Barack Obama has regained his national lead after a ten day post-convention bounce for John McCain. In the all-important Real Clear Politics average (which averages national polling), Obama has regained a lead of 1.7%. McCain had held as much as a 3% national lead over the last week. At the height of Obama’s convention bounce he held a respectable 6% lead.
Whether or not McCain’s bounce faded naturally, is the result of the continuing horrible economic news, or is because of Obama’s freshly focused campaign, is being hotly debated by pollsters. But there is no denying the polling has swung toward Obama significantly in the last 72-hours.
(Update: In the last hour, new national polling has increased Obama’s RCP Average to 2.2%.
John In Manhattan
It’s time to change from Queerty.com to TheWomen.com
mark
GO-BAMA!
Nitesurf
Great news!
Kevin M
I like viewing polling data in tandem with the forecasts over at InTrade.com. Users bet money on real world events, much like a stock market, and the site generates the resulting proportion of people who think Obama will win or who think McCain will win. Of course, it’s not the same as polling data, but it’s interesting insights.
For the record, Obama currently has about a 4% lead over McCain, according to InTrade.com.
ryandavis
I’m a huge man of InTrade.com. It’s an awesome way to capture the “wisdom of crowds.”
John K
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John
Maybe people starting listening to what McCain and Palin (lol) say when they speak. Maybe people realized that abortion could very readily become unavailable again with a Republican victory and Supreme Court appointment. Imagine having to send our daughters abroad for the procedures again. Maybe people starting worrying about putting food on the table and their civil rights under another 4 years of Bush policies. Maybe people realized how out of touch and polarizing the Republican ticket is.
I’m optimistic, because I can’t see how the Republicans can win in the electoral college if Obama wins Iowa and Colorado, which he will.
I pray that a McCain/Palin loss will put an end to the Sarah Palin type candidate across America, but I guess that’s all it is, a prayer.
At least democratic victory seems imminent (knock on wood).
CHURCHILL-Y
Lie to yourselves all you want Obamatrons if that makes you happy but everyone knows the media elite are on Obama’s pocket so I wont put anything pass them. It’s a whole different story the one that I’m seeing and hearing from people in States where it counts. So while Obama might have turned the whole State of MA in his favor OH, FL, PA, MO and other important places are totally different.
Just let him keep up his political celebration of the economic demise of the US and people even in some blue places will start to turn around in favor of McCain and Palin.
Mr C
Oh Chittyshitty-Y
Go take your racist ass an go suck a rabid Log Cabin Republican cock.
polobear
Don;t you mean Palin and McCain. And yes Churchie you have sooo many friends your a one man polling place and with the racists bs you have spewed I bet it is a virtual rainbow of diversity, if there is more than one.
Media elite/, just because they tried to find out the truth and Repugs and McCaininites didn’t like what they heard you guys run around saying ohhh that unfair, their sexist, their biased,,, maybe you are part of the “Nation of Whiners” Phil Gramm was talking about. Watched Fixed news I bet they paint a rosier picture
What was their take on McCain not knowing who the president of Spain was… a senior moment?
and I hardly think Obama is celebrating just because McCain looks like a total idiot because his position changes every hour.
Oh and I was just thinking (you should try it sometime) If Sarah Palin is an expert on Russia because she saw it from an island, I must be an astronaut from NASA because I can see the moon.
India
1.7%??? Are you kidding me? That is nothing to celebrate. Given the state of the economy Obama should be 20 points ahead. The desperation of the the Obamabots is laughable. Put down “The Secret.” No amount of hope or wishing will make the most liberal, inexperienced candidate ever president. Kerry was way ahead of Bush going into the 2004 election and he LOST.
ryandavis
Hey India!
Just in case you are in anyway interested in reality, Bush lead Kerry by 7% at this time in ’04. Kerry was not “way ahead of Bush” going into the election. Sorry if the facts contradict your opionion.
Xo,
Ryan
todd
LOL, India. Put down the Secret. LOL. I do think the only way McWhitey McCain can win is if he steals the election – but it’s been done before.
CHURCHILL-Y
Who advises Barack on the economy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM1UoOWcdJs&NR=1
No wonder he is cheeleading this crisis.
Disgusted American
To ALL the Gays who have some dream that Barack Obama is gonna USE Marriage for LGBT people in his platform..GET OVER IT! He’s not..and as a supporter of his – Im glad he’s not…..he’s Pro-LGBT…but GET THE MAN ELECTED first for Christ sake! OBAMA 08! PS: the LCR’s can go to Hell..they might as well be in it anyways – the closet is HELL!
polobear
Pleae churchies as soon as I hear “I am John McCain and I approve this message” it might as well say “I am John McCain and I’ll say anything to be president in fact I’ll do anything to be president.. no really I am desperate.. really”
racist pig
Jim
SAY NO TO BUCKWHEAT !
M Shane
McCain and ms. Piggie are so studid they would have problems working a popcorn stand: Whether the voters are racist or not, if they trust the country to those mince brains they really are suicidal and deserve what they get.
polobear
Really Jim? (is your last name Crow?) I am embarrassed for you and your mother.