CNN

Did you all hear McSame's Health Care plan = Market forces driven healthcare.
Is this McSame dillusional or demented.
He does not care about the 49 million uninsured and 79 million underinsured in this country. All the while he has 1- medicare, 2-senate medical coverage, 3- Millitary health care and rich wife who can buy a few medical insurance companies.

you are the man and we need you to lead this country!!!

OK–I challenge the Obama supporters to name one legislative accomplishment.

tick, tock-See, you cannot do it.
Obama has NONE.

Good thing that only the electoral college matters.
McCain will dominate.

Its great to see this – but I'm still holding my breath. I won't really believe it until election day. The next 4 months will be a brutal smear against Obama most likely. I hope his team veers away from too many mistakes.

DID ANYONE SAY:
-HE IS NOT ELECTABLE?
-HE CANNOT WIN THE SWING STATES?
HMMMMM
SHOULD I ADD THAT THE PERSON I AM TALKING ABOUT IS DEAD BROKE AND BEGGING SOME MONEY TO THE NON ELECTABLE GUY?
GUESS WHAT! I AM GOING TO SEND ALL MY MONEY TO OBAMALAND TO CONTINUE TO RUN ADS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THAT PERSON CREATED AND WHEN WE GET TO THE WHITE HOUSE, THEN WE CAN HELP COVER THE 20 MILLION BUCKS (OR MORE IF PENN DOES NOT ADD INTERESTS BY THEN)

this country makes me sad.

i'll def not be voting in my first election.

Obama offers nothing new, it's the same old liberal failed policies.

i've noticed the same thing...prices at restaurants and the grocery store have really gone up. and why? so the repugs and oil companies can keep making their billions!!

NO ONE should vote repug this election, except for the soul-less administration and their billionaire buddies!

i dont care what your views on abortion, same-sex marriage, etc... are, those issues are going to seem REALLY insignificant when you're trying to feed your kids and fill your gas tank. i repsect that you have your views, but seriously, this election is sooooooooo important, it's irresponsible to vote on such small issues as whose doing who in their bedroom. it's not YOUR business!

stopoilspeculators.com

McCain will win in November just like Bush won in November over Kerry in 2004. Remember how surprised the pollsters were when Bush won. How could so many experts have been so wrong back then? It's really quite simple: their polls were either intentionally manipulated to influence the election outcome or polled voters lied. History repeats itself and will do so again in 2008. The vast majority of white men will not vote for Obama and neither will their wives or significant others. A great many blue collar workers will also not vote for him, because he's not an every man kind of guy that average American blue collar workers can relate to. Throw in Obama's problem with wearing an American flag lapel and holding his hand over his heart during the national anthem and this election will be a cakewalk for John McCain. Americans will never elect Obama over McCain, because McCain's entire adult life has been spent in faithful service to this country while Obama freely chose to not enlist in the military and did not seek national office until 2004.

The AOl Straw Poll – REAL people voting REALTIME: June 20-27: Total votes case: 260,361. Obama 39%, McCain 61%

Way to go Dems, thank God for wisdom in this country finally!

I think its hillarious on how many people were into bashing Obama for what he believes in... But yet the same people that were bashing him are the people now voting for him in this fake election leading up to the general election.

Find one poll that has McCain ahead or even tied. ONE. We are coming and we cannot be stopped. // Obama 08.

go obama 08

i support you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
change you can believe in.

Obama will crash and burn before November. Thank goodness. And I never trust Newsweek polls.....they are in the tank with Obama. Also, it seems I read somewhere recently that Kerry had a 14% lead over GWB in 2004, and still went down in flames.

Everyone blames the Republicans for the current hard times, but the last I heard the Democratic congress was only receiving a 6% favorability rating.....much lower than even Bush.

Personally, I really don't want the kind of "change" that Obama represents. And the way I see it......poor people have been voting for Democrats for decades now. And guess what? They're still poor.

Was strong for Hillary.....but now solidly for McCain 2008!

Brenda28 at 7:39 p.m., what do you know about McCain's experience? Ever heard of the Keating 5? Was McCain the first, second, third, fourth or fifth on of the Keating 5. I forgot. Since you know so much about McCain, can you tell me which one he was? I dunno, could McCain's near indictment over one of the nation's worst financial scandals have anything to do with him swinging so far that he's now considered a campaign finance guru. Kind of funny, like a drunk driver going to work of MADD, no ha-ha funny mind you. So, Brenda, if I ask you to list McCain's experience, how long will it take you list his service in the Navy and that he was a prisoner of war? Two, maybe three, nanoseconds?

YAY!! Go SOCIALISM!!

What are you people thinking?? Are you even thinking??

Less we forget that years and years of Washington experience does NOT make a good President. The Presidency is NOT a lifetime achievement award! A change in the culture and mindset of Washington is what this Country needs, not the same old "experienced" people rehashing the same old failed policies and calling it a different name.

Obama '08

Sorry, Republicans and Clinton-maniacs. Senator Obama is not Dukakis. He's not John Kerry. And he's not Al Gore. Take even a cursory look at voter turnout in the primaries and money contributed to his campaign and you'll see he has dwarfed those liberal losers.

You can live in denial all you want but America will elect Barack Obama the next President and he will drag you kicking and screaming to a better future.

Well I guess the Dr. NO Attack will have to be revised. They will be back tomorrow with another I am sure.

It must be TOUGH to be a Puma or McSame lover right now. NOTHING the say is helping them.

Keep your eyes on the daily tracking polls, not in the clouds.

The best government is divided government.

Independents are foolish to not vote for McCain as the Dems will increase their control of the House, Senate and Courts.

In the 1st GWB term the Reps controlled all 3 branches – how well did that go?

Vote for checks and balances.

With the koolaide kids instructed to run around the internet and have a linkable page to all polls in obama site. They daily do the polls, Many said if the empty cookies they can vote more than once. If they use proxies more.

So Polls mean nothing.

How can any of you say that people were dumb enough to vote for Bush twice, yet you are supporting McCain, a man who is in lock step with Bush, and call people dumb for supporting a guy who is the opposite of Bush? Makes no sense.

Obama may not be perfect (no one is), but I'm willing to throw my support behind him because I believe that he means well, is highly intelligent, can admit when he doesn't know something, and follows the most important biblical principle-he cares for the "least of these".

Blah blah blah, Hillary's better. Whine, whine, whine, slander, slander, slander. Sorry Clintonistas, you're so 3 weeks ago. McCain has no chance in this race either.

Obama '08, because America can't afford a "gas tax holiday". We've been on a holiday from reason and fiscal responsibility for the last 8 years!

"My dog could win the election this year if you put him against a Republican."
~Can you say ouch?!!
June 24th, 2008 8:23 pm ET

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Ironically, Obama and your dog have equal experience as a leader.

Very funny, is this most Americans again?
Quote: Interviewed 1,233 adults including 1,115 registered voters by telephone

Hey Chris – I think this country has already been led into the crapper. Go shrivel up someplace like all of the other geezers – It's time you and your kind move out of the way and let modern thought run our country.

We will build a new nation – one that acts as a chief member of a global community, not a playground bully.

I thought McCain would do a lot better versus Obama, but the McCain campaign has been making so many critical errors that you almost have to feel sorry for them.

I would love to get a picture of Sean Hannity's face when Barack wins this election. He has worked so hard to discredit Obama. I wonder if FN gives Sean overtime for making up lies. He'll be so disappointed, he may just cry–that would be just fine with me.

Obama 08

The world only loves obama because he won't stand up and protect America. He'll tax and tax and tax and tax and tax...and still have no real foreign policy.

Funny how you keep posting the poll results and not posting the link for people to go be a part of that polling. Give us all the link so we can include ourselves in that count.

That's Great. Keep up the good work!
CHANGE

Like him or not, Obama is the only one who can shake-up Washingotn.
And it needs a good shaking!!
It sure won't happen with Washington entrenched McCain.

I will be voting for Barack, and I can't wait. This is the most exciting campaign I've ever participated in, and I've been voting since Richard Nixon. If November is anything like I think it will be, I'm praying for a wonderful night.

Finally, the American people are going to the dance. It's going to be a great night.

