Did someone say this race was tightening?
Another great looking poll for Obama. The debates did him well and burned McCain pretty badly. Even "Joe The Plumber" couldn't help McCain. McCain's unfavorable rating keeps rising.
Keep up the negative McAttacks. People aren't in the mood for it this year.
On a more somber note, my thoughts are with the Obama family this evening.
http://www.cbsnews.com/...
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In a poll taken just before the first presidential debate, the Obama-Biden ticket held a five point edge, with 48 percent of likely voters backing the Democratic ticket and 43 percent supporting the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin.
Those 476 likely voters were re-interviewed for the new poll, and their responses suggest that the Democratic ticket has made gains since the initial survey: The Obama-Biden ticket now holds a 13-point edge, 54 percent to 41 percent, among the group.
Though McCain has been showcasing "Joe The Plumber" in an effort to tie Obama to increased taxes, slightly more of these voters believe McCain would raise their taxes (53 percent) than believe Obama would (51 percent).
Nearly 3 in 4 voters believe Obama cares more about protecting ordinary people than large corporations. Fifty-nine percent believe McCain cares more about protecting large corporations.
Just nine percent of those surveyed say they are "very confident" that McCain would make the right decisions on the economy, down seven points from before the first debate. Half of those surveyed are not confident McCain would make the right decisions.
http://www.nytimes.com/...
Mr. Obama’s favorability is the highest for a presidential candidate running for a first term in the last 28 years of Times/CBS polls.
Mrs. Palin’s negative rating is the highest for a vice-presidential candidate as measured by The Times and CBS News. Even Dan Quayle, with whom Mrs. Palin is often compared because of her age and inexperience on the national scene, was not viewed as negatively in the 1988 campaign.
Update: This initially was a nationwide poll. They interviewed the same participants after the three debates. Nonetheless, great numbers and gains for Obama!