Whenever some article comes up about polls, I always think the same thing "They never asked me." Where do they find these people. Oh by the way, personal opinion, Swing voters and people who are undecided at this point are just plane stupid

…..let the games (desperate, kitchen-sink, below the belt, personal attacks) begin!!!! McSame and the Rethuglicans will stop at nothing…….and about "the surge"….Obama was agains the start of the war (which McSame supportedb/c the initial and only purpose was to find WMDs – )…..WHICH DID NOT EXIST. Now Obama – and Iraqi Gov't – are for withdrawal…….who has the better judgement and who looks and acts more presidential…..the choice is clear.

Bring on the debates! Grandpa Munster will stumble over his words, forget his geography (again) and balame the media for the bad press he'll get for it…….wake up Independents and make the right choice.

OBAMA 08/12

With the mood of the country one would think that Obama would be the obvious poll leader. Given that, a poll of polls 6% lead is weak. Especially when you consider that the poll of polls number does not seem to factor in the +or – margin of error that is calculated with the individual pools.
As I read through this and many other blogs with amusement, it is clear that many bloggers are not really listening to what the canditates are really saying. Many seem to reduce the candiate that represents the party they oppose, to a derogitory name and some sort of exageration of their stand on an issue(s). The truth is both presidential canditates are expressing clear ideas and plans on all the issues. There is actually a lot of commonnality on their stands along with some siginificant differences. Is is possible that the polls are as close as they are because the majorty of the population is really listening and finding real value in both canditates? Is it possible that blogs are just for idots who want to sound off? Thank God that Obmana is not really as bad and the Republicans claim and the McCain is no where near as bad as the Democarats claim. They both are a breath of fresh air and should be listened to with an open mind. We are all Americans and want what is best for the country and it's people, Republicans, Democrates and Independents alike. Wake up, there is no bad guy, except the idots that want only their way and hate anyone who they don't agree with.

I really find this hard to believe in….

I haven't talked with a single person in a long time that plans on voting for The Left Wing Nut Job in Training Pants.

His arrogance is incredible and all of us thought it was awful that he should give an important speech in Germany where his Anti-American thoughts where expressed! What a CREEP!

Not going to be our Leader-EVER!

McCain 08

I don't believe your polls anyway. And a trip to the middle east DOESN"T make him any more experienced on foreign policy. Maybe someday we can elect someone who is REALLY experienced and capable. I don't expect to live that long due to the fact that the people who will be running for office in the future are the same idiots that are voting for Obama.

Someone needs to remind people that 8 years ago Bush ran on a change ticket and not a Washington insider…Look what that got us.

The bump in the polls probably came from McCain's criticism of Obama for not going to the middle east being promptly followed by criticism of his trip. I'm glad that Americans are actually paying attention this time around.

"Fox news has Obama up by only 1? It isnt suprising. Everybody knows that Fox news is in bed with the republican party. "

And knows that CNN is in bed with the democrats.

All these polls are skewed and don't really mean anything.

Actually, that 1-point lead according to Fox News is probably a gratuitous attempt to appear at least somewhat unbiased. Nothing that comes from Fox “News” can be considered legitimate, so their poll is meaningless. Obama is our next President.

What I can't understand is why the poorest states in the union always vote republican. Especially when all the republicans do is lie to them about what they are going to do and guess what, they never do. Leaving those states in the worse shaped as any in the union, while the rich gets richer. Secondly, why would people rather cut off their nose just to spite their face. Most Americans know that electing McCain will be bad for the country because he will favor Bush policy and you see where that has gotten us, but they would rather do that than to elect a black man. These are the two dumbest things that make us uniquetly American!

President Obama.

I agree that these polls are useless because you don't win by popular vote but by electoral votes. The other problem is that the state polling isn't update regularly and is done pretty bad. We won't know anything for sure until after the first debate or so.

hwere did you take those polls? its the usal decption an bias! WHY? WE THE PEOPLE ABOUT 100 MILLION OR MORE OF US ARE TIRED OF YOUR LYING AN OTHER ILLEGAL METHODS IN OUR HOMES! you schould by know no we are going to react and stop an remove you1 you are the biggest threat to our welfare an well being! obam is a very serious problem wn we believe a very high national secuity risk! dstortion is going to stopp!