Look at all the paid rethuglican trolls pretending to be vexxed Hillary supporters. Ignore them. Democrats and Independents are united behind a man of substance, Barack Obama.

Yes we can and we sure need a change from the likes of McBush and company!!!! Go Obama Go!!

Just wanted to say, to Obama supporters, those Hillary supporters that say they are voting for McCain, remember true their are many of them, but not all 18 million are going to swing his way. Like I said, it's still early, but if he's keeps this up, I wouldn't loose much sleep to losing to McFlipFlop, the no good son of a coot McBush twin. Sorry, I told myself I was going to be civilized, but couldn't help it.

Oh, welcome back Hillary, even though I still didn't like your tactics there in the end of the primary, but I'm looking at the best side of you and that is your a fighter and Obama is going to need you to go up against McCain.

OBAMA 08

change is going to come, yes it will...

It's very encouraging but we can't get complacent. We need to work hard from now through November.

And to all of you women who are so angry that you are going to vote for McCain or write Hillary's name in or stay home (which is just the same as voting for McCain), please know that your action will mean that we stay the course in Iraq, we risk conservative judges who will have us living in the 50s again, that we'll have to wait AT LEAST four more years to solve the health care crisis in this country or to have a taxation system that doesn't benefit the wealthy. That's what you're voting for. Not just to hopefully get Hillary elected in 2012. Hillary was awesome...she was a trailblazer for all women on many fronts but now we must vote her policies not our anger.

Susan

Change we don’t believe in! Senator Obama changes his ideas as soon as it helps his poll numbers. Oh I'm sorry, they are not his ideas the good ideas belong to Senator Clinton.

NOBAMA! This is one Democrat for McCain.

Why is it that when Obama is losing in a poll his supporters say, "So what?" but when he's leading they say, "Yeah, look at us!".

You're the joke of 2008.

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa . obama all the way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is hope at last. Oh, my, hope at last. Hope for peace. Hope for sanity. Hope for a greater tomorrow. Hope for Earth's survival. Hopes for a leader with a more evolved level of consciousness, and a greater enlightenment to carry America forward into this century. Oh, my goodness, thank God, hope at last. Love, love Obama!

My dog could win the election this year if you put him against a Republican. I went to the gas station, then the food store today. Double sticker shock. Nobody’s doing anything about it! And I’m not a poor person; I don’t see how lower middle income people make it anymore. SOMETHING better change before we all go down the tubes!!

"Change we can believe in!"

The only change Obama wants is the change in your pockets,,,,and then some.

That's great, but it's still early.

OBAMA 08

Obama all the way baby!

I would not put too much emphasis into polls. I won't be voting for Obama so I am not worried about so called leads. Other polls have them at about even. God help us with either of these two win anyways. I am writing Hillarys name in on the ballot in November!

McCain cites E-Bay as an example of a new kind of business model for America to compete in the world. This demonstrates a shockingly simplistic and naive idea of what is needed for America to compete. He doesn't understand in the world we are moving into.

Once McCain and Obama go head to head in a discussion of ideas, Obama is going to crush him. McCain is spouting off policy ideas from 30 years ago. Obama has more current and relevant ideas. Go Obama!

write in hillary. not a whiner but someone who sees what obama truly is and knows what mccain isn't.

Polls mean nothing. Popular vote means nothing. All that matters is the Electoral College. Nothing else matters. The way you win is to win individual states...and there are ALOT of RED states in this nation. I will do my part in seeing my state goes BLUE, but the reality is this election will be very, very close.

Some of the posts are right, June polls mean nothing.

What does mean something is the statements of the candidates themselves. McCain believes in the failed policies of the last eight years. We as a nation have already "been lead to the crapper" (as Chris said). We need to move in a different direction and take care of our problems at home, not spending billions in Iraq. Just think what we could have done for this country with these funds. If you want to go with experience in government, nobody had more experience than Cheney and Rumsfeld and look at how badly they have screwed everything up.

I say it is time to go is a positive new direction.

Obama in 08 and 12

I have something for you TX GOP. The reason you and McSame will lose this election big is because your dirty tactics do not work. People in this country are tired of them and they are a lot more clever than you think.

When will Hillary put an end to her supporters nonsence and BITTERness. Also Bill needs to endorse Obama and quit acting like a child. Obama does not need his help. Look what it did for Hillary.

Obama 08

There is no doubt about it, that Obama will pull ahead in double digit numbers, and maintain at least 10 points into the GE, my concern now is in the local and state elections.

Local government is in the fire from the failed policies of the past eight years, state government is also in trouble, because they no longer represent the will of the people, there are going to be some major challenges to get representation that are in the trenchs with Americans.

Taking back our country 2008

John-john, the american people has had an 8 year reality check(bounced for insufficient funds), its time to move on. The republican party has had and missed its opportunity to represent the american people as a whole and FAILED, THERE IS YOUR REALITY CHECK!!!! The american people has had enough of not being represented and the voices falling on deaf ears, TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW and that just dont spell republican for the whitehouse!!!!!!

This is alright, but the polls that really matter will be in Nov.

Either way, it will be an Obama landslide.

All you stupid people keep asking what do we know about Obama, not because you don't know anything about Obama, because you are blind by your own ignorrance, does not mean other people don't know about the good He has done and will continue to do.

Kerry was up by this amount in the spring too.

The only poll that really matters is the voters poll on November 4, 2008; by that time Senator Obama will be old toast.... and that, whether you Obamnations like it or not...

I think the dems are going to have the presidency for the next 16 years at least. Not to mention the senate and eventualy the Supreme Court after some of those old republican fogeys kick the bucket(s). Clinton will not be a spring chicken in 2016, but if she ran she's still be 4 years younger than McLame and obviously have a clear shot at it.

OBAMA '08 '12
CLINTON '16 '20.... ok, maybe not '20, but ya never know.

This is great news and I hope his lead continues and we have a landslide victory in November. I am excited about Obama's idealogy and his plans for change. It's unfortuanate that so many people are still looking at skin color instead of character he is equally qualified as any other person in this race and you don't know anymore about those candidates as you do Obama therefore the rhetoric " that we don't even know him" is just that rhetoric. God is in control and he is doing a NEW THING pay very close attention.

Sounds like Chris is describing Bush! LOL

"All you foolish Obamabots are going to get what you wished for … and, then this country is going to be led into the crapper, by your false prophet who is inexperienced, and in way over his head. Thanks for all your lame slogans and empty catch phrases. You obviously can not tell the difference between style and substance".

This is not about Obama. Some posters are right, we have to roll up our sleeves and start working. We can't sit on the sidelines and pray that he stays ahead, or wins in November. He's going to travel to 50 states. Make sure you do your part when he gets to your state or before he even gets to your state.

This is not a Hillary Clinton "Wait For Super Tuesday And Declare Victory Campaign". In Barack's campaign, you have to work, work, work toward all 50 states. So be proud of Barack, but remember we need to work to stay ahead.

Remember Obama 08, 12

"But when June polls have shown a big lead for one candidate, that lead has often melted," Holland said."

oh come on, Mr. Buzzkill, let us enjoy the beauty of the moment!!!!

the neocon crypt keeper is going down.....

In response to...
john June 24th, 2008 7:37 pm ET

You people need a reality check what do you know about Obama, What is his change,Hope for what. Just because you can read a speach doesn't mean you can think on your feet and when Barak gets put to the test he stutters says Ah a lot and doesn't say a lot. Be carefull of the change you want because it ain't going to be the change you get.

Ex Democrat

Hey Ex – some of us do actually independently research candidates. He has authored two books about his personal life – that provides some insight. Checking his voting record and consistency on issues isn't hard to do. I'm not basing my vote on a personality – you know, like folks did with GW Bush – they thought he'd be a great guy to have a beer with – and look at the result. I've done my research Ex – and I"m sure many others have as well. You're overbearing cynicism doesn't become you. It's obvious that this country can't afford another C- legacy student who can't form a complete sentence without a telleprompter – oh wait, McCain is horribly with the teleprompter, hmmm... Obama will never be a verbal oopfh the caliber of bush and mccain – his responses are well considered – he actually is thinking on his feet.

