I have a feeling Obama better pick Hillary or McCain will win the GE…

Won't last. Enjoy your political "surge" McCain while it lasts.

Go McCain! Anyone but Obama! He's not qualified!

Was for Hillary, now for McCain!

PUMA

How in the heck is this even a choice between the two? Just like Bush, if America elects McCain they get what they deserve. There are times when I see how some Americans vote and it makes me sad.

I would love if the Media covered McCain just as they do Obama. Why? Because they should jump on every mistep that McCain says. Everyday he says something stupid that they gloss over or never report on. Just as CBS edited out a gaff of McCain, all the networks need to report on just how many stupid mistakes McCain makes. And that will show America exactly who they would be voting for.

Wake up america. This is not a choice. Don't make the same mistake a THIRD time.

its ok Mcwar will lose anyways because people dont like him only racist people will vote for this loser

Really? A surge in numbers.

I feel like having a Surge soda (actual drink), some prunes perhaps…They would give me the urge for a surging purge.

Proof that America is doomed to the status quo.

They would even reelect George Bush if they could.

Probably the same IDIOTS who voted for Bush!

Good for McCain, the hyped up trip for Obama didn't do squat. I can see the bozo Dems. getting nervous. All Hillary has to do is just sit back and watch the show. hahaha

I don't buy it. Wait until the debates. You will see the past (ancient, old, archaic Bush beliefs) next to the future (energetic, intelligent and open minded) and you will see a big difference in the polls then.

Go Obama. Out with the old and in with the new! We need to take our country back.

Here it comes…..McCain is on a roll!

McCain 08′

Isn't that what the media has been working on in the last few weeks. They got their wish. Hurah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other then Minn (which changed so radically, one or the other or both polls are wrong), McCain did not grow his number, Obama's fell.

Thats what happens when you attack (remember Straight Talk - no negitive campaigning). You bring your oppenant down, but do not rise yourselve up and take a hit by being viewed as negitive.

Thats the take away from the polls today. Can't wait for the Obama world tour bump coming soon to a poll near you.

Enough already with these meaningless polls - CNN is starting to sound like Fox/Faux News - Apparently even the rest of the world knows Obama is going to the U.S. president! Meanwhile, the Angry One was seen yelling at the cheese in aisle 5.

People, don't get excited about the polls. Many of the pollsters can't poll young people, african americans or latinos because of cell phones. So until the polling is balanced, then we can smile

This poll is inaccurate. Who are they asking? Colorado is Obamaland!

For McCain to even be close in this race is truly an indication of how uninformed, ignorant, and racist that this country really is.

Wow… now CNN has to do state-by-state polls to show that John Keating-5 McCain is doing good… I preferred the articles with him in front of the dairy aisle, or wearing his swanky shades.

McCain has been lucky to stay out of the media spotlight given his monumental series of screw ups . Had he been getting the attention he's been whining that Obama has been getting, he wouldn't be anywhere close to the numbers he has now. From the Viagra face and incompetence on birth control insurance, to not knowing when the surge started, to Czechoslovakia, to the Iraq/Pakistan border, to not knowing the difference between sunni and shi'ia, to his astounding flip flops on drilling, taxes, global warming prevention…you get the point…McCain has been blessed to not have the media picking his incompetence and budding senility. Please cover McCain more, CNN, so that the world can better know just how unqualified McCain is to be president.

I have been saying with all the hype of OBAMA look at the polls McCain now is winning or ahead in the battleground states. OBAMA is going down, and about the polls that hispanic is for OBAMA don't think so they were in CA. What about the Hispanic people in States like NM, AZ, NV, and the rest of the Nation were Hispanic were not conducted polls. Just wait and see in Oct-Nov went Latinos will open their eyes and ears and go with McCain!!!! All that hype in Berlin, Iraq, Israel and Obama has no Bounce!!! Obama is going down!!!!!!!!!!

Latinos for McCain!!!

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Wow. I can't believe you people want this bush twin in office! You will be kicking yourself just like you have with Bush. When will you people wake up?

As for you PUMA folks - you can just STOP. You are annoying and wasting your time completely. GROW UP - she lost.

HELLO PEOPLE….John McCain has some 59 LOBBYIST working in his campaign!!!!! MY GOD why does America have to shoot it's self in the foot before we realize we can bleed? Charlie Black, Phil Gramm, are Mccains Dick Chaney… this man Gaffes all over the place, i cant even get into his flip flopping, his campaign has been a shamble- how a person runs a campaign shows how s/he will run the country…BOMB BOMB BOMB Iran, THIS MAN GRADUATED 894 OUT OF 899….For God sakes people we can not AFFORD John McCain. we already see oil spills, we already have people killing them selves because they are loosing their homes…McCain WILL make things worse than Bush has. Woman if you want your rights, you need to pay attention top Mccain's record. Vets, ask your selves would you fight for this man who refuses to to release his own Military record? Seniors can you vote for a man who will destroy SS? AMERICA CAN NOT AFFORD MCCAIN!!!!!!!!! dumpmccain.com

i don't beleiveCNN's polls!

So maybe this will force CNN and the rest of the media to start covering McCain and stop lettting him get away with gaffe after gaffe after gafffe. Also, maybe the medis will ask McCain what would constitute a "win" in Iraq. They've been drilling Obama on the surge but haven't asked McCain about his definition of winning.

McCain needs to be covered and called out on all of his gaffes, lies, and bs that he's feeding the Amerian People.

NOT BUYIN IT… Skewed polls ….

the real call will be Nov. 5th, when headlines read- Baarck Obama 44th President of the United States.

In Colorado I can understand.
After it was divulged that Obama and the DNC ground crew has been using publicly financed motor pools for their gas (against the law) for workers on the ground since March 2008–I don't suppose many Coloradans respect the integrity of the Democratic Party.

Any citizens knows you don't use public (taxpayor) resources for personal or political purposes.

Who is conducting these polls ???? They need to get away from calling people at home between 6-8 P.M. and earn their keep by polling people at gas stations, banks, malls, grocery stores, and child care centers. These are the Americans whose votes will make the difference in Nov. I travel ALOT and can think of few that are leaning McCain. I think that these polls will count more after both camapigns have concluded.