To all the folks here who keeps pushing EXPERIENCE over Judgment, Integrity, Honesty and Leadership abilities of Obama, you can all keep BUSH. He's got 8 years of EXPERIENCE being the President of the United States and with McBush you'll get more of the same. McCain=Bush. After all McBush voted over 85% of the time with BUSH.

Were are all so BUSH and TIRED of the Idiots.

Fox "News"… lol

I'm not sure how it is even THIS close!!

Grampy McBush is a joke. Bush lovers, rascists and "anyone but a democrat" pin heads are his base. Nice crew. Good luck with that.

Just what I expect from the Communist News Network

The reason for Obama's bump may have been the overseas trip, but when the media only talks about Obama and never about McCain, that also tends to give him a bump. McCain needs to step it up if he expects to win.

Proud army and navy mom:

"Typical Liberal take from the rich and give to the poor…What is the point of trying to earn more money with liberals around. How about we get rid of wellfare that would save the country money instead of wellfare individuals would be forced to show up and work for city and get paid."
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When you spout about government programs, you conveniently left out of the mix, Veterans benefits, unemployment benefits, social security benefits for widows and children.

I don't think that you would turn down the above referenced programs that I stated. In fact, I don't think anyone here would turn any of them down.

flip-flop

Senator Obama’s increase in standing with the American public is a refreshing affirmation that the new politics of hope and personal responsibility is taking hold in the minds and hearts of the voters. My prediction is that Senator Obama will continue to open the spread between with Senator McCain. Good job, Senator Obama!

I wonder why when interviewed the press asks McCain tough questions and asks Obama fluff, like are you going to visit a mosque?
We all know the answer to that one. Obama doesn't know how to answer a tough question directly because he doesn't know anything. He just talks in circles and changes the subject after umming and ahhing awile.
We'll see what old Larry asks tonight.

Xavier,

You say Fox news is in bed with the GOP, well the rest of the media including CNN is in bed with Obama. So, if you do the math McCain still comes out short with it comes to unbalanced and unfair media coverage.

nice try Fox News. All you crooks are finally going down this year.

"We force our jingoism down your throat to keep you fat and stupid, you decide whether or not to still call the media 'liberal' "

If you want higher taxes by all means Obama is your man (already said he is rasing taxes for all who make 30,000 and over). I will not vote for a man who believes somehow people have a right to what others earn. Keep your hands out of other people's pockets.

He'll probably get all the welfare votes for sure, but please if you are on welfare kindly sit down and shut up and vote when you are back on your feet and contributing again.

EXACTLY shannon,
And Obama is Winning those too!

If the French love him, that's reason enough to vote for someone else.

Well, this is positive but there is still work to be done.

The Republicans are pushing the "Obama is out of touch" stuff. Yeah, the guy raised by a single mom who had to work his way through college and law school is out of touch. The guy who is the child of military royalty, who married the rich beer heiress, who owns half a dozen homes around the country…yeah, he is just like us.

Shannon has it right. Individual states count more than national polls. Be that as it may, neither of these two candidates is close enough to the roughly 50% of voters needed to win. The outcome of this election is far from determined. In fact, the real contest is just getting started. Stay tuned.

go read NYT article about I.R.I. (international republican institute),

mcshameless has led for 15 years.

while reading, try and remember the story is about you, the people of theis country, as much as about mcshameless.

Polls and surveys are only as accurate as the questions asked; tilt the questions one way and you get and positive viewpoint, tilt the same questions the other way, and you get a negative viewpoint.

Personally, I refuse to participate in polls when I get called, and I have been called several times by several pollsters.

In the end, polls should be taken with a crate, or two, of salt.

Steve, ( Hardcore Independent )

This is OUR time now and we will NOT be denied. Obama '08.

If you couldn't see a bump coming for Obama after his flawless trip abroad you must be blind.
Well done Barack. You make me proud to be an American again.

I can't believe there are so many out there who want their wallets emptier. They seem to think its only "others" who will be paying 60% of their wages to the tax man and not themselves. Oh, well, with the lose of jobs and their pension funds I guess they don't care as long as they have their HOPE.
I think some better read other stuff than what is written on the CNN comment page and believe campaign spin.

Go, Barack! You will be an amazing President!