Oh no! Obama Doesn't have experience leading the country!! Wait a minute, how does one get experience without actually >gasp< BECOMING PRESIDENT?!? Maybe someday you'll realize that argument is moot, and will start focusing on the big issues.

One thing I don't understand about the Media:

Why is the comments of Mr. Black has such a short live? If comments like this were made by Rev. Wright, would it still be same? I wonder....

I really worry about the mindset of those GOP, especially those neo-cons...What could be their contingency plan to continue their power stream? Could it be something like Mr. black mentioned about? Hmmm....I wonder...

I wonder if Gore took the presidency as he really deserved, what could have been different? I think about 9/11... If he were the president in 2001, could the 9/11 have been prevented? Well, the chances could have been much higher I think because he was Veep for 8 years after all. I just hope that God will not let bad things happen this time.

I really hope that God will let us have a good leader who will save us from all those troubles we are facing these days.

Wake up conservatives! It's time to be united under common purpose.
If you are a true believer in God and His teaching, you will know what is our common purpose. Love each other and keep world peace!

This is one time we can rely on a poll, because Karl Rove isn't in the employ of the RNC – not yet anyway.

Get ready for a repeat of the slaughter of 1996.

McCain – 2008 = Dole – 1996.

The RNC is letting McCain run, like they "allowed" Dole to finally have the nomination, so they can produce a sacrificial lamb not likely to come back later and gum up future nominee business.

The country is fed-up with the GOP!!!

And to those who say Obama is inexperienced, what vast cacophony of experience did fearless "Jet-Pilot" bring to the table in 2000?!?!?!

And staying in Iraq is not "protecting" the country!!!

Now we're cooking. Folks are finally coming around. President Obama has a nice ring to it.

I wonder who they are asking? He cannot even think for himself let alone try to run a country!!
No Obama!!

I love when Republicans question our support for Barak. After 8 years of that idiot in the White House that they put there, it is amusing to watch them squirm. How dare they question OUR judgement! Unbelievable, their stupidity!

These numbers can't last. Fear trumps faith every time in this country. Morons outnumber the rest of us 3-1. How many people voted for Bush.....twice! Our nation has dumbed down so far that we're the laughing stock of the third world. We're no longer the U.S., we're a subsidy of Halliburton and Exxon. And the cattle just moo and take the bullet.

The story says that unless the opponent is a sitting Republican President, a lead this big means the person that is ahead wins in November. Congratulations, President Obama!

Newsweek and LA times appear to be in the tank for Obama.

Where is fair analysis. No where.

BO is a disgrace.

A little early to start counting your chickens. The Republicans will expose Obama for what he is – an ultra liberal with racists and terrorists as friends. He'll be appropriately potrayed as serving Jimmy Carter's second term. All the glitter is about to get knocked off and there won't be anywhere to go but down. There just might be a landslide come November but I doubt many of you will like it.

Word.

[ STILL SAY THAT IF OBAMA HAS ANY SINSE HE WOULD MAKE HILLARY HIS VP STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT PEOPLEHE HAS THOUGHY ABOUT JOHN EDWARDS JOHN KERRY WHO IS BILL RICHARDSON OH YEA THAT BACKSTABBER HAS NEVER MADE THE PERSON HILLARY IS NOWHERE NEAR AS SMART TAKE NOTE OBAMA ;

Thank goodness most Americans understand that Barack is the only real choice. The right wing nuts like James Dobson, and their mindless followers, will try everything to stop progress but it will not work this time. I am sick and tired of folks who can't think for themselves trying to make rules for everybody else.

The President is the Chief Executive … the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) … of a business enterprise known as the United States of America. Directing the various operating units of this “company” is what the job requires.

While the reference to “Commander-in-Chief”, particularly at a time when there is a military conflict underway, gives rise to an important aspect of the job, it is not the majority of the job and it does not necessarily require the majority of the President’s intellectual brainpower. Qualification for the job has little to do with whether or not someone enlisted in the service or was captured and held as a prisoner. Being an excellent president has little to do with any knowledge of current military doctrine & tactics or knowledge of the capabilities of the latest weapon systems. The president hires very capable functional directors for those roles.

What we want the President to be the “Commander “ of is the VISION for our country, the STRATEGY to achieve the Vision, and the JUDGEMENT and FLEXIBILITY to make the right decisions when the strategy needs to be adjusted. We are not so arrogant to think we will get the Strategy right all the time.

More than anything, we want a President that will be a good executive MANAGER. The best corporate managers are most effective when they build high performing TEAMS. Therefore, if we want to truly evaluate how well this corporation is going to run, we need to evaluate the CEO’s VISION and his/her JUDGEMENT in selecting talented Senior Managers for our corporation (Cabinet appointees).

the TWP voter is not telling the truth, obama is going to get wiped out in november, he is ultra liberal and 20x worse than bush or his types. taxes will be going up and up and up, so get your wallet out,

Robert June 24th, 2008 7:40 pm ET

I am sure he's leading the polls allright. If you look at the polls on AOL John McCain has the lead from 62% to 38%. It just goes to show how liberal CNN can be sometimes with this "I love Obama" attitude. Yeah keep saying your the most trusted name in news too and feeding Americans BS. I just want to ask the people at CNN how many registered voters actually voted on this poll. I bet the poll votes are like a few thousand.

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A post like this, as well as Sandy's up above, show how little some people really know about statistics. No AOL polls or other internet polls are scientific, because they only represent people who go to the website in question and feel strongly enough to respond.

A scientific poll has to be a random, unbiased sample of the entire population. It is hard to believe, but a small sample of 896 or 1100 of us, as long as they are picked randomly and sought out (i.e., called). rather than responding to an internet poll, really can give us an idea of the direction in which all of us are leaning. It won't be exact, but the probability that the entire population's leaning is radically different than what the poll shows is very small.

I'm really glad the Liberal Democrats elected to congress and the Senate ended the war, halted the increasing gas prices, and saved the economy like they promised. All that we need know is Barack Hussein Obama Carter to truly destroy the economy. Vote ObamaCarter! hope for a change back to 1979!

Competency +
Civility +
Centrist Policy +
Clear, Concise Charts to Communicate +
Consistency =

a Winning Obama Team in November 2008.

Run through the tape Barack .... remember we had one election that was decided in December off 2000, not on election day November.

Finish him.

The media has now started to take a closer look at the things Obama wants to do. This is not helping Obama as his ideas are creepy at best. They are ideas of tax and spend like we have never seen before. What we can look for as the media starts to key in on what Obama wants to do is the doubts about Obama to increase. When the debates occur, the public will see how way out Obama really is.

TO ROBERT: I've seen your AOL poll. It's a pol of AOL users who read a conservative blogger's blog. To site such a ludicrous source while attacking CNN smacks of either desperation or lack of intellectual curiosity.

That's wonderful, but this is only June. The real poll is in November! With all the problems Bush is leaving behind, we, the People, need to choose wisely.

This evening on the CBS news, I heard that Israel is asking the U.S. to help them bomb Iran's nuclear facilities......... disturbing and scary! All I could say is, here we go...... the Republicans are at it again. Another war, because we all know that Iran wont stand for an attack!

When will we, the People, rise up and say enough? We can't afford another war! Isn't over $10 TRILLION IN NATIONAL DEBT ENOUGH?

gallup has them even

Did half of you read the article? It said the leader of a poll in June often loses by a large margin or barely squeeks out a win. Don't get too smug, Obummer will have a tough race. Look I can make fun of a candidate's name too, and it's just as uncreative as all the other posters with their "informed" comments!

-out

Obama WILL win whether anyone likes it or not.

Obamacans.

get ready for the dirtiest republican attacks.
The GOP will not go down withoout a fight.

Pastor james Dobson started today.
Eventhough Dobson has on many times quoted from Levitcus to justify his anti-gay rants......
... today, he is saying the old testament is obsolete, So Obama is distorting the bible by quoting from both the old and new textament.

The GOP is is praying for the US to be attacked, so people will be filled with fear, and then vote Republican.

GOP = Grand Old Pharisees
(fake christians, they like war, giving tax cuts for the rich only, and denying healthcare to the poor)

I agree, I love hearing about this lead but he still has a lot of work ahead of him and the GOP will try to throw all they can at him. Stay strong Obama!!!