To Tom: I don't know if Hillary would take the job now and I wouldn't blame her. If Obama goes down he will take her with him.

The lead will widen when Obama has to explain to his own followers why he is abandoning their views and adopting those of the man they hate; G.W. Bush.

I said it before and I will repeat it here. It is the Center and Right of Center of Americans that elect Presidents, not the fringes of either party. McCain is the true uniter that will defend and protect our country, bring properity and keep the American dream alive.

Obmama and his Marxist followers will destroy our country.

Wake up Patriots and protect our freedoms.

I guess these states are happy with everything, especially our current president, because that is all McCain is!

As for the Hillary fans voting for McCain instead of Obama…remember that Hillary is working with Obama and McCain would be the direct opposite of her!

Cnn is going out of its way to give McCain good press,because this so called hero whines like a baby.I wish someone would tell little John,that he is only receiving votes do to racism,bigotry,a kind media,and the inability of some to understand the truth.Many ask,what is wrong with Obama?Why he cannot get some voters to vote for him,even when they know McCain is senile and a third Bush term.I ask what is wrong with America that they cannot see this?My feelings is racism and lack of understanding facts and the Lou Dobbs,Glenn Beck,and Fox News with hannity Colmes andCarl Rove to minipulate them.

McCain 08 July 24th, 2008 3:15 pm ET

People, don't get excited about the polls. Many of the pollsters can't poll young people, african americans or latinos because of cell phones. So until the polling is balanced, then we can smile

I beg your pardon?????? So Latinos, AA's and young people don't have cell phones???????? WTH????????????????//

McCain will win nothing whether or not Obama picks Hillary as his veep. America is tired of the Republicans and their morally and intellectually bankrupt party.

whatever the desire for government to fix everything is now firmly entrenched into the average lazy american, Im sorry there is no americans only hyphanated americans.

Go McCain!!!

This is great news. Obama should remember he needs to convince people here in America to vote for him, not foreigners. The arrogance of this man. He goes on a world tour as if he's already President. Sorry, buddy, I'm not ready to hand over my country to the likes of you.

PUMA for McCain

Take a poll among 2nd and 3rd generation Mexican Americans and you will see McCain has more than 80% of that vote, enough to offset the black vote and the white liberals with a guilty conscience.

We (Chicanos) are no longer puppets of the Democratic Party.

For all of you McShame voters. A vote for McShame is a doom for your health insurance coverage. Believe me the insurance companies are just waiting for that old man to get into office to pull the rug out from under you in the way of health benefits. Believe me I was an executative of a very large insurance company. They already have plans in the work even the WEALTHY won't be able to buy insurance. All of us get ill with something at sometime. Jim Hall Obama 2008 and Universal Health Care For All.

who are these people who would vote for him

you might as well lift the toilet seat and throw your money in there and flush ……because thats what wwill happen to your finances if mcshame wins

This is why in my opinion it is good that Hillary lost, and I like Hillary. Women, and I judge from what I have read over the last month PUMA's, are people of emotion. Meaning there emotion and not there lodgic rule what they do. This can be very dangerous. I think it is more of a hate that a Black Man will be president sooner than a woman that really drives there anger. Please for the good of our country and your children, let the hate go and use lodgic. Once this election is over there is no redo when the reallity of what you have done sinks in. Join us, we will wecome with open arms.

Obama 08

The comments were closed for the article about the Mississippi inmate's comments about Obama. I find it interesting that CNN failed to mention that, among other things, the inmate, Dale Bishop, was mentally ill and actually asked to be executed. For the record….he was also Caucasian.

It is sloppy reporting like this by CNN and others that appeal to the ignorant and racists. Unfortunately, some good hearted people also get swayed by this kind of stuff. The fact is Obama has stated time after time his position on the death penalty. He is not totally against it and, even though I personally am against the death penalty, I support
Obama.

Typical Obamabots calling McCain a thrid Bush term. They fail to remember that John Kerry and the Democrats begged him to switch sides and run as their Vice President.

Glenn Beck has been doing some amazing Journalism lately, I wish he would write and article on the '04 conversation between McCain and Kerry.

In one they say the Hispanic vote is up but then he is losing I think they just want to pump up MC why? They are his base… these polls are hysterical…

Rasmussen put out polls yesterday showing Obama ahead in Colorado by 7% and in Minnesota by 12%. Why does CNN ignore these polls? Oh well, they can ignore the underlying reality to pump up their ratings (like calling a 6% Obama lead "close") but it won't change the outcome.

It's because these new polls don't count prison inmates!

Why isn't anyone reporting what the Rasmussen Poll, also released today shows?

Have you Obama haters even heard the mistakes McCain has been making lately? Or, do you all have a problem with Geography and History too?

Lastly…One poll does not make a roll.

Let's see how the economy is in November…If "the whiners" vote for McSame after being insulted by his multi-millionaire crony, they deserve everything they get, in spades!

Close to 200,000 people went to hear Obama speak today, in BERLIN. The world loves this man.\

Dems '08

I am kind of unsetled about Sen. Obama's trip to the Middle East and Europe because his mindset seems to be that he is ALREADY President of the United States, at a point wherein the nomination as THE Democratic candidate has not even been awarded to him as of yet. Too presumptuous and too arrogant. It's downright scary. I rally don't believe it is in his place at this point in time be making such speeches overseas and he is overstepping his political boundaries. I apologize, but I cannot vote for him.

We are bombarded with how bad everything is from the media. The war, the economy, healthcare, big profits by corporations and gas prices. Supposedly we are to blame the Republicans, even they are to blame for the extremely low approval rating for the Democratic controlled Congress. This should be the year that the Democrates have an easy sweep. But they nominated a poor, inexperience, left wing radical and close to half the Country doesn't even want him. Great jobs Dems, keep up the good work.

Polls, schmolls… just wait until we see Obama obliterate McCain in the debates. It's going to be reality television at its best.

I don't believe any of the polls at this stage in the game, whether for or against Obama.

All I know is George McCain will never, never, never be elected President. Surely the American people will not be fooled again into voting for a 3rd Bush term.

