Diageo/Hotline Tracking Poll: The Palin Factor
In the latest release of the Diageo/Hotline daily tracking poll, McCain/Palin leads Obama/Biden 45-44% -- a 1% bump over yesterday's 44-44% deadlock. McCain/Palin's minor overall gain stems from small increases among women and Inds.
Obama/Biden now lead women by 9%, a drop from their 13% margin yesterday. Inds meanwhile now break 48-29% for McCain/Palin; the GOP ticket had previously led the group, which accounts for one-fifth of all respondents, 45-31%.
Among GOPers, McCain/Palin lead 87-6%, while among Dems, Obama/Biden lead 82-11%; in yesterday's poll, the tickets led 85-7% among GOPers and 81-11% among Dems, respectively. And finally, among men, McCain/Palin now leads 50-38%, down slightly from their previous margin of 13%.
Today's Diageo/Hotline survey, conducted 9/6-8 by FD, is the second daily installment tracking the two tickets. Party ID breakdown for the 921 RV sample is identical to yesterday's release: 42%D, 34%R, 20%I.
For subscribers, more information can be found in today's Hotline.
(MATTHEW GOTTLIEB)
Give it a rest CNN. What difference does her religion make. NONE!!!!! But you want to make news, not report it.
Oh sure James, her religion and her crazy pastor are off limits, but Obama's are fair game.
It matters because she is a religious extremist!