I read the questions for the Fox news poll. Some of them were along the lines of "Do you think Senator McCain is more qualified to be President because he has a long and illustrious career in the Senate following his time as a POW and true patriot or do you think Senator Obama is more qualified to be President because he is only a one term Senator and many Americans believe he is Muslim?"

I'm exaggerating, but not by much.

Ahhhhhhh to run for President. First you must be fit, not trip over your words (Get good coach so we don't trip over our words like most normal people do) cough cough, go over seas make sure you are very high profile (Oh My, can visit the troops in Germany, cause my press can't come to, to show off how well I'm doing), Act like you're already the President.

Sorry people this man scares me to death.

It must be true people choose the floss over the gold.

No one even heard of this man before the run for president, doesn't that seem just a little strange?

Please people don't judge by skin color, it is time to move forward vote on issues NOT on skin color!!

GO OBAMA!!!

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign.

You read it right: tougher on the Democrat.

During the evening news, the majority of statements from reporters and anchors on all three networks are neutral, the center found. And when network news people ventured opinions in recent weeks, 28% of the statements were positive for Obama and 72% negative.

Network reporting also tilted against McCain, but far less dramatically, with 43% of the statements positive and 57% negative, according to the Washington-based media center.

The entire World has already welcomed President Barack Obama; Americans have no right to choose the other way around. Go Obama 08!

This is good news for the country and for the troops. I voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004. He has let us down. Our economy is in shambles. He has completely mismanaged the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Where is bin Laden? He must be caught and brought to justice. Iraq is not a threat to the US anymore and we should get out immediately. We should invest in alternate energy sources and implement Boone Pickens plan to drive down the cost of energy. I don't think McCain will do any of this. Last week he said he wants to drill more and this week oil company executives and owners have contributed to his campaign. He wants to stay in Iraq without a plan for improving the situation and getting out of there. He has no plan to win against Alqaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Fox poll? It almost always gets results that somehow are in the Republican's favor. Of all the polls out there, we should always take the results of this self proclaimed "fair and balanced" entity with a grain of salt. Obama will win, and probably with a landslide. When 80% of the American people feel the country is heading in the wrong direction, I seriously doubt they want four more years of Bush disaster!

Obama is representing the United States in such a positive way. Finally someone we can be proud of.

OOOOOOOO Baaaaaaaamaaaaaaa!

Thank God! Hopefully this will be where he breaks away from the albino chimpmunk that talks like that guy from those mail in 'art school' commericals!

has there every been a pres who had the balls to talk about legalizing pot in this country and win the election come on now are you with me.polls come on lets talk polls.lets talk about all the issues. the innocents of the speech would earn that candidate alot of respect among americans.what about reporters they never ask the tough question.come on lets do this right lets see where they stand.somebody out there have some balls ask the ?and let there be polls.

GO TO REAL CLEAR POLITICS.COM

TODAY POLL..

OBAMA LEAD DOWN TO 3%

HIS TRIP WAS ONLY A BUMP

And we are really to believe a FOX News poll? Give me a @!!! break. What a JOKE!

Obama has been up by double-digits in previous polls. How can 2 points (from 4 points up to 6 points up) be considered a "big bump"?

Abstain or McCain

McCain..the so-called experienced military leader and patriot who claims to understand the workings of the militrary and to care about the soldiers and know how to fight a war…where was he when:
1.Rumsfeld sent the solidiers into Iraq with no plan on what to do after "shock and awe"?
2. the White House failed to equip the soliders, even to the point that their parents often had to buy and send in the proper equipment and where thousands and thousands of our soldiers came home maimed often beyond recognition in consequence of being so ill equipped?
3 when Walter Reed hospital failed them and their parents?
Read the book, Fiasco, and tell me what McCain did in all those years to improve the situaton..what was his contibution to much incompetence with the Bush White House often even overrode the military by lack of support of the troops…

The media are so obsessed with polls. Why not focus on how candidates are approaching substantive issues facing the country for once? Journalism in this country is beyond the pale.

Since B. Hussain Obama is running for the "President of the World" including the Middle East and Europeans, why bother CNN's Polls of Polls? The media is always right, isn't it? When polls show that McCain's number is parallel with Obamas, the media will say the pools are wrong. Conversely, when Obama's number is ahead only by 2 points, the media will say Obama is blowing McCain away. Which number is right, just let the media decides.