NO GEORGE MCCAIN, NOT NOW, NOT EVER!

Is it just me, or does McCain look very confused in this picture? He may have lost his bearings while trying to find Czechoslovakia on a modern map.

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The sad part about the people who are backing McCain especially those that voted hor HRC is that they are woman. Woman who's loyalty to HRC is clouding their common sense judgement. either these woman don't realize that McBush does not care about their needs - does not believe in equal rights, equal pay - equal opportunity for woman (regardless of their skin color). Either these woman are just blinded by loyalty to HRC or just ignorant to the facts. If McCain wins the election, our mental recession (as stated by Bush) will surely become a reality for the next 4-8 years.

Marie in California I hope you lose your house in a Mccain administration.

This is just the start……watch his numbers go up as we get closer to the election.

McCain '08

BREAKING NEWS !!!!
CNN is reporting the wrong poll information. Below is the real politics poll

Minnesota: McCain vs. Obama
(D) McCain (R) Spread
RCP Average 06/13 - 07/22 — 48.3 43.0 Obama +5.3
Quinnipiac/WSJ/WP 07/14 - 07/22 1261 LV 46 44 Obama +2.0
Rasmussen 07/22 - 07/22 500 LV 52 39 Obama +13.0
SurveyUSA 06/13 - 06/16 543 LV 47 46 Obama +1.0

McCain Will not win Minnesota, after the republican convention the good ole MN democrats will get riled up. Dooont cha knooow, yeaaa suuure you betcha

Who are these people who support McCain? It will be a sad day in America if the obviously deficient McCain is elected POTUS. A day for weeping and wailing! I already feel so much resentment against those who committed us to 8 yrs of GWB for no good reason. Remember all that moral/religious hocus pocus of the last 2 terms? Just look at teen pregnancy rates now and tell that was a good idea.

Shouldnt obama be up on mc cain in all these battlegrounds?? After such a "rock star" tour of europe. Give me a break despite the fact that the media's in bed with him he still is not way out in front of Mc Cain ??Just wait until october and ofcourse november the media will be talking once again about how the polls showing obama ahead were off. These polls, doesnt everyone remember how kerry was ahead going into election night in 04′ The media will be talking about the bradley effect in november and the obama campaign will once again be crying racism because voters will want substance over talk.

Hillary 2012

i think it's because Obama has been out of the country and hasn't really responded directly the McCain attacks. Once he's back, he can deal with this annoyance.

I can't wait for the debates. A well-spoken candidate versus a gaffe-prone 72year old retiree. The debates will be the major tipping point of the race.

JS ragman: wow, for you to indicate that all people who support a candidate other than obama are racist shows how incredibly ignorant you are. You wonder why a vast group of people refuse to vote for a freshman senator who has spent more time campaigning for another office than hosting significant committee meetings, who has held and changed every position on every issue, and who dodges legitimate questions by attacking the interviewer…..? He's a vapid prom king. He offers no more substance than your local weatherman. Race has nothing to do with this election — unless obama chooses to accuse everyone of racism. How he plans to win over voters with that attitude is beyond me.

I live in pa in the philadelphia suburbs i never get poll calls maybe the media is just saying this to make mccain feel better he did have a very bad week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont belive polls there useless at this point

July 24th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

I have been saying with all the hype of OBAMA look at the polls McCain now is winning or ahead in the battleground states. OBAMA is going down, and about the polls that hispanic is for OBAMA don't think so they were in CA. What about the Hispanic people in States like NM, AZ, NV, and the rest of the Nation were Hispanic were not conducted polls. Just wait and see in Oct-Nov went Latinos will open their eyes and ears and go with McCain!!!! All that hype in Berlin, Iraq, Israel and Obama has no Bounce!!! Obama is going down!!!!!!!!!!

Latinos for McCain!!!
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be careful what you wish for. When all the racial profiling starts and all us latinos get asked to show our papers because McCain will try and purge all latinos back to our native lands. In fact he has imposed stricter laws for a latino to even get a visa in Arizona…. go McCain my azz

any one notice how bored people look at McCain's town meeting? i did some extra work on sets too, i can imagine how much that takes out of those poor people, guess Mccain does not pay well…hmmmm

It is so early in the game…McSame will make some blundering error that the media will ACTUALLY report or his hot temper will get the better of him - these #s will go down really fast………………Obama all the way - I wonder how Michelle will decorate the White House - can't you just imagine the fabulous party they will throw on Jan. 20, 2009. I am waiting with baited breath!!!

This article is very disturbing, and why isn't the media jumping on this?

By MAUREEN DOWD

OBAMA'S TROUBLING
INTERNET FUND RAISING
Published: June 29, 2008

Certainly the most interesting and potentially devastating phone call I have received during this election cycle came this week from one of the Obama's campaign internet geeks. These are the staffers who devised Obama's internet fund raising campaign which raised in the neighborhood of $200 million so far. That is more then twice the total funds raised by any candidate in history – and this was all from the internet campaign.

What I learn ed from this insider was shocking but I guess we shouldn't be surprised that when it comes to fund raising there simply are no rules that can't be broken and no ethics that prevail.

Obama's internet campaign started out innocently enough with basic e-mail networking , lists saved from previous party campaigns and from supporters who visited any of the Obama campaign web sites.
Small contributions came in from these sources and the internet campaign staff were more than pleased by the results.

Then, about two months into the campaign the daily contribution intake multiplied. Where was it coming from? One of the web site security monitors began to notice the bulk of the contributions were clearly coming in from overseas internet service providers and at the rate and frequency of transmission it was clear these donations were 'programmed' by a very sophisticated user.

While the security people were not able to track most of the sources due to firewalls and other blocking devices put on these contributions they were able t o collate the number of contributions that were coming in seemingly from individuals but the funds were from only a few credit card accounts and bank electronic funds transfers.

The internet service providers (ISP) they were able to trace were from Saudi Arabia, Iran, and other Middle Eastern countries. One of the banks used for fund transfers was also located in Saudi Arabia.

Another concentrated group of donations was traced to a Chinese ISP with a similar pattern of limited credit card charges.

