CNN's poll of polls shows Barack Obama's lead over John McCain has been cut in half. And for the first time, McCain leads Obama in a national survey. The latest Reuters/Zogby poll found McCain leads Obama 46 percent to 41 percent.
Pollster John Zogby said:
Since Obama returned from his overseas trip, it seems like McCain has thrown all the punches. Clearly, the blows have landed. In recent days, Obama is fighting back, going after McCain on the economy, the issue voters care about most. McCain has changed the dynamic of the race heading into the two conventions. That puts more pressure on Obama to go to Denver and effectively define himself and McCain.The Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll similarly found that McCain's negative ads are working. Obama's favorable rating is 48 percent, down from 59 percent in June. The Times reports:
Barack Obama's public image has eroded this summer amid a daily onslaught of attacks from Republican rival John McCain, leaving the race for the White House statistically tied, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll released today.Indeed, 80 percent say McCain has the right stuff compared to 44 percent who think Obama has the right experience. As worrisome, 35 percent question Obama's patriotism.
Far more voters say McCain has the right experience to be president, the poll found. More than a third have questions about Obama's patriotism.
So, Obama is going on the attack against McCain in key battleground states. He is also tackling his vulnerabilities head-on. In remarks before the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Obama said:
Let me be clear: I will let no one question my love of this country. I love America, so do you, and so does John McCain.There is some encouraging news. Independent voters prefer Obama 47 percent to 36 percent. Obama's supporters are also more enthusiastic than McCain's. This will help transform the record number of newly registered voters into likely voters. And Obama will need every vote he can get to make it to the finish line on Nov. 4.
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By: Wayne on 8/20/2008 2:22PM
POLL OF POLLS? I thought what counts is the Electoral Vote, which is State-based. From what I see, so far Obama has a significant lead going into the conventions.
POLL OF POLLS means very little and may be very skewed towards folks who have the time and patient to sit through questions- retired folks who tend to like McCain. The question is: in this popularity assessment, how is it that Obama is staying ahead.?
This reminds me of Clinton's primary campaign. She focused the media on the popular vote, and the POLL OF POLLS kept things close, but the real deal was the delegate count and Obama's focus on that showed his campaign had the right goal in mind. The media pundits are off track here, as usual.
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By: Nancy Hanks on 8/20/2008 4:42PM
The growing alliance between black and independent voters is what will turn the country around. And there are in fact increasing numbers of independents. Read "The Black and independent Alliance" at
http://www.independentvoting.org/activistcenter/Black-Indpend_Alliance.pdf
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By: Taera on 8/21/2008 10:15AM
yes, it's great to see that McCain has finally started to expose Barry's empty bubble. As Obama slides farther and farther down all he'll have left is to be whining about supposed "racism".
Will blacks riot when Obama loses?
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By: D. on 8/21/2008 1:02PM
Each poll is bias and I take no stock in any polls.
Barack is a rock!
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By: Tim on 8/21/2008 5:12PM
For 4 Barack is a rock!...and sinking fast!
NObama 08
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By: Nas the rapper on 8/22/2008 12:48AM
To Taera I don't know, will whites riot if the red sox win the world series. How ignorant can you be, well actually I expect nothing less from a Mccain supporter. Whats your motto all hail Bush.
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By: It doesn\\\'t take a rocket scientist on 8/25/2008 3:22PM
Nas the rapper (lol) - It's a pretty legitimate question given the high percentage of blacks voting for him and the racial tensions that exist today. Take a look at the threads inside BV. My favorite is "punch the next cracker you see in the face."
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