It is beyond cute how the MSM holds onto anything they can get. First, Obama can't possibly win the clinton voters (yeah, only 89% of them) now, well even though obama couldn't get whites, hispanics, blue collar, pink collar in the primaries- he will never get them in the primary- um, he is. Now, everytime someone holds a big lead it always vanishes. I mean, you couldn't even hold on to the where is the bounce strategy.

A question for Ms. Pelosi:

Dear Madame Speaker:

Most republicans are playing the same old "Democratic ticket will raise your taxes" card right now.

Why is not more being made of the connection between the war and foreign policies of the Bush administration, the ensuing high national debt, and the floundering economic situation over here? Are not these all related?

Thank you,

I think that this pretty much throws James Dobson's religious buffoonery right into the toilet. The rabid and religious Right have had their day and been found sorely lacking. Now it's time for Obama to fix all the things that the Republicans have screwed up during their eight year Reich, er, tenure....

Go Obama yes we can 08

Defeatocrats should not get too excited. Polls mean nothing. We will be releasing all of the dirt on NObama here shortly. GOP 4 Life!!!!

Beware the Republican hate machine...if there is a (manufactured) attack on US soil in October, Bush will declare martial law, suspend the election, and stay right where he is-taking down the US and her freedoms. We must impeach them now!

I am a lifelong Republican, but they have really made a mess and I'm going to have to vote for the man who has a better vision for America, Obama.

This is the most crucial election our country has faced in modern history. Another 4 years of the neocon agenda will do away with rational thinking people. Just look at the Focus on the Family clown who came out against Obama. His kind will do away with all of us for their greater good and it does not in any way, shape, or form resemble Jesus, the one they claim to represent. They are a bunch of hypocrites.

This is from the poll

"In this national poll's random sample of voters, 39% identified themselves as Democrats, 22% as Republicans, and 27% as independents. In a similar poll a year ago, 33% identified themselves as Democrats, 28% as Republicans, and 30% as independents."

Another biased poll by the media.

^-- I really feel that I got bamboozled by my long time favorite news channel. I now watch cnn. If only for the simple reason that they research stories.

I am a republican who has from the beginning supported Obama.

P.S. I am astounded at the number of bigots in my party. So just thought i'd apologize.

God this is horrible, they are influencing voter's with these polls, this isn't right CNN! I can't believe this isn't against the law.

Let's see: Newsweek has Obama with 15 pt. lead. LAT/Bloomberg has Obama by 12. Gallup has Obama up by 3. At this point these polls have virtually no value.

And remember Obama fans: it is the Electoral College results that count whick makes these polls all that more useless.

We are coming together, people. It's not just about party lines anymore – it's about people being FED UP with the status quo. We are ready to heal our crumbling economic infrastructure, our relationship with the rest of the world, and to BRING HOME OUR TROOPS.

Dems, Independants, and fed-up Republicans – IT IS TIME

OBAMA 08 and 12

Thank you Senator Barack Obama for everything and thanks to all American who has see the light and came to the light, you will shine and we will shine together on Nov. keep on supporting.

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!

theres no way that obama can choose hilary as a running mate. some may think thats the only way to going to unite the dem party and win the presidency, but that would just make for a very unstable cabinet.

how can mcCant help this struggling economy, housing market., and he had something to do with the "Savings and Loan Scandal" wiki it.

Senator McCain spends a lot of time saying he hates war....

Well, my friends, it is certainly good to hate war....

But it is better to prevent war....

Viva
los Obamas

This is wonderful news, but be careful and recognize who you're dealing with!! The republicans are well known now pulling rabbits out of their hat! Not to mention, he has bush behind him and we all know what that means!

GObama '08

Polls mean absolutely nothing. I'll wait until election day myself.

Pick a poll get a point spread, and so what?

how can mcCant help this struggling economy, housing market., and he had something to do with the "Savings and Loan Scandel" wiki it.

I love how some folks keep waiting for some mysterious dirt to come out about Obama. If you are a Democrat for McCain, shouldn't it be about McCain rather than a suspicion about Obama?

All you foolish Obamabots are going to get what you wished for ... and, then this country is going to be led into the crapper, by your false prophet who is inexperienced, and in way over his head. Thanks for all your lame slogans and empty catch phrases. You obviously can not tell the difference between style and substance.

Women supporters of Hillary Clinton will vote for Barack Obama in November because they know that an Obama victory shatters the barrier that has kept anyone but white males from attaining the presidency.

After an Obama presidency, the notion that in the U.S. anyone can grow up to be President will actually have a ring of truth to it.

The GOP is out of touch with todays college students. So they think that the students who have put their hearts and souls into this campaign will not show uo to vote for Obama on election day? That kind of thinking is why they are getting crushed. They've been meddling in Iraq so long they have no idea what is going on right here at home. A movement for change, the likes of which has not been seen for nearly 40 years. Even worse for the GOP...history will remember them for the colossal fools that they are.

Your right the world hates America, but i'll tell you this the world loves Mr.Obama.

if you have half a brain at all you know better than to vote for Mr.Mccain. Although good for a laugh on the daily show i don't think he has the balls to give America the change it desperately needs.

peace out

The voters are starting to catch on. Sen McCain attempts to offer some sort of voter appeasement every week it seems. First it's a gas tax holiday for the summer.. Then it's dropping the ban on offshore drilling. The public realizes these are bandaid solutions to a monumental problem that isn't going to go away..... not in the next 3 presidential terms. It took Bush less than 6 years to create havoc in all stages of our lives and there is just no quick fix to the expanding problems. You just can't lower taxes on the richest members of the country and expect to pay for a war that's costing us 12 billion dollars a month and on top of that, saddle our grandchildren with the debt. McCain's staff are scratching their heads trying to find something that will impress the voters.. Problem is it's all too obvious that that's what they're doing.. They have nothing to offer except scare tactics which won't work this time.

OMG,
Enough already of Owanna-Here's a guy who has done nothing during his tenure in Washington. He talks of change-blah, blah, blah-what EXACTLY is he going to do besides his preaching? He scolds anyone who talks about drilling for oil-says it will take years to find viable resources-we'll what happens if we never find alternative means? Sit on our supply and pay outragious prices? Oh yeah-the ethanol-riiiight-it take more energy to make and the price of my Frosted Slakes keeps rising-get off the band wangon and give us some real solutions!

Obama holds a 12 point lead over McCain in a head-to-head match up, 49 percent to 37 percent. But when third party candidates Ralph Nader and Bob Barr are added to the list, Obama's lead over McCain extends to 15 points, 48 percent to 33 percent......... McBush the more you ATTACK the SWeeter IT IS!!!!!!!! .......... THE last 2 days you have become an ATTACK MACHINE!!!!!!!

I support Barack Obama mainly because of his views on foreign policy, the economy, and his environmental stance. His bottom up economic message hits home and his sincerity in finding alternative solutions to our energy crisis are at the top of my list.

His foresight to vote against an illegal war is huge for me as I understand the constitution and the United Nations charter. The numerous violations of this charter have harmed our reputation around the world measurably. His charisma and candor will and is resonating around the globe and his willingness to use diplomacy instead of brazen arrogance is a sure indicator of what kind of character he is. A leader we can be proud of. A leader who made the Harvard law review and taught constitutional law. A leader who will look to advisor's but use his own judgment. A leader with strong morals.

A leader who will deliver our country to the forefront of the movement to improve the world as a whole while rebuilding our reputation as the shining bastion in the west we once were. A leader with caliber.

I support Barack Obama because I believe in hope.

Yeah, baby.

I'd bet that lead will only get wider. People are waking up.

I started thinking a few weeks ago that it was inevitable, but I'm now considering that there might even be a landslide...

It's nice to see America strongly considering voting in someone who's not another old white man...

Change we can believe in, this is the America I knew and love and for the 1st time in my adult life I'm so proud – now what? see, words do matter and all the Obamahaters need to stop and unite with our next president of the Great United States of America (ALL STATES).

Huxtables 2008

DUH!!!

Obama '08

Jason in Texas, I never took my Obama yard sign down and people have been asking me for it, no way Jose, Obama all the way.

Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) released the following statement today in response to the announcement that the Senate this week will consider the compromise legislation that would reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA):

This is a deeply flawed bill, which does nothing more than offer retroactive immunity by another name. We strongly urge our colleagues to reject this so-called 'compromise' legislation and oppose any efforts to consider this bill in its current form. We will oppose efforts to end debate on this bill as long as it provides retroactive immunity for the telecommunications companies that may have participated in the President's warrantless wiretapping program, and as long as it fails to protect the privacy of law-abiding Americans.

Obama was not my choice but he will now get my vote. Anything but another Republican.

Take nothing for granted as 24 hours can change everything and Republicans have no intention of losing this. This will be ever so ugly, count on it.

I believe that Obamas lead will continue to grow, this is only the beginning of what will be a total landslide victory for Obama.

YES WE CAN!!!

I am sure he's leading the polls allright. If you look at the polls on AOL John McCain has the lead from 62% to 38%. It just goes to show how liberal CNN can be sometimes with this "I love Obama" attitude. Yeah keep saying your the most trusted name in news too and feeding Americans BS. I just want to ask the people at CNN how many registered voters actually voted on this poll. I bet the poll votes are like a few thousand.

I support Obama 1000% but this doesn't make me feel any better!! I'm going to spend many sleepless nights between now and Nov. working for my guy!!!!! Obama 2008!!!!!!!!

Okay folks, lets not get too excited here. We know Obama has a lead over McBush right now. But does anyone remember in 2004, when they told us that John Kerry had a lead in Ohio and in Florida? Well, it made us think that Kerry just might edge out Bush in those states...and guess what happened? He LOST both Ohio and Florida. My point being, yeah we know Obama does have some sort of lead and just how accurate are these random polls? And where and how do they obtain these results? So I am a little skeptical about these polls, only because of the inaccuracies, like the ones, for example, done in 2004.

So I am still waiting to see what happens and not taking the polls too seriously. But hey, I don't mind seeing Barack LEADING McBush!!!!

Go Barack Obama! Change you can believe in!

We are screwed if the many uninformed voters in this country actually vote for Obama. Wake up America before it's too late.

We are a country that elected George Bush twice, obviously we don't always choose the best candidate, that's what this poll says to me!

At least with McCain, I know he has the experience necessary to protect the country. Frankly, I can't believe how many people are willing to support Obama without really knowing anything about him. This isn't American Idol, people! There is more at stake than your right to murder your unborn baby

Keep tooting your horn about your leads in the polls. You are like a marching band, unknowingly marching straight into a swamp, and soon your sound will be muffled and then silent.

The polls are up and are

going higher because merica is awake this time.

The time has come to make history and

change Washington in a new direction.

Go Bama go!!!

These polls hardly tell a story. One shows 896 voters and the other 1100. That is nothing. All other polls show single digit. 7 and 3 with margin of error that's a tie. Any one who listens to polls any way needs to remember that they are a bunch of crap this early in the race and are almost always wrong in a presidential race.

You people need a reality check what do you know about Obama, What is his change,Hope for what. Just because you can read a speach doesn't mean you can think on your feet and when Barak gets put to the test he stutters says Ah a lot and doesn't say a lot. Be carefull of the change you want because it ain't going to be the change you get.

Ex Democrat

I think this poll is garbage. Who are they polling anyway? And are we supposed to now just go, oh my goodness the polls show him ahead, I guess I'll vote for him now. NOT! I'm a life long (black male) Dem and I'm not voting for him.

The beauty of McCain's position is that it's due to his own bumbling. The more he says, the behinder he gets.

soon, i figure the McCain camp will cut funding for bloggers, then you will see all the people pretending to be hillary supporters who will vote for McCain dissapear.

Honestly, I don't think the republicans even want to win this one. They got what they wanted in Iraq (oil). They don't actually care about stabalizing the area. They want to pull out, because it has become a waste of money. But they can't pull out themselves, because it might shake their brainwashed audience out of its stupor.

Obama's arrogance and the arrogance of his supporters will be their ultimate downfall. It's going to be so sweet to see. I should include CNN's arrogance, especially Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews.

"Pride goeth before the fall."

Please help me decide who to vote for:

on the one hand we have the oldest candidate, who couldn't raise his hands high enough because of the injuries suffered while serving in Vietnam, spending 1966 days in captivity, whose wife's Operation Smile spread across from Bangladesh to Vietnam or on the other, a younger candidate, in a designer's suit, spending 7300 days as a member, along with his unproud wife, of a black separatist church, worshipping Wright?

For Brandon: are you sniffing airplane glue. your candidate lost, fair and square. now you are willing to throw caution to the wind and vote for mccain. i question your judgment.

Double digit lead without the "Big Mouth Clintons" (true scammers)

They're just trying to recoup some of their millions back. They couldn't give a rats butt for you or the party.

Don't let those sleezeballs near you Barak.

Polls are not always accurate...yes but it's the first sign that Obama is expanding his lead.

Republicans are disillusioned and not very excited about their candidate.

Obama will never be elected.
When all the facts are out the man is out of the race.
Take that to the bank.........

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! What a great gift.

I hope Obama wins by a very small margin. If he wins by a large margin, that will give him a mandate to increase a lot of governmental spending and to raise a lot of taxes.

In that case, most policies since Reagan revolution will be reversed. U.S. will look more like Europe (UK a little different). Some people may like it and other people may not like it.

For instance, in France, it is almost impossible (very difficult) to layoff any workers. If you have a job, then you will like the European system. But if you own a business, you do not like it. I know someone in a U.S. company, he said he had to pay someone in France almost two years salary to get him fired because the French guy could not do the job well. Germany pays five years unemployment compensation at 60% or 80% of your most recent salary.

Anyway, I do not like sudden and dramatic economic policy changes so I do not like Obama to win a landslide. However, after almost 3 decades of Reagan's economic ideas (Clinton basically followed that economic model), maybe U.S. should try something new. But the process should be gradual.

A close win will be much better for the U.S. When Reagan and Bush Sr won landslide (Electorate Votes only), at least Democrats controlled the congress so Republicans cannot do something extreme. Now since Democrats will be controlling congress, if they win the Presidency by a landslide, they will interprete as a mandate to raise taxes (on rich but who are rich?) and to increase spending.

We love you, Hillary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ask McCain to be his VP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Democrats are poised for big wins in November, from the top of the ticket right down to the local dog catcher. Bush and his merry band of neocons have succeeded in destroying the Republican Party.

You Repubs keep haenging on to your 19th century politics.

Obama has a 20th century vision and his judgement is correct from the beginning.

Nobody in the world knows what McShame's wisdom is, he flip flogs
around und the war is his first priority, he has nothing else to convince
americans why they should vote for him.

McShames supporters have no arguments to Bush's failed politics,
they only like to dig up dirt and relate to smear tactics and come up with lies.

What a disgrace!

Thanks Iowa-we owe you one.

Obama 08

Lets take it further guys. 15 points is nothing. Show the republicans how angry you are at them.

Great news!

Please keep it coming!

Obama folks – it's not over until the fat lady sings and sings and sings. It's a pretty sad thing that Obama feels if he doesn't raise millions of dollars he won't be able to defeat McCain. Gee, what does that tell you about him – maybe that he needs tons of money just to convince people to vote for him? If he is so willing to take the money out of your pockets now, just wait and see what he does if he becomes president.

The smear campaign has not yet begun. The Republican campaign has not yet begun.

Obama will be exposed for the woos/wimp/appeaser he is and he'll go down like a tree falling in the forest.

I call BS. Even the Huffington Post bloggers are turning against him.

One step at a time, one battle, one win, one day..... We will surely gain control and respect of this nation once again. The honesty and integrity will shine through on one glorious day in November.

GObama 08

ooooh lala papi, you got it together baby!!!

the polls become more ridiculous as CNN shows its outrageous lack of character and honesty in its biased so called reporting.

Signed, sealed, delivered–he's ours.

Go Barack, Go.

Obama 08

Paulette in Cincinnati Ohio.....Get a grip lady!