It became clear that these donations were very likely coming from sources other than Americ an voter s. This was discussed at length within the campaign and the decision was made that none of these donations violated campaign financing laws.

It was also decided that it was not the responsibility of the campaign to audit these millions of contributions as to the actual source (specific credit card number or bank transfer account numbers) to insure that none of these internet contributors exceeded the legal maximum donation on a cumulative basis of many small donations. They also found the record keeping was not complete enough to do it anyway.

This is a shocking revelation.

We have been concerned about the legality of 'bundling' contributions after the recent exposure of illegal bundlers but now it appears we may have an even greater problem.

I guess we should have been somewhat suspicious when the numbers started to come out. We were told (no proof offered) that the Obama internet contributions were from $10.00 to $25.00 or so.
If the $200,000,000 is right, and the average contribution was $15.00, that would mean over 13 million individuals made contributions? That would also be 13 million contributions would need to be processed. How did all that happen?

I believe the Obama campaign's internet fund raising needs a se rious, in depth investigation and audit. It also appears the whole question of internet fund raising needs investigation by the legislature and perhaps new laws to insure it complies not only with the letter of these laws, but the spirit as well.

JJ

It's pretty simple, he meant the reason the polling is not accurate is BECAUSE of the high percentage of those people owning cell phones and not having regular home phone lines. The polling people don't get a list of cell phone numbers!!!!! The only accurate poll will be the one in November and it will be a landslide for Obama. Until then CNN can keep spewing their garbage news and crap stories to make them think the public is stupid!!!

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BREAKING NEWS !!!!

CNN is reporting the wrong poll information for Colorado from real politics. Obama is up 1.7% for the average of the 3 polls taken.

Poll Date Sample Obama (D) McCain (R) Spread
RCP Average 07/09 - 07/22 — 47.0 45.3 Obama +1.7
Quinnipiac/WSJ/WP 07/14 - 07/22 1425 LV 44 46 McCain +2.0
Rasmussen 07/21 - 07/21 500 LV 50 47 Obama +3.0
PPP (D) 07/09 - 07/10 1050 LV 47 43 Obama +4.0

Go McCain! No Obama! Good enough for the DNC and superdelegates. Hillary 2012

If anyone believes that McCain picked up15 points in one month in Minnesota, and within that poll received 45% of voters between the ages of 18-34 I have a bridge for sale. The rasmussen polls which leans to the right had Obama up by 13 in Minnesota yesterday.

MARC IN VA
do you understand how many of those foreigners have family here in the us or how many maybe from here visiting for the summer please use a little intellect in your post!!!!!!!!!!!!

CNN CAN WE HAVE SMALLER SHOTS OF MCSAME.

HE IS PRETTY NAUSEATING TO LOOK AT.

HE LOOKS LIKE A BLEACHED CONFUSED BAT, YAK.

The Saplings are coming! Old-Oak John, getting ready for rebirth…

LOL @ PUMA

Just a little bitter bitter are we? These morons would elect W over Obama just because "their girl" ran a really stupid race.

The poll is absolute BS, and CNN is full of BS for reporting it. There is no way in hell any publication owned by Rupert Murdoch will report the truth about where things stand in the race between Barack Obama and John McFool. So the Wall Street Journal's contribution to this poll is absolutely useless. The Washington Post is typical of most European American publications - conservative in there coverage of African-Americans.

Soon Obama will be back to handle you McSame as Bush. You are OLD and washed up. You depend on Depends to help you to save face. You Beck and the rest will have 8yrs to cry and another 8 after Hillary gets in. We are lovin it. Only a FOOL would vote for 4 more yrs of McBush. You and you ilk are outta here old boy.
Obama08

As long as we get CO, MI and OH Mack should clinch it ! Florida will turn for McCain, the north Florida is nice dark red!!
McCain / Romney

I like Romney, you can't spell Romeny without "MONEY"

I really have to question the validity of these poles. The media needs to have a close race to keep people interested in watching their progamming and the Republicans need to have an appearance of a close race so it is not as abvious when voting machines flip the results of fail and the thousands of lost ballots turn the election in McCains favor. You Think?

OBAMA 08!!!

IF YOU WANT WAR….VOTE FOR MCCAIN

YOU PLEOPLE ARE JUST PATHETIC

Hmmm. Maybe the adults are starting to wake up. Maybe people are deciding that they don't want a rock star for President of the United States. Not that Obama's world tour isn't impressive. But maybe good looks, a Tom Cruise smile and beautifully rehearsed sound bites are a better match for Hollywood than Washington.

How has McCain gotten a bump in the polls when he has been cast in the shaddows of His Highness Nobama during his rock star tour?

I can't get over the comments from Obama's followers - can't you understand that people can disagree with Obama's polcies? I'm not a racist and am sick of you saying so - it's just that I have actually READ Obama's policies on his website (give it a try!) and have realized that with what he wants to do I"ll go from the 24% tax bracket to the 99.9% tax bracket with nothing coming back to me but a $1000 tax credit. Not a good trade off.

McCain is frusturated, people know it and are attempting to ease some of his pain. I support Obama but don't like pity be a deciding factor because McCain created his own problems. Instead of McCain focusing on Obama, he should have been addressing real issues but he chose to use his supporters funds to spotlight Obama. McCain is using the same tactics Bush used in both terms and now he wants a third term.

HA! HA! Who the hell is doing these polls, you just gotta laugh at them because they are too funny. These polls are about as accurate as John McCains memory. Anyone who truly buys into these foolish polls are truly laughable.

"After the unpopularity of George W. Bush, the world is waiting to love America again, and many see in Obama, with his youth and his optimism, somebody who can bring that about."

why are we soooo dumb to vote in 4 more years?

J S Ragman July 24th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

For McCain to even be close in this race is truly an indication of how uninformed, ignorant, and racist that this country really is.

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It couldn't be that ~44% of the public finds Sen. McCain more in line with their views. No, they're uniformed, ignorant and racist according to you.

Most people are in the center or slightly to the right. Sen. McCain is about as close as you can get to that.

** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **

Latinos wake up and open your eyes WHY is it that obama has not visit South America, Central American, the Carribean and the rest of the Latin Nation, WAKE UP we can smell a RATON (RAT) in obama he is not for the Hispanic community!!!! looks at the polls lately McCain is going up and Obama is going down!!!!

Latinos for McCain!!!

They might have just called some rural areas full of racist bigots republicans.
Lough McSame, Lough out loud. The MSM is looking for rating and if the gap is too much no more news to cover. Trying to make the race exciting. You will be so suprise in november.

Meh, statistical noise. They just want a horse race. Yawn.

STAND STRONG
FOR CHANGE!!!

OR

FALL HARD FOR
THE SAME!!!!

Hmm. How come McCain supporters are not like "Where's the beef? I want to hear McCain's plan. He is all talk and no action." Guess what? all he has done is trash Obama while Obama was not even around to defend himself! His argument has been "I am right he is wrong" ok….why?

Just more hype trying to rile the voters to get ratings up. Go to electoral-vote.com and check for daily updates.

Obama can't possibly drop that much when compared to a man that can't find his own state on a map.

Go Obama '08

I suspect that any recent gains show by McCain are the result of the increasingly nasty ads and personal attacks that he is directing at Obama. The spirit of Karl Rove has infected the McCain campaign, where, just in the last week, he has virtually accused Obama of being treasonous. Another reason is that the press lets McCain get away with political murder … he charge 'flip flopper', and it gets press, with no comment about his many egregious changes in position … he gets his facts wrong and it is treated as no big deal … he says things that are just plain not true, and is rarely called on it … an more. Attack ads, negative campaigning, and a too friendly press … it is a wonder Obama still has a lead. When will American voters wake up and stop rewarding negative campaigning?

We need to tell the Republicans and the Democrats that neither of them are getting the job done. We can scrap the next 4 years, because we're doomed to have a bad president. The best thing we can all do is pick a third party candidate (or independent) and vote for him/her. We won't win, but we will be heard, and our big parties will have to respond next time around. I'm leaning towards Nader (polling at 5%, though the news won't report that), but there's also Barr (Libertarian, polling at 5% also) and McKinney (Green, not sure where she's polling). If all of these could get 10%, then Washington would understand that we are angry enough to ACT ON IT. THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO UNITE OUR COUNTRY.

CNN picks and chooses whichever polls make a better storyline.

Fall landslide is an inevitability, but it doesn't sell papers or advertising slots.

Obama 08′

You can make the numbers look good or bad for each candidate…it is way too early to be worrying about them on a daily basis at this point. I will start paying more attention to them after the conventions. Right now, it is all just luck and happenstance!

Funny the poll for the 24th in Minnesota by Rasmussen has Obama +13 in Minnesota.

Our country is truly dumb. I thought 2004 election was a fluke. If it was for any other country, Obama would be leading by 30%. We are STUPID and RASICTS and we will eventually get what we deserve..

OBAMA 08

I believe most PUMA people are actually republicans just trying to stir division because they have nothing else. I just don't see how any person with the values of a democrat could even fathom letting someone like McCain into the WH when his views are sooo far removed from their own. Even the bitterness of not having "their" candidate be nominated couldn't override their intrinsic values.

I have been asking on these blogs for the past 3 months about the fund raising issues another blogger has posted here. This kind of money can only come from Overseas sources, which are illegal contributions. An investigation of these sources needs to be launched by independent parties. If it is indeed coming from outside the United States we the public need to know. We know the Muslim
world supports Obama and it appears that the other Socialist Nations do so too. So let's find out where is the money coming from to support this Marxist candidate.

Old lying white man ALWAYS trumps inspiring new black ANYTHING!

Welcome to America folks, land of opportunity if your race is right…only here can a man out right LIE about every HISTORICAL fact regarding a controversial war, attack w/o merit or honor, while the other man is received internationally like the world leader he is, talks of hope and change for a flailing America and answers every negative with a position. And still old white lying man still has a chance.

Obama '08 & '12

How many times do you have to report this everybody already heard it.

this poll must be junk or people are gullible enough to listen to McCain and actually believe what he says. It's all rhetoric and fact twisting and lies. The old school fear rubbish the repugs have been slinging for years. When will people learn and get a grip on reality?

If Obama is sooooooo great why are the polls so close?

PUMA for McCain? PUMA for anyone but Obama?
I don't get it. Why exactly were you supporting Hillary? Not, apparently, because of anything she stood for.

And as I remember it, McCain goaded Obama for NOT travelling abroad.
You really need to examine your motives.

I like this news… it'll get people to really come out for obama…. i think McCain is a representation of old (no pun intended) thinking and a reflection of the modern Republican "leadership….

i say Let Obama look like the underdog…

look at the primaries… underdogg & or FrontRunner… he still wins!

-V

YEAH THANKS TO OBAMA'S STALLING, HE THINKS HE CAN DO IT ALL BY HIMSELF…

UNITED WE'RE STRONGER

OBAMA (P) & CLINTON (VP) 2008-2014

NO TO "BUSH II", McWAR, "BUSH'S-INTENT-FOR-2ND-PARADE-IN-IRAQ"

Jim Hall

OK Jim because the best way to run a successful business is to make your product unaffordable by anyone, how stupid are you obamabots anyways?

Why are Americans so stupid?

CNN should change its name to article-only-about-obama-and-black-race-issues.com … what a joke… if you switched every word "black" with "white" on the website everyone would be up in arms and boycotting cnn… thats the problem with race in america today

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I smell a fish! This new poll is the Quinnapiac in conjunction with the Wall Street Journal and the Washington post two completely partisan right wing rags. Who did the poll?

vote for mccain, let's see just how badly we can destroy a once-great country! come on, it'll be so much fun!

actually i think neither of them will win, go read up on the presidential directive bush signed in may 07. it grants almost complete power to the president in the event of a national emergency, and this is declared by THE PRESIDENT!!!

NSPG-51 & HSPD-20. read it and then ask yourself WHY? why would he sign that? is there even one legitimate reason for it? NO!

If McCain wins, I'll be the first to expatriate.

My sanity, our pocketbooks, the climate, and our lives can't afford a 3rd term of Bush's regime.

