It seems McCain's handling of the economic crisis this week is really starting to take it's toll in Rasmussen's new daily tracking poll:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows Barack Obama attracting 49% of the vote while John McCain earns 46%. Other than the bounces related to his convention and speech in Berlin, this is the first time Obama has had 49% support on back-to-back days since early July. It’s also McCain’s lowest level of support in nearly three weeks (see trends).
I suspect this new tracking poll doesn't take into account McCain's craziness about suspending his campaign and wanting to postpone the debates.
But we shall soon see, won't we?
Ras also points to the electoral count, which has Obama at 193 and McCain behind at 174. Remember this is Rasmussen!
The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator shows Obama leading in states with 193 Electoral College votes while McCain has the edge in states with 174 votes. When "leaners" are included, Obama leads 255-247 (see Quick Campaign Overview). A total of 270 Electoral Votes are needed to win the White House (see 50-State Summary).
This is going to be another very bad week for John McCain.
Added bonus:
New polling released this morning shows Obama with a two-point advantage in North Carolina. Data will be released today for Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Missed this part (h/t to DKer First Amendment):
Tracking poll results are based upon nightly telephone interviews and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. The overwhelming majority of the interviews for today’s report were completed before the President’s speech last night. However, it is worth noting that results for the past two individual nights of polling were quite a bit weaker for McCain.
Tomorrow's poll should be really interesting!
ON AN UNRELATED NOTE:
Bill Clinton is A DICK. Will someone please diary this:
Clinton Defends McCain Move
What a manipulative, childish fuck.