I am a republican and it is slim to none that I would vote republican, and slim has just left town. The RNC has big problems when only 36% of its party is enthusiatic about its candidate and I think that 36% says one thing and once in the voting booth will vote the other way. I am going to the polls very enthusiatic about voting for Barack Obama. I will even go as far as saying I will work and give to his campaign.

I am Republican Joe and this blog was approved by me!!!!!!!

Woot!

Hillary should run as an independent. Take what is yours since OBAMA BIN LADEN stole it from you! OBAMA, GO BACK TO AFRICA!

Hillary '08 and '12

Obama is going down by election day.

Watch and weep Obamamorons.

Can you say NOVEMBER LANDSLIDE!!!!!!!

I love it.

Go Obama, Go.

Obama is all over the map with "ideas," none of which he has explained in detail with respect to their implementation. He seems to have an inability to focus - sort of like a two-year-old.

In the end his attack "blitz" will not work. It will leave the voters so confused, that come November, they will gladly go back to voting "Mom, country, and apple pie" - the things they REALLY understand in their gut.

Pretty sure I was one of the people that was interviewed for this poll. Glad I could get my two cents in about how we need 08ama.

Ardnuas – Bill Clinton already DOES travel overseas on humanitarian missions (sometimes even with George H. Bush) that have helped to earn much respect for the US. He certainly does not need Obama's permission or blessing to do so.

I don't understand why McCain doesn't just quit and give the election to Obama already. If you take into account McCain's unpopular stances on the issues and that he spouts the same old, same old rhetoric with regards to Washington at large, it'll be like shooting fish in a barrel for Obama.

It is a very sad day when the populus turns to socialism to solve their problems. These people believe that government can fix the condition of the nation when it is government that is the very cause. Obama is nothing more than a charmer, a salesman, a counselor for those who cannot help themselves. Nothing will change.

Hopefully the lead will only increase in size.

American can't affort another republican in the White House.

McCain is Bush in a prehistoric body.

Obama holds a 12 point lead over McCain in a head-to-head match up, 49 percent to 37 percent. But when third party ........OK now I understand -Y-CHETA is in an ATTACK mode .........KEEP it UP McSame it is working for the DEMS!!!!!

We will see on November 4th if the polls are right. Who knows what October surprise will bring.

Ralph Nader said if the Democrats didn't have a landslide this time, they ought to fold up the party. And they will have a LANDSLIDE!

This is great news. Obama is the man a fine one at the that!!!
OBAMA 08

Now whose polls might that be? Let me guess – cnn or newsweek!

Wow,

I am amazed that there as still some "Hillary or else McCain" folks out there. I see most of the women who backed Hillary have come around to their party, I know that most have been difficult but women are often the ones making the difficult choices in the home.

Maybe some of you can convince Brandon to give it up and join the party. Brandon is still very disgruntal and I am worried for Brandon. Hillary losing is hard for her supporters (as it would be for supporters of any candidate) and when McCain loses this will be a double wammy for Brandon and may push Brandon over the edge

I bet u FOX wont carry this news

Its funny to me that every one saying negative things about Obama, goes some thing like...he is sick, liar, racist..etc....sounds childish, don't you think people. Lets talk facts and make an argument.( Paulette, Cincinnati) you probably can't help but try to use your brain for a CHANGE and stop talking like a ignorant uneducated.

Obama '08!!!!!!!!! Yes we can!

Brandon Hillary Democrat for Mc Cain

If Hillary had somthing on Obama she had 17 month to reveil it. Also, the GOP can't even find anything. That's why they keep playing these gotha, flip-flop, tit for tat games. So get over it and ride the democratic wave

ITS A OBAMANATION. HOW ABOUT MCCANSINATION OF THE REPUBLICAN REVISION OF THE MCSAME NATION. YOU KNOW THIS COULD TURN OUT TO BE FUN.....BARACK THE VOTE 08/12

I am not sure why people bring things that happened 20 or 30 years ago and say that's how this things will be decided now.

Tell me was there internet, ipod, 5Mb/s internet speed, web, internal space station.....twenty years ago? NOOOOOOO!

So stop saying that this is how this candidate was 20 years ago and that's how current candidate will perform BS!

that is really impressive. I hope it goes up.

Wahoo! President OBAMA!!!!!!!!

Uh......Paulette from Cincinnati,

You say Obama is "sick, sick, sick"? Please explain how you've come to that conclusion. We're all curious....

Obama for Prez!!! Lets Go America!!!

This shouldn't be much of a decision save for the racists, the greed crowd, the military/ industrial complex and the senile!! The US needs to turn in a new direction. Maybe CNN can lead the charge by giving some 'talk' slots to people who aren't 'closet' Klan [and don't recognize the needs of more than 10% of the nation!!]!! Independent analysis and viewpoint would improve the discussion indeed!! {no more talking heads from political party #1 or 1A as well!!!]

OBAMA HAS EVERYTHING GOING FOR HIM!!!

WHY DO I WANT ANOTHER BUSH???

AND LOOK AT THE GAS PRICES...
NO WAY MCCAIN!!!

Exactly, I never believe polls. Let's wait until all the voters weigh in. Besides demographics has a lot to do with it. Just because 100 or whatever likely voters are surveyed doesn't mean that's the way the entire nation feels.

I can't wait to see Obama fall flat on his face. His arrogance is beginning to get to me. And also, who wants a president who is always crying that everyone is attacking him? We need a leader not a wuss.

Obama! Change in coming my friends!!

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Please don't use 18million Hillary supporter anymore. It's 18mil -(minus) 1.

Don't like Hillary anymore, i think i made the wrong decision by voting for her. She's to dis-honest. I don't like Obama either because he will raise a lot of taxes. I'll support him instead of McCain because i don't like war at all. Please don't use 18million people. I don't support her anymore.

Perfect. The Republican plan is going exactly right. McCain trails badly in the polls, then after the the Democratic Convention at the end of August, when Obama is in the midst of his bounce, McCain says (cough-cough) "I can't do it. I withdraw from the race." Then, the GOP throws a new guy into the race at their convention.

I still think Obama will win, but all of the good strategy to defeat McCain will have been a wasted effort.

The nail in the Republican coffin. It is never immediately evident when the party crashes and burns. The Republicans will be left out of power for at least a generation. Dude, I know 8 year olds who will vote Obama. In 10 years they will be a force. The next couple up and coming generations will vote Obama..the 65+ crowd that support McCain, many of them will be dead over the next 8 years.

Please don't use 18million Hillary supporter anymore. It's 18mil -(minus) 1.

Don't like Hillary anymore, i think i made the wrong decision by voting for her. She's to dis-honest. I don't like Obama either because he will raise a lot of taxes. I'll support him instead of McCain because i don't like war at all. Please don't use 18million people. I don't support her anymore.

Paulette in Cincy....Let it Go of the Hate and let your innerBama come out! There is a better you in there...somehere.

Obama 08!

Any Democrat should be way ahead and expected to win after 8 years of GWB. The problem is that this race offers no excitement and both candidates are full of doom and gloom about our future. By the time November rolls around everyone will have a major case of fatigue from these two.

It is no surprise that people are seeing McCain as 4 more years of repug incompetence. I just hope President Obama cleans out the U.S. Justice Department. The news of hirings based on political affiliations goes to show again how corrupt the Bush administration is and there is no reason to believe McCain would be any different. Bush, Cheney, Rove and a bunch of others ought to be in jail.

> Senator Barack Obama has to chose Senator Hillary Clinton as his
> VP in order to win the White House.

Umm... did ya' even bother to READ the article? He has a double digit lead *without* Clinton. Some of you are just really delusional.

Polls are snap shots in time and at this time Obama is way, way ahead of old man McCain. So, the question is what will change between now and NOvember. The answer is nothing. McCain is still a pro war, pro taxcut for the rich Republican who is not very articulate and not good at speaking. Kinda of reminds me of Bush.

That being said, McCain has little to no chance of winning in November. Obama would need an Elliot Spitzer size scandal for that to happen.

Great!!!!!!!!

And I don't care if the lead shrinks as long as it is a lead. A win is a win and Obama is just what this country needs. God Bless America

When Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention, he should open up with a big "thank you" to the one person who has made a Democratic landslide possible. The one person who almost single-handedly ended the era of Republican rule.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's have a big round of applause for George Bush!"