All I can say is that Obama is a phoney man, who is very good for selling cars. Americans are better to be aware of what you wish for electing Obama. It will be very scary!

"The latest Gallup poll also differs markedly from a hopeful Fox News poll released at the end of last week that showed the two presidential candidates only separated by 1 point."

fixed.

Polls are nothing more than a frigging lie. Polsters make polls say what it is they want the public to believe.
What counts is the number of people that cast votes on November 4th, then how the electoral college numbers tally from that nation wide vote.

America, the world is watching as you make the choice…to be respected once again or continue to have you wonderful citizens be ashamed to say " I am American" Many of my friends south of the Border claim to be Canadians when out in Europe and other countries. I don't have to be Black to see a future President who will look after all Americans. Please don't be bitter Democrats ( HRC supporters) Your time is now . Republicans , take stock of what is going on in your country …Bringing the war to an end will put more money in your pockets and to the undecided and Independents remember every vote counts ! What you do affects us in Canada!

God Bless America —–

Mccain is not american— he was not born in American. he should drop out of the race for president. McCain is an idiot.

I am cautiously optimistic about these polls but as everyone knows these polls can and will change in a minute. Let's wait until after the election on Nov. 4, 2008 and then hopefully celebrate the election of change at the polls.

I'm sorry but CNN's "poll of polls" is hopelessly outdated. Many of the polls are back from April (eg Indiana). RealClearPolitics.com has a much better average of polls.

Also, Obama leads McCain by 9 points (49 to 40) in Gallup's Tracking (three day rolling average)

Does it surprise anyone that Fox News Poll only shows a one point lead? Everyone knows how bias Fox News is.

Kevin July 28th, 2008 11:08 am ET

If he wasn't black, he'd be up by 25

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If he wasnt black he would have dropped out after Iowa..face facts..This election has become all about race which is sad..He may be a great speaker (when he uses a teleprompter) but other than that he is a man of absolutely no accomplishments whatsoever yet you libs cannot admit that there is not one thing he has done in the Senate or otherwise. He has spent his entire career running for office which is probably so he can cover up his worthlessness by never having to actually do any real work which would be scrutinized…Face it..This guy if elected will be a disaster for this country..I also dont feel a man who does nothing but trash the troops should have the nerve to try and become their commander in chief..I hope the military was good and insulted over his choice to not visit them in Germany but to go to the gym instead. If the real news would be reported it was because he couldnt have his whole entourage of press following him into the hospital and the event would not have been publicized enough to do him any good so he figures the heck with the troops..But you fools just keep supporting him..In the end he will turn out to be the big zero that I know he is..MCCAIN in 08 is the only choice!

Obama is an empty suit who makes many promises but doesn't show us how he is going to achieve them. On a rather non-partisan note, his followers (who sometimes seem like cult members) have pinned so many hopes and aspirations on Obama that he is going to fail to live up to their expectations no matter what he does. Let's hope he doesn't even get the chance.

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! people Obama is the only person we can vote for to solve this countries problems. obama 08

I usually add 4 to 5 points with Fox's poll, if it shows that a democrat is leading. And I deduct 4 to 5 points, if it shows that a republican is leading.
How can one believe this channel. look at the linup:
Hannity, Oreilly, Hume, wallace, and a bunch of other jokers.

National polls are worthless…swing state polls are the only thing that matters. When will you people finally figure out how our system of government works?

But what about Obama's hip?

Robert from Cali,
i'd hate to burst your bubble buddy, but Obama ended the primary season over Clinton's totals for over-all popular votes. those last 3 contests put him over the top, although he only won by a couple hundred thousand votes, which is very close; it's elected delegates (of which he won the majority – undisputed) and the Superdelegates, which he also won handily…. under some scrutiny, but hey… that's our system of election.. (for now). Thanks though!

OBAMA '08

Why isn't there any news broadcast about McShame's teeth falling out of his mouth on Thursday???

The only poll that will matter is the election. And Obama is going to win that one.

