Wash Post/ABC Survey: Obama Up Nine
Barack Obama leads John McCain in the Washington Post/ABC survey out today, 52% to 43%. The paper's last poll, released in the days following the GOP convention in MN, showed McCain with a 2 percentage point advantage.
So what's helping the Dem nom? Voter belief that he's better suited to handle the nation's economy -- 53% to 39% for McCain -- and manage the crisis on Wall Street, according to the paper.
Another number of interest ... Sarah Palin's unfavorables are up 10 points since the last survey, to 38% from 28%.
Also note that the Republicans' enthusiasm gap appears to have reemerged -- 62% of Obama supporters said they are "very enthusiastic" about their candidate, compared with 34% of McCain's supporters.
Meanwhile, for all the talk of race in the race, McCain has a meager 5 percentage point lead over Obama with white voters, 50% to 45%. And Indys, key swing voters, break for Obama, 53% to 39%.
Remember, though, that the apparent swing in Obama's favor should be viewed skeptically. Battleground polls, released as recently as yesterday, show a dead heat in several critical states, including CO and MI.
You need to talk about the internals of the polls that clearly overweight the number of democrats in the sample and number of african americans. With the sample they sought, they knew what the result would be. This is note a poll to be taken seriously because of the clear bias in their method. I would urge people to use Gallup and Rassmussen as the baselines, they have a clear and unbiased method. They are the ones people pay attention to.
Honestly, are we this stupid or are they that smart? Look at the changes in polling percentages of Dems vs Republicans. This is cooked up to make McCain/Palin supporters think the election is lost. The pollsters &media know how to discourage the base. Are we going to point out the deception here or just be a part of their pro-Obama campaign?
Polling has become the psy-ops subsidiary of the Obamamedia. Most are shot through with corrupted methodology. No one is paying attention anymore -- except perhaps the experts.
Honestly, are we this stupid or are they that smart? Look at the changes in polling percentages of Dems vs Republicans. This is cooked up to make McCain/Palin supporters think the election is lost. The pollsters &media know how to discourage the base. Are we going to point out the deception here or just be a part of their pro-Obama campaign?
It just sets up perfect the "if we lose, it's because it was stolen" victimology.