Poll Sitting: PA and Ohio Slipping from McCain
Today's round-u...
SurveyUSA poll of Pennsylvania:
Obama 55%
McCain 40%.
Obama is ahead 52%-43% among men, ahead 57%-38% with women, and even leads 49%-45% among white voters.
Muhlenberg Poll:
Obama 49%
McCain 38%
Quinnipiac:
Obama 54%
McCain 39%
Obama ahead 49 - 43 percent pre-debate and 54 - 39 percent post-debate. Pre-debate surveys ended at 8 p.m. Friday with post-debate surveys Saturday-Monday.
Also of note from this poll:
Fox News/Rasmussen:
Obama 50%
McCain 42%
Women support Obama by a sizable 59% to 35% margin, while men back McCain 50% to 39%.
Polls: Obama Edging Into Lead In Ohio
• CNN: Obama 50%, McCain 47% (Oct 7)
• ABC/WaPo: Obama 51%, McCain 45% (Oct 6)
• Rasmussen: McCain 48%, Obama 47% (Oct 6)
• Columbus Dispatch: Obama 49%, McCain 42% (Oct 5)
• GQR (D): Obama 49%, McCain 43% (Oct 1)
• Quinnipiac: Obama 50%, McCain 42% (Oct 1)
Comments
If they stay slipped, it's all over for Maccers.
I actually sympathize with the McCain campaign. First, they're now taking their cue from right wing talking points--which mean their strategies are broadcast loud and clear to Obama.
Second, their line has degenerated to "Who is Obama, anyway?" The question could so easily be turned around on a man (and a good man, mind you) who has pulled so many stunts and reversals at this point he doesn't even know who he is.
Posted by: barabajagal | October 7, 2008 1:41 PM
What's even sadder is how closely these tactics echo the 2000 campaign where McCain had to withstand racebaiting whisper campaigns about his adopted daughter and questions of his sanity after being a prisoner for 5 1/2 years.
Posted by: Derek Phillips | October 7, 2008 2:09 PM
Taibbi's new piece in the latest issue of the Stone talks about that exact point.
Posted by: Jake | October 7, 2008 3:26 PM