What is especially strange about this is that right now Obama should be gaining on McCain. He's on a highly publicized tour of Europe and the Middle East with all the major news networks' anchors present. And this election is coming after a very unpopular Republican presidency. And no debates have taken place yet. Obama should be ahead by double digits and climbing. I'm happy to see that America is seriously considering whether Obama is really ready to be our President - especially with the terror and energy (to name only two) crises at our doorstep. Now, if we can only get the main stream media to pay some attention to McCain (besides when he has a gaffe) and what he is saying in his town hall forums then America may start getting enough real information (and not just spin) about both candidates to make informed decisions. I certainly don't want the MSM to pick our next president for us!

a McCain victory is another coup for the politics of fear.

I'm tired of politicians shoving fear down my throat to get me to vote for them. I don't feel any more or less safe than 9/11. You'd have to be loony to think a terrorist will target the local Wal-Mart or Petco and that our government can insulate us from any and all danger.

TexMex,
that was the most schizofrenic description of Obama i have ever read.

so, did he adopt Bush's policies, or is he a Marxis…

pick one lie, and stick to it…

Hey Bots! Remember your mantra during the primaries?

It's the delegates that count!

The worst thing that could happen to Nobama is another 3.5 months until election day. He will continue to be his own worse enemy. PUMAs unite!!!!!!!

Enough of the stupid polls already. It is only July!!!

McCain doesn't stand a chance… He is the one who's confused! Standing in front of a cheese case yesterday………

Oh my!

Debate the 'Surge' and define it however you wish - it doesn't change the fact that the American people were LIED into the war in Iraq and that thousands have needlessly lost their lives for that LIE!

I am so utterly sick of the McCain camp's antics and false attacks on Obama! They are doing another version of Hillary's kitchen sink thing this week - but they're not as skilled at it!!!!!!!!!

It didn't work then and it won't work now!

There are no winners in war - there is only LOSS!

I can only hope that McCain the warmonger experiences an awakening after meeting with the Dalai Lama…

and dont forget bush's comment about how great a dictatorship would be "as long as i am the dictator."

John McCain is not really doing nothing special to stay as close as he is to Obama. It is what that argonant anti - american self - centered black racist and his friends and wife are doing that keeps John McCain so close. When you go around acting like you are some kind of "GOD" having your wife , your reverend, your domestic terriost friends and your staff reffering to anybody that did not vote for you in the primarys as uneducated gun toting bible thumping racist and his surrgoate calling white people "crackers". I can understand people leaning more to John McCain.

Let me be the first to say……..Mr. President McCain!!!!

No idea what CNN is doing here. Except for making it sound closer than it is.
Like someone on this forum told me, now I am telling you, go to RealClearPolitics or Pollster and look at the all the polls, you will find the ones mentioned here are anomolies.

CNN is is using the wrong numbers too make it look close folks. Look at these other sites and you will see for yourself. Be sure to also look at how Obama is trending, which is up.

Look at Austin's post above, he has the numbers right.
C'mon CNN, you can do better than that in trying to make it seem close for your summer ratings

Uh-oh… Folks in Minnesota must have read Nobama's one page resume. Either that or folks are starting to demand hard facts rather than listen to pretty speaches.

Sheri said:
If Obama is sooooooo great why are the polls so close?

Answer:
Because the media is all owned by a total of 5 conservative families.
and they NEED the race to be percieved as close…

mark my words…. it ain't gonna be close at ALL.

What if the poll takers contacted by phone 1,500 people who lean republican and who the majority are already supporting McCain. What if the poll takers contacted by phone 1,500 people who lean democrat and who the majority are already supporting Obama? You people know that polls are not accurate and that the +/- error number is a number taken out of the air. The only accurate poll in Colorado, MN or any other State would be a poll that polled every single registered voter in the State. Ask yourselfs why it is that so many polls are so different and far off from other polls. The answer is simple. It depends on who the poll takers contact at the time. There is no accurate or viable +/- error number and any poll taken tomorrow can be significantly different then a poll taken today.

JJ,

HAAAAAAAAA…..I love it. I hope Dean, Pelosi, Reid, Brazile and the kool-aid drinking Dems are kicking themselves in the arse! LOL…..see where all that hatred & bias towards Sen. Clinton got ya!

YOUR GONNA LOSE!! Florida will go to McCain too!! The empty suit can go back to Chicago and make all the lofty speeches he wants to. This man thinks he's King of the entire world.

We said all along Clinton was the stronger nominee. Blame yourselves, the DNC, and the media when you lose in November.

How many times did polls project Hillary to be a "big winner" in various primaries in which she actually won with low margins or completely lost? Polls, at best, are marketing tools used to guage sentiment "at the moment" and relative to specific criteria. They don't truly mean ANYTHING.
It will however continue to strike me as very amusing to hear argument that "Obama has no experience". Point to anything, other than his 4 years as govenor of Texas, that GWB ever did. He didn't serve in any branch of the federal government, was a dismal failure as a businessman, and has the IQ of an eggplant (no insult intended to eggplants). Excuse me, I'll give a Professor of Constitutional Law, and Senator more credit than Bush, Clinton or even our beloved Ronnie RayGun.
People in this country need to get a grip on and learn the definition of "Leader" and "Leadership". Relative those two words, Obama is truly the only candidate in this race!

Wow….HATERS….

Barack Obama is a true leader and you can spin it however you want there has not been a national figure with his ability in a LONG time. He is the REAL thing….

All John Mccain can do is throw the kitchen sink at Barack. Where is John's substance? He is not a leader. He is being led by the NEO Cons and quite frankly they are terrible. They could care less about the American public all they care about is winning and pushing thier agenda.

cnn you go to far, to put the post from(Love My USA) with no pruff for all the world to read is an outrage. so let me have mine!

LAST WEEK I FOUND OUT THAT MCCAIN HIMSELF WAS PICKPOCKING PEOPLE ON HIS CAMPAIN TRAIL TO GET MONEY BECAUSE OF POOR FUND RAISING AND HIS WIFE SOLD SOME OF THERE ILLEAGAL ALIEN STAFF TO RAISE MORE. i ALSO HEARD THAT HE RUNS A DRUG TRAFFICING RING TO BRING IN HELP AS WELL.

