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Obama Cracks Open Lead
on Economic Fears

Poll finds Obama leading McCain by 9%; Palin approval ratings falling

Sep 24, 08 4:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wall Street's worries are working in Barack Obama's favor, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll. The candidate has opened up his first clear lead of the race against John McCain, 52% to 43%, with much of the boost coming from voters who see him as more capable of... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • poll • US economy • Washington Post ABC poll • campaign issues • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • opinion polls

Barr, Nader Each on 40+ States' Nov. Ballots

Best-known third-party candidates get 3.3% in polls, but experts say that may ebb

Sep 19, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in most states in the US will see Ralph Nader and Bob Barr on the presidential ballot, Politico reports. Nader made it in 45 states and the District of Columbia, though the independent missed Texas. Barr’s Libertarian bid made the ballot in 44 states. The two combined for... More »

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Pennsylvania • Massachusetts • Ralph Nader • third party candidacy • Election 2008 • Independent Party • Bob Barr • opinion polls • pollsters

Rove Says Palin Excitement Will Pass; Polls Agree

VP candidate's negatives up over last week

Sep 18, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Excitement over Sarah Palin won’t last, Karl Rove told the AP last night. The Republican strategist said Palin was picked for “political” reasons, and acknowledged she was not the most qualified VP candidate available, although he feels she is ready for the job. Opinion polls support Rove on... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Republican candidate • approval ratings • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • opinion polls

 Obama Back on Top 
 in 2 National Polls 

McCain's Palin bounce is over

Sep 18, 08 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s post-convention bounce seems to be fading a bit, as Barack Obama reclaims the lead in several polls. A new CBS/New York Times poll shows the Democrat up 48%-43% as independents have swung back his way. Also benefiting Obama are concerns about Sarah Palin, whose favorable ratings have... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • opinion polls

 World: It's Obama 
 in a Landslide 

Democrat beats McCain 4 to 1 in
global poll

Sep 10, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama are running neck-and-neck Stateside, but if planet Earth were casting votes for US president, Obama would be collecting his key to the White House. The BBC polled more than 22,000 people in 22 countries, who picked Obama over McCain by a margin of 4... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Election 2008 • opinion polls

 'Palin Factor' Levels Race

McCain tied with Obama in latest poll

Sep 10, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has erased Barack Obama's lead, transforming the presidential race to a statistical dead heat, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Obama's lead among women dropped from 10 to 4 points since August, which is largely attributed to Sarah Palin's popularity, reports MSNBC. More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Geraldine Ferraro • Walter Mondale • Sarah Palin • favorability rating • opinion polls • NBC News/Wall Street Journal • pollsters

Palin Approval Runs Along Partisan Lines

Poll: VP pick creates sharp divides, making overall impact a wash

Sep 5, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

(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... More »

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

Obama, McCain in Dead Heat

Attack ads apparently pay off as Obama's rating slips

Aug 20, 08 3:56 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Election 2008 • opinion polls

Polls Indicate Landslide Election Unlikely

Obama lacking the late-summer numbers for a blowout

Aug 13, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • race • landslide • Election 2008 • opinion polls • Mason-Dixon Polling & Research

(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
... More »

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

Gallup Shows Biggest Obama Lead—Even as McCain Gains

Republican has edge among those most likely to vote, poll finds; Dem sees bounce

Jul 28, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

VP Speculation About Pawlenty Mounts

Minn. gov in contention thanks to friendship with McCain

Jul 28, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Jews Like Obama Far Better Than Lieberman, McCain

It's not even close

Jul 22, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Obama Backers 
 More Enthusiastic: Poll 

Independents, however, appear to be losing interest in the election altogether

Jul 18, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(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
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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • liberals • independents • conservatives • opinion polls • enthusiasm

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

Campaign takes issue with divided-country thesis

Jul 16, 08 1:33 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Two National Polls:
Obama Up 9, 8

Age more of a problem than race

Jul 15, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Poll: McCain
 Trails by 3
 in Arizona 

Libertarian Barr seen into GOP candidate's rightward flank

Jul 11, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Obama Brings Change, McCain Seen as Old: Poll

In public's perception, good and bad for both presidential candidates

Jul 7, 08 8:07 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

What Early July Says About Early November

Independence Day poll numbers send mixed signals for 2008 race

Jul 4, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

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