Majority Say Reporters Tried To Help Obama

November 6, 2008

As the presidential campaign comes to a close, a majority of voters (51%) say most reporters have tried to help Barack Obama win the presidency. Just seven percent (7%) think they tried to help John McCain.

Thirty-one percent (31%) say reporters have offered unbiased coverage, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Ten percent (10%) are undecided.

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Morrissey: My Predictions

November 4, 2008

Ed Morrissey at Hot Air predicts a win for the McCain/Palin ticket. Morrissey says it will be a squeaker. I think that all the declarations of an Obama landslide are wildly overstated.

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McCain Could Win Electoral College, AP Warns

November 3, 2008

It's a nightmare scenario for Democrats — their nominee Barack Obama winning the popular vote while Republican John McCain ekes out an Electoral College victory. Sure, McCain trails in every recent national poll. Sure, surveys show that Obama leads in the race to reach the requisite 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

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McCain Shredding Obama’s Lead

October 31, 2008

By Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
 
Iraq isn't the only place where the surge seems to be working. John McCain's gains over the last five days are remaking the political landscape as Election Day approaches.

The double-digit leads Barack Obama held last week have evaporated, as all three of the top tracking polls (the most current and reliable measurements out there) show McCain hot on Obama's heels.

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McCain Reduces Obama Advantage; Some Polls Detect Surge

October 31, 2008

By Joseph Curl

WASHINGTON TIMES - Sen. John McCain on Thursday vaulted up in the latest national and battleground state polls, closing to within the margin of error nationwide against Sen. Barack Obama and cutting the Democrat's lead in Pennsylvania by two-thirds.

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Are Voters Having ‘Buyers Remorse’?

October 30, 2008

With five days until Election Day, there are signs the presidential race may be tightening, according to a new CNN poll of polls.

According to an average of several recent surveys, Barack Obama's lead over John McCain is down to 5 points nationwide, 49-44 percent — a gap that is 3 points less than it was earlier this week, and nearly half what the margin was one week ago.

The closing of polls late in a presidential race is not unusual: Sen. John Kerry lost his 2004 White House bid despite holding a slim lead over President Bush in its final days and then-Vice President Al Gore trailed Bush by 5 points in early November before the two essentially split the vote days later.

“It’s possible that McCain will continue to close the gap over the final few days of the campaign,” said CNN Senior Political Researcher Alan Silverleib. “Presidential elections often tighten up at the end, especially if there’s not an incumbent on the ballot. Voters sometimes experience a degree of ‘buyer’s remorse’ before settling on a new president."

Historically, however, only one presidential candidate in modern history has come back from the deficit McCain faces to win an election — Ronad Reagan in 1980.

Source:  CNN

Polls Say McCain Closing in on Obama

October 30, 2008

By Dick Morris & Eileen McGann 

Iraq isn't the only place where the surge seems to be working. John McCain's gains over the last five days are remaking the political landscape as Election Day approaches.

The double-digit leads Barack Obama held last week have evaporated, as all three of the top tracking polls (the most current and reliable measurements out there) show McCain hot on Obama's heels.

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Barack Obama lead drops to 5 points

October 26, 2008

Obama's lead over McCain has dropped to 5 points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.

Obama leads McCain by 49 percent to 44 percent among likely U.S. voters. Obama's lead has dropped over the last three days after hitting a high of 12 points on Thursday.

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Voters Against Obama ‘Wealth Redistribution’ Plan, According To Poll

October 23, 2008

CNBC -  Election Day is only two weeks away, and as John McCain and Barack Obama make their final pitches to “close the deal” with voters, a stunning new ATI-News/Zogby poll shows a clear majority of undecided voters disagree with Obama’s plan for wealth redistribution in America.

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Confident Obama takes presidential tone in talk of post-election plans

October 22, 2008

By Ewen MacAskill

Barack Obama began to speak openly and in detail about the post-election transition period from George Bush's presidency for the first time yesterday, opening himself up to charges of complacency.

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Red Flag For Obama? Lead slips to 3 points

October 19, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama's lead over Republican John McCain in the presidential race has dropped to 3 points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.

Obama leads McCain by 48 to 45 percent among likely U.S. voters, down 1 percentage point from Saturday. The four-day tracking poll, which has a margin of error of 2.9 points.

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