OF CORSE ALL OF THE ABOVE IS FALSE, BUT HEY WHO CARES PUT IT OUT THERE!!!

Who goes by polls they are wrong and MCSAME is wrong for this country, the poll doing primary show Hillary was in the lead look what happen Obama won

John McCain has over 20 years of experience in politics, so why isn't he clobbering Barack in the polls? It's because the american people are tired of the same old politics.

the polls are so close because there are a lot of stupid, ignorant, bigoted people in the USA - they are called "low information voters" They are probably part of the stupid 60 million people who voted for Bush!! I cried for 3 weeks when Bush got re-elected - partly because I could not believe I lived in a country that had so many stupid citizens. I pray to God that we don't do it again.

Love My USA July 24th, 2008 3:27 pm ET

That is a fake article that MAUREEN DOWD never wrote. Some PUMA or right wing hack wrote it and posted it on all the hate obama websites. It's just like the Michelle - Whitey lie that was posted. Anyone who reads Maureen Dowd's columns, which definitly wouldn't be your brainless bunch, knows how she writes and her style and this is not it. Try reading before you post this stuff. CNN, I can't beleive that you let this fake peice be put on your ticker.

I would not be surprise if we see tomorrow that the polster make some errors and then have to reverse the number again..LOL

JJ,
What "mccain 08″ was saying is that polsters 'cant' call this demographic, precisely because their cell phones ARE their main phones.

pollsters only call people's house phones….. thus, the limited and skewed results.

SOME MEN LOOK AT THE WORLD AND WANT TO HELP IT THRIVE.

OTHERS WANT TO SET IT ON FIRE & WATCH IT BURN.

MCBUSH IS DEFINITELY THE LATTER.

To those of you that are doing this, stop calling McCain "McWar". And stop calling his supporters racists. You threw R-Bombs at all of Hillary's supports for months. Just because someone is not voting for Obama does not make them a racist! And Obama is not anti-war (are you reading any of these articles?). He plans to get out of Iraq and send more troops into Afghanistan. American soldiers will still be killed and wounded - probably in greater numbers (in Afghanistan) than they are now as a result of escalating the war with the Taliban and Al Queda. War is war. No one likes it. And Obama will continue the war on terror (he is FOR that war, not against it). So check your facts and get out of dreamland!

@ LAtinos for McCAin

Just so you know, poll out today has Hispanics 64% for Obama and only 23% for McCAin. Sorry to ruin your fantasy. Thanks for playing, though!

Obama/BIden 08′

If McCain wins the everybody will sign bomb bomb bomb Iran. I bet McCain think that he is funny?

After the way Mccain has been acting and lying lately I would be surprised if he gets any votes at all. He won't even make it until November at the rate he's going.

Oh boy, look out if he does not win. It wil be because he is "black" and we are all racist. I am surprised that we are not being threatened like we were in the primary that if he does not become the nominee "Obama supporters will take to the streets". If Obama does not win it will be because he is not experienced enough to hold the highest office - President of the USA - not because he is black. He has had a lot of help from the dem. party and the media and unions, etc. etc. etc. If he does not win, it will be his fault not anyone else. Although, all of you will put the blame on everyone else for sure. To bad, like you told us Hillary supportes, move on and get over it.

Let him gain in the polls. It will only cause us Obama supporters to become more mobile and work harder. John McCain won't win in November. It's only July.

This is why I am not voting for Obama:

"only racist people will vote for this loser"

It's more than a little frightening when you are called a racist just for not voting for a black man. The Democratic party has really lost its way. I don't believe he is qualified for the job. I believe he is a dirty politician and a snake oil salesman. He doesn't inspire me. I don't like his smug and condescending personality. THAT is why I'm not voting for him.

McCain '08 Clinton '12

Let's talk about how Obama plans to fix the election; like he fixed the nomination. OR let's talk about how his fact finding trip, that WE pay for, turned into an overseas campaign stunt, that HIS CAMPAIGN should pay for. How about the way he can manipulate a crowd… like Hitler? All those stupid throngs of people…

I agree with Jim: "Go McCain! No Obama! Good enough for the DNC and superdelegates. Hillary 2012″

"Shortly before the address began, Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, chided Obama and said he'd rather give a speech in Germany as president than as a presidential candidate."

McCain's camp is so sad…………………What a looser

obama is a FRAUD!!!! - His entire campaign and this trip are all one big stage show. At least McCain is qualifed to lead our country - and does not act like a rock star at a concert - we need a leader and obama is NOT it!

Joseph July 24th, 2008 3:26 pm ET

July 24th, 2008 3:16 pm ET

be careful what you wish for. When all the racial profiling starts and all us latinos get asked to show our papers because McCain will try and purge all latinos back to our native lands. In fact he has imposed stricter laws for a latino to even get a visa in Arizona…. go McCain my azz

Listen Joseph you Moron you must be a Liberal the fact is that McCain will win the Latinos votes because we LATINOS can smell a RATON (RAT) and obama is not for the latinos!!! and that is a fact. By the way Latinos are not only mexican, latinos are all Hispanic like the Puertorican, Cuban, Mexican, Colombian, Dominican. Stop the Hate you racist!! Dem all they do is take Hispanic (Latinos) votes for granted but we are NOT Stupid we are going to vote to a true patriotic American Hero.

Latinos for McCain

So any one who is voting for McCain is racist? Really? Talk about playing the race card card. I like Obama, but his disciples are friggin reverse racist morons.

Polls are not reliable now. People are still not paying attention. Give it a few months…

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cnn you go to far, to put the post from(Love My USA) with no pruff for all the world to read is an outrage. so let me have mine!

LAST WEEK I FOUND OUT THAT MCCAIN HIMSELF WAS PICKPOCKING PEOPLE ON HIS CAMPAIN TRAIL TO GET MONEY BECAUSE OF POOR FUND RAISING AND HIS WIFE SOLD SOME OF THERE ILLEAGAL ALIEN STAFF TO RAISE MORE. i ALSO HEARD THAT HE RUNS A DRUG TRAFFICING RING TO BRING IN HELP AS WELL.