And the lead will continue to grow the closer it gets to the election.

Brandon Hillary Democrat for Mc Cain June 24th, 2008 6:28 pm ET

Obama will be the next Dukakis once the material Clinton had on him but could not use comes to light…….

The Republicans will find it…no doubt about lol
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-o yea? what evidence....stop creating rumor you moron.

YEAH!!! You go Obama! My yard sign is going up once I get it!

So what. The Times/Bloomberg Poll, interviewed 1,115 registered voters across the nation June 19-23. This hardly represents the entire nation. If you want to see an average of the polls go to Real Clear Politics website. The RCP average is 7.5. for Obama.

WE GOT OURSELVES A GREAT CEO.

LETS MAKE SURE WE KEEP HIM.

JUST IMAGINE WHICH WOULD YOU

WANT RUNNING YOUR TRILLION DOLLAR CO.,

MCMOULD OR OBAMA. NOT MUCH TO THINK ABOUT.

Does anyone really believe these polls. A lot can happen over the next few months. Obama is getting a little hot headed lately and he is sounding more and more like a preacher in his speeches, there are an awful lot of people who will not, under any circumstances, vote for Obama. I sure don't want his racist wife in the peoples White House, she has used the term "whitey" too often. Don't people wonder why the Obama campaign won't release her Princeton thesis until the day after the election??

We would LOVE to know what polls your reading??? Are these polls that (once again) CNN has made up???

I think that you have forgot one thing... Most of the Clinton supporters will NEVER vote for Obama. EVER...

WE NEED AN ECONOMIC TURN AROUND

NOT WAR, FEAR MONGERING & BREAD LINES.

JUST IMAGINE IF KEPT SPENDING THE BILLION

DOLLARS A DAY FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS

OUT OF THE 100 MCMOULD WANTS. THEN

IMAGINE IF WE SPENT THAT BILLION ON OUR NATION,

FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS, WHERE WE WOULD BE,

A HECK OF A LOTT BETTER.

The June bloom will have faded by Fall. So, get over it Obama myth lovers!

Don't vote for the extreme far-left wing nut as a means of revenge.

America will go down the tubes with this "beyond belief" arrogant-elitist, power-hungry and out of touch with reality candidate.

CNN unbiased reporting...

Obama...good

McCain.....bad

Does anyone know what he will change, how he will change it, and how he will pay for it?

He is kind of short on specifics..............

McCain should NOT be underestimated once he is behind in th polls he can reverse his positions again like he has done many times before.

Conservatives for Barr!

Paulette, why all of the hate for Obama when I thought Obama supporters were suppose to be the mean ones. I like this news. It shows Americans aren't buying into McCain's gimmicks, the GOP lies about Obama, and PUMA crap. I like the sound of PRESIDENT BARACK H. OBAMA. Yes We Can!!!!

OBAMA '08

I wasn't a fan of Hillary's presidential run, but I do think she'd be a decent addition to the Supreme Court.

Don't we hear this same old poll game( double digit lead) every election then it winds up being so wrong as to be ridiculous!

umm...does anyone else here not realize that obama is running on the same platform as bush did in 2000? change, unity, has no experience, people only voted for him cuz he was "likeable."

we already voted the dems into congress over the war and what have they done for us? how long are you going to let them PROFIT OFF OF THIS WAR??? mccain is a far cry from bush.

The election is his to lose! As long as he does not make the same rookie mistakes he made during the primaries, then he will be fine. People will realize that he is the right choice for America.....

If McCain thinks the well skilled Obama is going to lighten up and let McCain creep his way back into contention, he is sorely mistaken.

Obama is well funded, energetic, charismatic, smart, funny, and has an excellent campaign team.

McCain doesn't have a prayer.

In my opinion Obama needs to keep his campaign strong and fight rep smears. It is possible the polls will average to 10 point lead in next few weeks and slightly drop depending what Obama does... I don't really like national polls, I am more for state polls. In the primaries a lot of them held up...

does anyone else here not realize that obama is running on the same platform as bush did in 2000? change, unity, has no experience, people only voted for him cuz he was "likeable."

we already voted the dems into congress over the war and what have they done for us? how long are you going to let them PROFIT OFF OF THIS WAR??? mccain is a far cry from bush.

John McCain does not stand a chance. Maybe if the republicans would get new talent, instead of the old guy maybe they would be ahead. I DO NOT want someone who will be very very very very old in the White House. McCain represents the past Obama represents the future.

HEY PAULETTE, so Hillary or Mccain has NEVER LIED about anything HUH??? I tell you it's sad that hillary has supporters like you just walking around BLIND!!!!!

And.... how many of those people polled told the truth?

WE WANT PEACE. & ECONOMIC STABILITY.

WE WANT OUR LEADERS TO STOP

PROSTITUTING THIS NATION TO

THEIR GREEDY LOBBYISTS.

P.S. . . . . Good news. But the bad news is that numbers like these will only fuel more GOP lies, negative attacks and put "3rd-Term McSame's" smear campaign in hyper-overdrive.

John Mcwar's Experience says bomb Iran, don't talk to them. Well just today gwb said that the US will be setting up a Iran Diplomatic office in Iran to open up talks. And this is what John MCwar's keeps pounding Obama on. I will take Obama's judgment any day over mcwar's so called 'experience'.

McSame is nothing good for this Country. Go Obama!

WE HAVE BEEN LOOTED, ROBED & SENT TO IRAQ TO

BLEED BY OUR LEADERS, & WE ARE BROKE & IN DEBT.

GOD KNOWS WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH.

WE DO NOT WANT MORE OF THE MCSAME.

Autobots, welcome our newest and most powerful ally in the fight for good on earth against the decept-republicons. His name is Barack Obama but we will call him Obamanation!

Clarisse, do you even read the articles? from these polls, Obama could pick Whitney Houston as his VP and still beat McCain by 5% at least

obama has the wost energy policy ever. he's such a do nothing with nothing to show. clueless.

Clarisse Miglietti June 24th, 2008 6:31 pm ET

Senator Barack Obama has to chose Senator Hillary Clinton as his VP in order to win the White House.

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He can't pick Hillary as his running mate. With a white person on his ticket he can no longer play the race card.

Steve, you are so right. June polls do mean squat. This race will get nasty the closer we get to November. The Republicans will not go without a huge fight and those that are still mad at Obama are not yet "healed" enough to vote for him. Wait for the swift boaters.

This is fabulous news...If anyone has a chance find a broadcast of his town hall meeting in Nevada from today, just brilliant. This is a man that I will be proud to call "my President", this is the first time in my adult life that I'll be excited to vote! Can't wait to watch Obama take the oath of office!

I fear a terrorist attack on U.S. soil before November. God knows I hope I'm wrong but I'll put nothing past the GOP, McCain the war mongerer and the U.S. companies that profit off of war. Or the oil companies that will continue to make billions of dollars while destroying the planet for our children because McCain is NOT an environmentalist. Never has, never will.

Hillary Clinton is the best thing that ever happened to this country.

I don't believe these numbers. They are too large. I believe he is ahead but so was Bradley in CA. That is to say that I don't believe everyone who said they will vote for him will do so.

On the other hand, these numbers show that the people are tired of the same old thing. They do want a change.

The fact that Obama's lead increases with 3rd party candidates shows the level of dissatisfaction that republicans and independants have with McCain as the candidate.

Many democrats who silently support the Maverick are not willing to answer the polls because of fear of being labeled a racist. The polls do not factor this in. When the country wakes up to a new President McCain, America will realize this.

Senator Barack Obama has to NOT choose Senator Hillary Clinton as his VP in order to win the White House.

Obama is on the right way to help the American people to retake the White House.

Sounds good, , , but I would like to see a third poll before I loosen my collar. Newsweek poll indicated 15% lead and now LA Times reporting 12%. Need just one more poll with nice numbers to lock it in.

Obama is sick...sick....sick....and did I mention a liar. McCain '08 ' 12 or Clinton '12

Yes he can!

I am glad to hear that only 11% of Hillary supporters won't support Obama. Hopefully we can all move together to change the country. And, please, respect the both candidates and supporters of both candidates. Everybody worked hard. Let this primary be known for its historic precident and not the bitterness and rancor of a party divided. Good luck everybody.

