Gallup Daily: Obama Moves Ahead, 48% to 42%

[kskiska]

Source: Gallup

PRINCETON, NJ -- Democratic candidate Barack Obama has gained ground in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking average from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and now leads Republican John McCain among registered voters by a 48% to 42% margin.



Read more: http://www.gallup.com/poll/109897/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Moves-Ahead-48-42.aspx

[rateyes]

1. Almost to 50%

I smell a landslide.

[DS1]

2. Our convention hall is ACE compared to the giant flag the GOP came up with

It's dynamic, follows the nice blue and white theme of the website and campaign, and very high-tech. Their art team deserves a big round of applause.

[JaneQPublic]

3. Ha! And Obama hasn't even given his speech yet!

Good work by all the speechifyers of the last three nights!

[slackmaster]

4. Don't forget - the polls are all rigged and run by GOP interests

:rofl:

[robcon]

7. Every poll is crooked and controlled by the GOP.

:sarcasm:

[LongDistanceRunner]

5. oh noes!!! dooms and glooms!!!@!

Gobama!
;)

[robcon]

6. Wait until after the speech tonight.

He'll have a 10+ point lead.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

14. Last night when Obama came onstage, I felt like a school girl...

...I think I have a crush on Obama. :)

[brooklynite]

8. All together now...

"Its only a minor bump; he didn't make the sale; wait till next week"...

[Phred42]

9. I wouldn't beleive Gallup if they said the sky was blue

I think Obama has a much stronger lead that this or any of the polls show

[robcon]

10. Another fact-free attack on the polls.

When the polls don't mirror your views, they, not you, must be wrong.

I think it's a little silly.

[Phred42]

13. Gallup was caught over-polling Repugs in 2000 and 2004

look it up - tired of doing homework of others

[robcon]

28. Gallup, like most polling orgs, do not poll by party.

They poll randomly. It really is silly - your lack of knowledge, but your certainty about your conclusion.

I'm tired of the paranoia about polls.

[Phred42]

31. thats the point isn't it

[robcon]

33. I hope you've learned then.

Political party identification changes from time to time. For example, in 2004 a good number of independents called themselves Repugs when they stated they were voting for Bush. A good number of independents claim they are Democrats this year when they tell the pollster they'll vote for Obama.

Political party identification is malleable, and using it to segment the electorate is a statistical mistake. Only unchanging stats, like age, geography, sex, etc. should be controlled for in a poll.

BTW, Gallup was the most accurate poll in 2000 and 2004.

[ET Awful]

11. Considering that he has a huge youth following, many of whom won't be polled due to not having a

land line, I'd tend to agree with you.

[AZ Criminal JD]

19. Pollsters call cell phones

It is some sort of urban myth in internet land that they don't.

[ET Awful]

26. Only if the number is listed, which is not the case for most cell phones. n/t

[Politicalboi]

21. I agree with you

They don't tally cell phones or internet polls. I hope this map is correct which gives Obama a 31 point lead over the electoral vote.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

[dubyaD40web]

12. Doesn't matter

We still have to work like we're -10% down.

[Phred42]

15. True.

[FatDave]

17. And we must not forget that.

Don't ever go getting comfortable people. A landslide is better than a decisive victory, and a close win is a loss.

[Javaman]

16. while the media tries to keep this blow out to appear to be tight...

I predict the ministry of propaganda will show a tight race once again after the masturbatory gathering of elders aka rnc next week.

[Bucky]

20. I think what you're referring to...

... is called the convention "bump", which, yes, each party will get in its turn. Ours will be short circuited this year because the Republicans cleverly moved theirs up a week. You'll call that evil or Nazi-like, no doubt. But really it's just smart strategy.

[Javaman]

24. no, what I'm referring two is the supposed "close" race. nt

[lonestarnot]

32. They have to keep viewers, so they can laugh when the cheat occurs right under their noses and they

still fall for it!

[FatDave]

18. I like this one too.

[undeterred]

22. I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning, like a whirlpool it never ends...

:bounce:

[Stevepol]

23. Let's hope and pray, as Greg Palast has said,

that the voting machine vendors take the vote into account when they make their decision.

[treestar]

25. Even their fixed polls say this?

The right wing media will go into panicked overdrive trying to help McSame!

Look for lavish praise of all the incompetent utterings of the various republicans at their convention.

[fujiyama]

27. Waiting like crazy to see him above 50%

Obama hasn't spoke and he knows how important this is. I can't imagine the pressure he is under. I just don't see how the fascist party's convention can be better. But then again I thought the same about their 9/11 theme party 4 years ago. I guess this year it will be the POW theme party. What will those sick fucks do instead of purple band aids this year.

[robcon]

29. I don't think this has peaked.

He'll have a ten point + lead by tom'w.

[hasssan1]

30. YES SIR , AND WE RIDE IT HIGHER TILL WE GET BACK WH AND CLEAN THE SCUMS OUT OF IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOD BLESS OBMA / BIDEN AND GIVE STRENGTH AND VISION TO AMERICAN PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR THEM





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