OF CORSE ALL OF THE ABOVE IS FALSE, BUT HEY WHO CARES PUT IT OUT THERE!!!
If it looks like I already said it then post it!!!

McCain…It pathetic when your campaign has nothing else to talk about:
1. Surge…It was WMD, remove the 'dictator' ….etc…etc…. what is the war? …….The soldiers EVERYTHING they've been asked to… YES! they're winning
2. Off Shore Drilling… Get the facts right
3. Attack.. Check the news …he beat "dirty politics"

it does not matter how much the media tries to push Obama on us, we are not falling for it. In fact, as the coverage gets even more fawning, the more people are repelled. Hence, the falling poll numbers for Senator Obama. I supported Senator Clinton in the primary, and I am now firmly behind John McCain. Before anyone starts going on about how Hillary's and Obama's positions are similar: save it. I will cast my vote for the person I feel has the integrity and love of country that I have seen in both Senator Clinton and Senator McCain. The only thing I see from Senator Obama is vanity, pride, and feelings of self worth. The President of the United States of America should put the people of this country first, not himself.

Now because McCain is winning or closing the gap the Obama freaks say that polls don't matter. You punks are pathetic. Obama is a loser no matter what. He thinks he is God.

Love My USA…. thats all you can do is copy a story?? how pathetic..

McCain is treated with kid gloves by the media.. He is weak and feeble and needs to be steadied by nurse/wife Cindy every time he walks down stairs or steps. Yet the media doesn't mention that..

They lambast Obama for every move he makes, yet when McCain can't even mention the Czech Republic correctly by saying Czechoslovakia twice that is allowed to slide right by.. McCain is too old to be president. He at least should have to take a driving test every year!! He will start WW3 and his actions and words Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb.. Iran are enough for me to not vote for the "Senior" Senator from my home state, He relocated here…. He has a lot of anger built up after his POW days..

Electing John McCain is just in the past. Let's re-elect George-John Bush-McCain if your happy with what's going on…..

Really does not say much for the polls.

Well, whoever is attracted to a war monger, who wants to be in Iraq for 100 years more (even though Iraq officials wants us out now) and who did not care about Afganistan, AlQueda and Osama till two days ago (as a knee-jerk reaction to Obama's pervasively good judgement), who admits to be an economic amateur and computer illiterate, and so on — more power to them. I can just hope these polls are wrong, or we are all badly screwed after November.

Note that if you put in ALL the party candidates, Obama maintains his advantage, while McCain loses ground big time.

That's because the so-called "McCain supporters" of these polls are actually voting AGAINST Obama, not FOR McCain. Given other choices, many don't choose McCain.

The slanted nature of polls can be engineered to give any desired results. It's all in the wording and the included demographic.

But the morons who believe polls aren't intelligent enough to have critical thought processes. It's (in the words of their leader) "TOO HARD"

To Sheri:

Racism.

McCain = Bush

OK, two things.

1) MN is a democratic state. It has been recently, it will continue to be into the future. Obama won the primary there 2-1 over Clinton and there's no doubt that he will win there.
2) These polls only account for people with land line telephones. How many people under the age of 40 actually HAVE landlines anymore? Nobody. So the poll data is not an accurate reflection of a given state's tendencies - particularly with Obama's ridiculous edge over McCain with younger, more engagted, activist voters.

how is it possible that Americans can vote for the guy that put them in shambles! If McCain gets in… it will be the end of the American age!

i cant wait til the day after the election. going to be alot of sick people out there. the obama love fest is coming to a end fast .just wait and see.

Minnesota July 22 Obama 49, McCain 37
These polls are hype. Go see for yourselves at electoral-vote.com. It is updated daily.

Substance over Hype.

The Surge will Succeed.

McCain '08

You Obamabots can call me and the other McCain supporters whatevr you want to, Call us Racists, Call us Old Fashioned. Just remember that we are America and we are concerned about how and where our new President will take this Nation and what we leave for our children and Grandchildren. I have personally seen the type of government that Obama will bring to our country and frankly I don't care if he was blue, red, brown or mixed as he really is, I care about
his ideology and I reject it outright.
McCain may not be the answer, but he sure is better than the alternative. I want a President I can trust from Day one and not one that only speaks about patriotism and refuses to support our troops, refuses to salute my flag and has not served a single day in the
military. And with no experience other than Chicago style politics.

"I wonder how Michelle will decorate the White House - can't you just imagine the fabulous party they will throw on Jan. 20, 2009. I am waiting with baited breath!!!"

Typical of the rock star/celebrity status people are giving Obama. Please see this man for what he is - a politician.

More good news for McCain
DATE: 7-24-08

FROM: A Member of Puma PAC. People United Means Action, the Voice of the Voters in the Democratic Party (http://blog.pumapac.org)

MESSAGE: We will REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER! THE LOGAN ACT

The Logan Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 953, states: Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. This section shall not abridge the right of a citizen to apply, himself or his agent, to any foreign government or the agents thereof for redress of any injury which he may have sustained from such government or any of its agents or subjects.

People have new found respect for McCain. He's the only candidate that can alter time and space with his mind. How else can you explain how he went back in time and started the surge earlier than we originally thought?

the more liberal media shows its bias the more of a chance that McCain will win. They will tell you the polls say Obama is a sure thing, but you watch and see who wins the election, again you will be able to thank CNN and stories being crammed down our throats by the likes of Soledad Obrien and Jesse Jackson.

@ Tejano "Take a poll among 2nd and 3rd generation Mexican Americans and you will see McCain has more than 80% of that vote"

Wrong again, my friend

Just so you know, poll out today has Hispanics 64% for Obama and only 23% for McCAin. Sorry to ruin your fantasy. Thanks for playing, though!

Si se Puede

Obama/BIden 08′

hmmm, I see a very interesting trend developing here…

The media blanket the air wave at how great the Obama race speech was and predicted a bounce but his numbers declined afterward.

The media blanketed the air waves at how great the unity tour after the primary is and predicted a major bounce but his