Now we can gamble!!! (Rolling the dice).......LOL!!!

As part of the 11% that won't be voting for Obama....I find a it a little sickening to watch the worse CNN offenders...who continued to bash Clinton every inch of the way....giving some sort of analysis of the chances of Hillary Clinton in the future. If elections are swayed by the media then this one was swayed by the consistent bias of stations like yours.

Look guys no one that I know has come around to Obama...most are not voting at all...

And as we go into Nov with Obama receiving unprecedented pushing from the press and the negative stories and slant against McCain I have to ask you....Do ya'll remember what it's like to be a journalist?

CNN – I am surprised that you are not saying Obama is ahead by triple digits – what bull. For the last eight years every time I would see Bush on TV I would change the channel – looks like I will be doing the same with Obama if he gets in. What a joke

Let's see now, McCain calls Obama Dr. No. Interestingly enough, the voters are calling Obama "Dr. Yes We Can!" McCain is a loser!

Double delicious. We love it.

Great news to hear. As long as Obama keeps laying out his policies for change, he's got it in the bag.

Folks its June!!! Not November!!! Be Happy and Stay Alert!!! OB for pres 08

brandon...really if they had anything "on" Obama trust they would have used it!!! they said he would never win the primary either. the lead will go and he will win.
Mccain's ad visors are head ENRON folk... remember that while you fill up your gas tank.

Mccain wants to drill off shore,, destroying our coast line while providing no relief to Americans.

Mccain wants to stay in Iraq for another 100 years spending Billions while Americans are loosing their homes.

now Bush wants to meet with Iran Pres... after throwing daggers at Obama for wanting to do it first...FLIP FLOP REPUBS.

mccain said he didn't "love" America until he was a pow....

mccain will say anything he thinks you want to hear to get a vote yet mean nothing he says...immigration, energy, stupid gas tax holiday, 300 mill for a battery...now that's big spending when Americans are in a recession/depression.

Obama has to win because WE CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER BUSH TERM.

Yes we can! What great news. Watch carefully, the smear attacks will begin. I am absolutely certain they will not work this time. America, it's our time. Time to step up with real answers for the American people and NOT the ridiculous "gimmicks" of McSame.

Obama '08 & '12

Joe Reed and Republican for Obama – you two are enlightened voters! People like you will move this country forward because of your opened minded enlightened perspective.

One word: Landslide!!!

Obama ALL the way!!!

Clarisse, get over it. He is not going to choose her. What you and other Hillary supporters should do is help to retire her big debt.
She let you all help her get in this mess, then you should help her get out!

Meanwhile the rest of us Obama's supporters will continue to send in our small amounts to insure the Presidency of 2009

Obama just has to drill the mis-steps of McCain to maintain this lead.

Obama is just another blood sucking politician. At least McCain served his country, that's more then I can say for Hessin Obama. I will vote for McCain. I am so disappointed that the Clinton's would even think about backing such a person. Never.

Mondale Dukakis and even Kerry had all been in the lead during the summers of there prospective campaigns.....

Quit reporting nonsense and VET the candidates!

Its OK,
Hillary can be the VP,
The second strongest VP ever,
after the Prince of darkness himself,

Dick Cheney.

TO Darth Vadik,ca june24th,2008 6:27 pm ET

Your comment is very funny , i can't stop laughing.

thank you god, as american we cannot afford, another third Mac bush term, that could be a disaster, republicans are out of touch with the people. I hope obama become the next presiden of usa.

Dead horse or a donkey; take your pick.

All you who bash McCain because of his age. Look in the mirror. Your time is coming

Democrat for McCain, haha. They can paint Obama as the antichrist, but really, that is still better than McCain.

The historical analysis may be true but if Obama's number goes over 50%, he will win the election unless something big happens. I am just concerned he hasn't moved up to that number yet except for the one News Week had last weekend.

This is great news for America!
Change we can believe in.

Go Obama!!!!! We are behind you all the way!

Si se puede!

It has to be stated that by Labor Day all the major polls will show Obama with a 15%-20% point lead. If McCain starts acting nutty, then the lead will jump up to 25% points. The only drama left in this campaign is whether McCain will be able to stop Obama from winning Arizona.

And this poll is with out Hillary. Seems Obama has what it takes with out her, now doesn't it.

like your thinking Ardnuas!

Obama needs to keep on his toes. Dukakis lost his lead because he became complacent.

Kerry had a 14 point lead over Bush so this doesn't mean anything right now. Look where the poll was taken California.

Obama = Dukakis

The begining of the end.

So how many mishaps, mistakes and misspokes did Mcbush have today? Has he nuked anyone yet?

As a liberal there is no way I could vote for McCain based on his policies, regardless of my feelings towards Barack.

Dem 08.

This election cycle though I believe Obama's lead will not diminish significantly and he'll finish with at least 10% lead over McCain. Many poeple are tired of the Republicans running the show.

McCain is, as Obama says, a veteran worthy of our respect. He has been an important senator, keeping the republicans honest. However, he is not presidential material. He is out of his element on issues that do not resonate with him. He does the country the most service staying on as a senior senator. The future belongs to Obama and the people. Obama has only to learn a little humility to be the perfect embodiment of the national yearning and he will win. McCain does not need to lose; only to realize where his talents lie.

Senator Barack Obama has to chose Senator Hillary Clinton as his VP in order to win the White House.

“Historically speaking, when June polls show a tight race, the race usually remains tight all the way through November. But when June polls have shown a big lead for one candidate, that lead has often melted,"

In other words, June polls mean squat.

I am very pleased with the poll. As a Republican, I am disgusted with the way my party has behaved in the last 8 years. This year I am voting for Barack Obama for President of the United States of America.

This great news for America!
Change we can believe in.

I can't wait to look in the face of the PUMA punks and laugh at how pathetic their movement is. Let's not forget, they actually believe they could get her elected, yet when they are factored OUT of the Obama vote, he still ends up winning. Do the math, Hillary could NOT have won at ALL. We got rid of the only morons that liked that incompetent, financial idiot.

Bye Bye PUMA Peons, Hello Obamanation!!!

.......lead has often melted by election day. Our Young voters should be mindful of this. We cannot afford to become complacent and remind your friends to vote come election day. The GOP has said that our (college students) young people will not SHOW UP on election day.

DEMOCRATS UNITE!!!!

he he he he he he he he he he he he

Eat your heart out Uncle Sam (the guy that posts comments on this blog)

MCWAR is a joke! I honestly don't know what he stands for, he changes his mind daily. He keeps touting this great foreign policy experience but terrorism has risen under repub rule and the world hates us. Every judgment that comes out of Obama's mouth is good and eventually we see that he is right. I'm sorry mcwar but you are laughable.

The Democrats are poised for big wins in November, from the top of the ticket right down to the local dog catcher. Bush and his merry band of neocons have succeeded in destroying the Republican Party.

Obama will be the next Dukakis once the material Clinton had on him but could not use comes to light.......

The Republicans will find it...no doubt about lol

Success is the new black.

CAREFUL OBAMA DO NOT SCREW IT UP!!!! WE NEED SOMETHING OTHER THAN REPUBLICAN IN OFFICE.

Are you kidding me?
McCain?
That old crypt keeper?
This is a landslide boys, a landslide,
Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on (Aerosmith song, sing it with me)

Okay Barack, watch your back. The smear campaign is going to start. We are with you, don't forget it.

GREAT news..... let's elected Obama, so he can appoint Hillary to the Supreme Court, and Bill Clinton can travel overseas to help restore our RESPECT around the world!!!!!!
Obama/Biden08

I love it

Yeahbama !

Well of course! He's the only viable candidate in the race!!!!!

Keep it up, bama!!!

Obama 08 & 12!!!!!

McCain is too old to be anyone;s president!!!!!

Of course and it will go higher. Look Obama's judgment has been sound, he is running a brilliant campaign and he is a visionary. For instance he said we should talk to our enemies like Iran, now the US (gwb) is considering doing just that today. Mcwar doesn't know what he wants, he is just blindly following the republican agenda which we all know has failed us. I will take Obama's judgment any day over mcwar's so called 'experience'.