Why didn't the Left stream press comment on the rock concert, free beer and food lure in Berlin? They even showed a cheering crowd in Berlin that was at night and Obama wasn't even there but the implication was it was a crowd for his speech.
Why didn't they announce that Obama gave the press a copy of the note to the press and told them to publicize it, that he left at the wall in Israel.? And that was before they said a seminary student took it..
Nope, they only show us what they want us to see and not the whole picture.
Talk about cover ups!! Of course he had his media cheer leaders with him and what more could we expect.

McCain's "authority" image on National Security is a myth which he is milking to great ends. He and his campaign minions do know how to react and attack. Obama continues to show strong leadership; last week International relations, this week the economy by bringing together a distinguished bipartisan group to discuss the Nation's sagging economy. There are no rational comparisons between the two candidates and hopefully, the American people will stop voting against their better interests this time around and acknowledge Obama's intelligence and leadership.

Meantime, Senator Obama is in Washington today to discuss economic plans with: Warren Buffett and other well known ecomonomist and what did McCain doing today? Complain about Obama not supporting the "surge" Give it up McCain, surge is sooo yesterday. What are your plans for the economy? Hmn? Furthermore, he is now criticizing Russia for being autocracy? Yo! don't go there!

Definitely think that Obama's trip abroad has helped him and generated excitement internationally. The world is ready for unity and inspiration, and that is not won through war. I'm ready to sign on for Obama. I am a Hillary supporter and still hope that she can be included in the world stage.

This country is falling quickly and every true Christian knows why. This was all predicted, prophesized, in fact, that a man would come and fool the world into thinking he is the savior of the country and will talk of One World politics. It's been said this man will have the charm and charisma beyond any, and his appearance will appeal to everyone. The world will love him and fall at his feet. Beware America, you're about to fall because you're not smart enough or faithful enough to see evil when it stares you in the face.
I'm sure this will not get printed, because of CNN's liberal stance. But if it does get printed, it will be because you need to hear it.

If I hear the McCain camp take one more thing Obama has said out of context and twist it around to suit his needs, I think I am going to lose my lunch. And I mean lose it literally, because if people buy into McCain's insubstantive comments, I am no longer going to be able to afford lunch (McCain's policy is definately against my turkey sandwich and your ceasar salad). It is telling that the McCain camp knows that the only way they can beat Obama is by using these tactics. And many other people know this, too, and suspect Karl Rove will soon be entering the fray, publicly or not.

Kerry was double digit ahead of Bush in 2004 this time of year, where is kerry now? NOBAMA is losing support even from his own koolaid drinkers, he lied to them (FISA).

The biggest problem of DNC and NOBAMA are PUMA members. This group of people with at least over 2 million members in their coalition are SURGING. In 2000, Gore lost against Bush just a few votes, think of 17% lifelong democrats voting for John McCain, think of 25% lifelong democrats staying at home in November. The Democratic Party is now the majority in Congress, and they're USELESS; their favorable rating is lower than Bush.

o now mccains talking about the economy he should have been talking about the economy before he is such a G.W Bush twin.

Now what McPhony?

Don't forget that the cellphone generation are not included in the polls. They will vote overwhelmingly for Obama. I expect a 10-14 point win… say 52 – 40 with 8% to third party/independant candidates.

A Six point lead at this time is not a good sign for Obama. With the state of the economy, and the disenchantment with Republicans, the Democratic candidate should be enjoying a double digit lead.
McGovern, Dukakis, Mondale, and Kerry, the American People have rejected the "Left" now the "Left" have saddled the Democratic Party with another "Left" candidate.
If Obama does not win the Presidency, then either the Democratic Party throws off the yoke of the "Left" and becomes the Party of the People, for the People, and by the people, or we form another Party with those values.
The Republican Party, that is the Party, of and for the "Right"
While the Democratic Party, is the Party of and for the "Left".

NOBAMA!!

Obama is spend some bucks……. is this his way of making the most of donations and saving tax payer $ . Travel the world! God forbid when he gets ahold of the countries money

Obama is not the saviour and if he gets his way it looks like we will end up a "One World Org ." with one leader. And guess who wants that job?? I wonder how long before he has his own war going someplace?
I have no use for someone that wants to tuck their tails and run like a coward. But that is what the leaders of this country are getting to be.
I have family and lots of friends that are career military and many have done a lot of desert duty. thank God for them.

