Surprise, surprise!
As soon as the spotlight shifts to John McCain, Obama's favorables and electability go up. With coverage of McCain dropping his first wife like a hot rock ( http://www.dailykos.com/... ) and his questionable behavior in the 1989 savings and loan meltdown ( http://en.wikipedia.org/... ), McCain doesn't show too well. Here's Rasmussen's latest take on the race--which it has not featured in its headlines or press for some reason.
"The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracts 48% of the vote while John McCain earns 40%. When "leaners" are included, Obama leads 50% to 44%. Last Tuesday, just before Obama clinched the nomination, the candidates were tied at 46% (see recent daily results). Data from Rasmussen Markets gives Obama a 62.0 % chance of winning. Tracking polls are updated at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day."
A CLEAR BOUNCE
Obama's post-primary bounce is also very clear as well:
"Obama is supported by 81% of Democrats and now holds a very modest three-point edge over McCain among unaffiliated voters. Both those figures reflect a significant improvement over the past week."
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"Obama’s bounce can be seen in his favorability ratings as well. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters now give the Illinois Senator positive reviews. Just 40% have an unfavorable opinion. Those totals include 35% with a Very Favorable opinion and 25% with a Very Unfavorable opinion. As for McCain, he is viewed favorably by 53% and unfavorably by 44%."
So, in all a very good couple days of polling for Obama and a very good start to his general election campaign.