide down one.

By: cbl2

cbl2 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:05:10 +0000

Good Morning Blue Texan and Firedogs,

DRINKS - yep. consider there are 2 huge stories about McCash and fundraising: Hess and bundler Sargent - both have been picked up by NYT/WaPo . . . and yet I can’t find either one on any of the Cable Nets or Broadcast news pages

MSNBC = Maverick Still Nation’s Best Candidate