The people that keep saying that Obama drew a crowd in Europe of over 100,000 people are just wrong. A free concert drew the people and some got some American flags to wave.

The photo op and following commentaries were just what Obama wanted. It LOOKED like all of these Europeans were there for Obama, but they weren't.

Barr for president in '08!! For freedom and liberty!!

I agree that McCain will probably win once he has Romney as VP. CNN poll of pools is very selective and leaves out the big recent Rasmussen poll that shows McCain only 3 points behind now.

FORGET THIS DRIBBLE BY CNN.

GO READ NYT ARTICLE ABOUT "INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE" long headed by McShameless and his neo-con warmongering war-profitting buddies.

not that what they do is illegal, or any different from what most democrats and their buddies have been doing.

but that it tells the ETHOS of this nation.

Everyone else has Obama up 6 to 9 points, but Fox has it at a one point spread? Fair and balanced? Looks to me like they are lowballing it to bring the poll of polls numbers down, probably on instruction from the White House to do so.

The Obama lead is probably more than 6%, given that the groups who tend to be underrepresented in telephone polling favor Obama.

Why are so many Republicans harping on a story about John Edwards that so far is just hearsay from a couple National Enquirer "reporters?" Has the party fallen so far that they have to rely on the Enquirer? How pathetic that is.

National reporting messed up polls
the oregon "crowd"
Unmentioned in national reporting was the fact that Obama was preceded by a rare, 45-minute free concert by actual rock stars The Decemberists. The Portland-based band has drawn rave reviews from Rolling Stone magazine, which gave their 2005 album Picaresque four and a half stars (out of five), and another four and a half stars for 2007’s The Crane Wife.

the Germany Crowd
followed by a rock concert free beer and food

the Prayer at the prayer wall in jerusalem ( he has no shame NONE)

TWO NEWSPAPERS IN ISRAEL are publishing the truth about the prayer
..OBAMA gave it to the press according to the ISRAELI INSIDER http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Politics/13021.htm and at
HAARETZ.COM http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1005882.html

The note was released to the press before it was ever inserted into the wall , want to bet it was written by 300 advisors ??

McCain would do better to stop talking about Obama and start talking about himself. I'm for Obama but I can't stand seeing a man of his stature taking cheap shots and low blows all week. He could have used this time to talk about himself and what he wants to do. He is a great man with an outstanding resume', I just dont agree with his politics. I hope these numbers will shake him up and get him back on point. At least it will make an interesting election. Right now its starting to look like a man with vision (weather you agree with them or not) versus a grumpy old man. What a shame….

When the debates start me thinks the intelligent differences, issue differences, will shine like a new penny. McCane should be glad Obama campaign is a clean one. There's soooo much dirt that could be thrown at him and Cindy. Millions of bloggers have found it with back up facts.

OBAMA 08

Fox News is Fairer ,and more likely to reveal accurate details!

Here is a fact you can check out at the Federal Election Commission website http://www.fec.gov. Obama has raised more than three times the election funds that McCain has raised. What disturbs me is the large number of Obama donors making substantial contributions who list their occupation as "unemployed." Smells real bad to me.

All Obama needs is to show that he can have sound foreign policies since McCain does know anything about the economy. Given Obama last trip around the world, it has become clear that he (Obama) can make us pround. These are facts!

empty suit, Barak Obama. The guy has done nothing for Illinois since his election to the U.S. Senate and, in conjunction with Dick "retrospect' Durbin, Illinois has two of the most liberal, useless Senators in the entire 100 member chamber.

Barak Obama is a modern day William Jennings Bryan- little more, and a lot less.

Hopefully, peple are beginning to see that the only idea mccain has is to attack obama for his. mccain is pitiful.

Each party must run a canditate for president. The democrats ran Mondale and Ducakus when they knew there was no chance. The republicans did the same with Dole. With the republicans facing Bush backlash, I think McCain is just a GOP punt.

Interesting that neither can get a majority after all this coverage.
Maybe they aren't the besdt choices for their party afterall

Ha! McSame is going downhill from now on. First, the convention, then the debates on national television. Now THAT! im looking forward to. Just Imagine McSame going head-to-head with Obama on REAL issues…. Im going to have my popcorn ready and am going to make sure EVERYONE I know watches them. It's going to be HALARIOUS!!!! to see Bush try it for a third time. LMAOOOOOO

Polls are one thing. America waking up to the right candidate is another. Obama ran circles around McCain last week. McCain looked weak and desperate – all he could do is criticize (and go to a German sausage restaurant).

