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  • September 2008

    • Palin Approval Runs Along Partisan Lines

      ABC News  |  Sep 5, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      Palin Approval Runs Along Partisan Lines

      (Newser) - About half of the public had a favorable first impression of vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and that half consists primarily of Republicans, a new ABC News poll finds. This not-so-shocking divide mirrors the numbers on Joe Biden: his candidacy makes 22% of people more likely to support the Obama ticket and 10% less likely. More »

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      John McCain  • Republicans  • Sarah Palin  • GOP  • poll  • vice presidential candidate  • Joe Biden  • opinion polls  • experience  • confidence

  • August 2008

    • Another Poll Confirms: McCain Closes Gap

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 20, 08 7:10 PM CDT

      Another Poll Confirms: McCain Closes Gap

      (Newser) - Another poll, another batch of bad news for Barack Obama. A new NBC/ Wall Street Journal survey says John McCain has cut Obama's lead by half in the last month and now trails only 45% to 42%. That slim margin makes the race a statistical dead heat. A flurry of other major polls out today reached the same conclusion, and one, from Reuters/Zogby, put McCain ahead by 5 points. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Obama 2008  • McCain 2008  • opinion polls

    • Obama, McCain in Dead Heat

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 20, 08 3:56 AM CDT

      Obama, McCain in Dead Heat

      (Newser) - The race for the White House is a statistical dead heat, indicating that weeks of attack ads from the McCain camp may be working, the Los Angeles Times reports. A Times /Bloomberg poll found Barack Obama holding a 45% lead to John McCain's 43%, which falls within the poll’s margin of error. Obama led by 12 points in the same poll in June. Obama's favorabilty rating has dropped from 59% to 48% since the same poll in June. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • opinion polls

    • Polls Indicate Landslide Election Unlikely

      Politico  |  Aug 13, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Polls Indicate Landslide Election Unlikely

      (Newser) - Despite a persistent surge of enthusiasm from supporters, current polls indicate that Barack Obama's numbers lack the telltale signs of a November landslide, Politico reports. In five out of the six postwar landslides—a victory of 10% or more—the winner was ahead by at least 10% at the end of August. Obama is currently polling ahead by 2% to 5%. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • race  • opinion polls  • landslide

    • Why This Year's Pollsters Are Stumped

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 8, 08 8:30 PM CDT

      Why This Year's Pollsters Are Stumped

      (Newser) - This year's presidential race is bamboozling many a pollster. Todd Domke looks at some of skewing factors for the Boston Globe : Race: White voters might be reluctant to tell pollsters they oppose a black candidate. Tom Bradley, remember, led the polls for California governor but lost the race. Then again, will white guilt over prejudice offset that?  More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • McCain 2008  • poll  • race  • age  • opinion polls  • age discrimination

  • July 2008

    • Gallup Shows Biggest Obama Lead—Even as McCain Gains

      New York Daily News  |  Jul 28, 08 6:30 PM CDT

      Gallup Shows Biggest Obama Lead—Even as McCain Gains

      (Newser) - After a Gallup poll yesterday showed Barack Obama with his biggest lead to date among all registered voters, at 9%, a Gallup/ USA Today survey out today has John McCain ahead among those voters deemed most likely to actually go to the polls in November. A rep for Gallup—which conducts a daily “tracking poll” of registered voters—calls the varying data “statistical noise.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • opinion polls  • statistics  • poll bump

    • VP Speculation About Pawlenty Mounts

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 28, 08 1:56 PM CDT

      VP Speculation About Pawlenty Mounts

      (Newser) - Tim Pawlenty is at or near the top of John McCain’s VP dance card, thanks in large part to the Minnesota governor's friendship with the candidate, the Boston Globe reports. Unlike Mitt Romney, Pawlenty simply gets along well with McCain, who's well known for his insistence on loyalty. A new poll showing McCain nearly tied with Barack Obama in Minnesota helps Pawlenty's case. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Minnesota  • Tim Pawlenty  • opinion polls

    • Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

      Huffington Post  |  Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

      (Newser) - Despite Barack Obama’s much debated Jewish problems—and Joe Lieberman’s place of pride as unofficial Jewish spokesman—the Dem is viewed favorably by 60% of American Jews and unfavorably by only 34%, while the Independent scores 37% and 48% (McCain comes in at 34% and 57%). The numbers are part of a poll by new progressive Jewish group J Street—which also notes that the demographic prefers liberal MoveOn to right-leaning AIPAC. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Joe Lieberman  • opinion polls  • the Jewish vote  • AIPAC  • MoveOn.org

    • Obama Backers More Enthusiastic: Poll

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 18, 08 2:52 PM CDT

      Obama Backers More Enthusiastic: Poll

      (Newser) - A new AP/Yahoo poll shows a bounty of enthusiasm for Barack Obama and a deficit for John McCain, the Boston Globe reports. Some key stats: 38% of the Democrat’s supporters are excited by the election, while only 9% of the Republican's are. Among Obama supporters, 16% say they could still change their pick, while 24% of McCain-backers say so. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • independents  • opinion polls  • conservatives  • liberals

    • Obama Rebuts Times Race Story—With Paper's Own Poll

      Talking Points Memo  |  Jul 16, 08 1:33 PM CDT

      Obama Rebuts Times Race Story—With Paper's Own Poll

      (Newser) - The Obama campaign has fired back at a front-page New York Times story, which concludes from a poll today that the Dem isn’t healing racial division. The campaign uses stats from the paper's own survey, Talking Points Memo reports. The article “ignores…some straightforward points from their data,” an Obama memo charges. Perhaps chief among them, “More white voters say Obama cares about people like them, than say the same thing about McCain." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • race  • Michelle Obama  • New York Times  • opinion polls

    • Two National Polls: Obama Up 9, 8

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 15, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Two National Polls: Obama Up 9, 8

      (Newser) - Barack Obama leads John McCain nationally in a new Quinnipiac poll, 50% to 41%, with huge advantages among female and young voters. The two split independents with 44% apiece, and McCain led 47%-44% among men and 49%-42% among white voters, the Boston Globe reports. Far more respondents said they were uncomfortable with a president aged 72 than with a black president. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • young voters  • independents  • white voters  • opinion polls  • the female vote

    • Poll: McCain Trails by 3 in Arizona

      Washington Independent  |  Jul 11, 08 12:36 PM CDT

      Poll: McCain Trails by 3 in Arizona

      (Newser) - A new online poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 42%-39% in the Republican’s home state of Arizona. Libertarian hopeful Bob Barr is playing a sizable spoiler role, the Washington Independent reports, with 7% of Arizona voters giving him their backing—including 16% who call themselves very conservative. (Independent Ralph Nader claims 2%, and 5% are undecided.) More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Internet  • Arizona  • opinion polls  • Bob Barr  • conservative vote

    • Obama Brings Change, McCain Seen as Old: Poll

      Associated Press  |  Jul 7, 08 8:07 PM CDT

      Obama Brings Change, McCain Seen as Old: Poll

      (Newser) - Asked to volunteer a single word about presidential candidates, a majority of Americans offer “change” or “outsider” for Barack Obama and “old” for John McCain, an AP poll finds. The Democrat is perceived as warmer and more empathetic; the Republican is seen as stronger and tougher. Obama wins on likeability, while McCain takes the prize on decisiveness. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • age  • opinion polls  • favorability rating

    • What Early July Says About Early November

      Politico  |  Jul 4, 08 1:57 PM CDT

      What Early July Says About Early November

      (Newser) - Barack Obama currently leads John McCain 47% to 43%, but does that mean anything this early? Yes and no. Early July Gallup polls have correctly predicted the eventual popular vote winner in 10 of the last 15 elections, but they missed the mark in four of the last five. Politico looks back. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • history  • opinion polls  • Election 2000  • Gallup poll  • Election 2004

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