When will people understand that Obama is a socialist bent on social engineering and wealth re-distribution.

Is that all? One would think that wall to wall coverage coming from the three major networks' anchors accompanying him, he would be ahead more than a paltry six points! NOTE TO CANADIAN: It matters not where "Obama should PUT Hillary," he'll never get her supporters to vote for him.

Obama's ability to change his mind based on circumstances and adjust and be flexible is not the same as Flip Flopping. We have experienced 8 years of what it is like to have a leader who will NOT change his mind NO MATTER WHAT. Never admits a mistake, never takes common logic, science, information and uses it to improve his plan or change course. If Bush were walking towards the end of a cliff, and people kept telling him to stop, turn around, you are going the wrong way. He would say "no must stay the course" and he'd proceed to fall off that cliff. He HAS done just that and taken us all with him for 8 years. I'd rather have a leader who would not have so much pride and arrogance to admit he is wrong, or to change his mind on an issue when it is important or new experience or information yields to that. THAT shows leadership and intelligence.

Contrary to the (Republican) idea that Barack Obama was acting very presidential on the overseas trip… maybe it was that he was being TREATED as the next president.

I think Obama needs to be put in the toliet with the rest of his friends and backers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FLUSH, FLUSH, FLUSH

I find it difficult to believe that any real change can occur when we are limited to the current two parties who dominate Washington–and us.

Bob Barr 2008
Real change–that isn't guided by liberal or conservative special instersts–Just guided by common sense–and putting peoples liberty and freedom front and center in every policy discussion.

I don't buy into polls too much but I am impressed with how Obama handled his trip and is handling his campaign. He seems to get his people moving in the direction.

In 2000 I wanted McCain for Prez and since he has started his general election campaign this year I am not impressed with his ability to lead in a functional manner. He has lost my support.

I'm starting to get tired of neo cons acting as if California is this ill-legitimate step child of the USA. Keep in mind that we are the 7th strongest economy in the world, and that is without the rest of the states. So I ask you red states, what have you done lately for the betterment of the world?

Barack is going to win big! We all know that the polls are just a snap shot of what is really going on! Barack will debate McShame when the time is right – not on John Boys terms. John Boy promised he would not go negative – Flip flop? You bet! The ground swell and young voters wave will swell up and wash what little remains of the republican party away for many years! Remember when voting – R is for reverse and D is for Drive forward. Great economy during Democratic years and bad in republican, look at where we are at now!

Good job to Barack Obama and his wonderful ability to make me feel hopeful and more safe. If we do not elect this Obama our President we only have ourselves to blame. I do not want four more years of McSame. I have felt like for the last 8 years I have lead myself , and if that's the case why have elections at all.

Obama, pick Hillary for veep and you two can win!

Obama/Hillar 08!

On an individual level, polls don't matter or tell you a whole lot, they are only a snapshot of who was polled. However, the TREND in all the polling that's been done does show two important things:

a) Obama has had a consistent lead since taking the nomination.

b) When McCain gains on Obama, it's typically b/c Obama's numbers drop, not because McCain's increase.

Lila i love the sponge bob adaptation!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cnn,no body believes your fabricated polls-throughout this campaign ,you have shown polls with Obama leading only to have Hillary beat the tar out of him. No one believes your propaganda- Puma is going to make sure the DNC takes another look at Hillary Clinton,because she really won the Primary. Super-delegaates should be changing their minds daily and shifting to Hillary,due to the fact that the Rev Wright and Father Pfleger issues did make a difference. Obama can't make up his mind if he is running for President or his own "Brave New World" . The man has absolutely no experience. But back to your polls….I truly believe that CNN manipulates these supposed polls,to give everyone the idea,that everyone else is doing, so in so! Its that "join the crowd", message,you are trying to sway voters with,and it won't work! Americans are smarter than that,and we see right through it. PUMA's Unite!!! Get Hillary back in the running,or vote for McCain.

Oh my gosh Kerry was up even after all polls closed.This is the media hollywood movie Obama crazed press.McCain will win in 08.Obama will go on to start a very successfull chain of used car dealerships.He is the best at tell you what you want to hear and never answer questions honestly.Heck who cares what color a person is this is America and you either have money are you dont.We are all just different shades of green for money.Obama is wanting to put every lazy good for nothing on welfare so the govt can have excuse to tax us to death.And i dare someone to call McCain a racist just pull up a family photo of his whole family.

What a big boost!!!!!!! My goodness, I would be ashamed to brag about a bounce that small. He is so wonderful according to the Kool aid drinkers that he should have at least a 25% advantage. Shame. What a jerk and also his followers. Be sure and done print this.

Mr McCain what about economy—the surge worked..what about foreclosures?–the surge worked? what about healthcare–the surge worked? Iraq, Gas, unemployment–the surge worked…
Surge….Surge…surge….McDumb….

The surge is working the surge is working the surge the surge the surge for ever and ever……….till november. by the time granpa finishes his surge musical it will be 5th November then he will realise that actual there was more to talk about other than the surge. he is so convinced by the surge that he believes all he has to do is play the surge musical and all will be fine.

Great news, but polls don't always convert into votes.

I'm still concerned with voter registration purges the GOP is sponsoring in Colorado, New Mexico and Indiana which are aimed at denying minority voters their rights. They already pulled it off in Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004.

To 'The Canadian'

One has to be president first in order to nominate someone for a Supreme Court Justice.

It seems McCain's #1 issue is Obama.

Although I like the fact that Obama has restored his lead in the polls. It is much too early to take the polls seriously. Once the two candidates debate and if Obama performs well, then his lead will grow dramatically. Being up in the polls gives Obama the advantage as far as selecting the style of the debates and the number of debates. McCain will have to perform well in the debates or it will be over for him. If I were Obama, then I would select the debate style that he is most comfortable with and force McCain to have to debate him in that format.

Fox News leaning Republican? You don't say!

I recevied a disturbing letter from a friend of mine who is stationed at the post that Obama visited in "the war zone", and other than his "pub basketball" pictures for politics, he did no handshaking or interaction with any troops on the ground – you would think a presidential candidate would interact with the soldiers giving him the right to run for President – makes me wonder what he really will be like as a President. Other soldiers over there said the same thing to me, so I know now who I will not vote for.

I'm surprised that Obama is this far ahead with the mainstream media including CNN running the newest inaccurate, misleading ad by McCain unchallenged and treating it as factual.

Obama has had more coverage with research showing that at least two thirds of it being negative. Please do voters a service and give the same coverage and scutiny to McCain.

To the person who says McCain is a bumbler – how many times has Obama been inaccurate inc his "we've been in 57 States" he stated on Nat'l TV in 2006. Or he accepted Pres Candidacy at LIncoln's hometown of Springfiled Il – LIncoln was born in Kentucky and lived younger years in Indiana. AND OBAMA GRADUATED FROM HARVARD? I can go on and on but why – he needs more time in life to lead anyone.
Harmon Jones
Pa

OK – so Hussein is up in the polls – even the NY Times noted that European leaders are now questioning what the man stands for – what his real positions are. Yea he lloks god, he sounds good. The problem is that when he speaks he does so in ways that can mean anything the listener wants to hear.

It's hard for me to imagine that, after the debacle of the bush years, anyone actually intend to vote for McCain!! What a twisted perspective on what would be good for this country. Obama's lead should already indicate a landslide.

Can't wait to get the Neocon traitors out of the top policy making positions of the federal government. Your control of American foreign policy is over AIPAC! We finally have someone that will put the best interests of THIS country FIRST!

watch the net work meter go up every time you mention polls.question for the networks just who side are you on.i bet there is more dislike among each other in that studio than you can shake a stick at this time of year and the bad thing about it is you all have to suck it up and take it home with you.i would bet you all hate your jobs this time of year.

In the unlikely event that McCain is elected, I guess all the lefties could move to Venezuela or Belarus!!!!!!!!!!

We don't need another war! Go Obama!

I love it. Looks like the liberal media is going to be successful in dictating the outcome of this election.

Wonderful! People are finally getting the message! Now all we need is to start the debates. After Barack takes off his gloves and verbally beats that old man to a pulp it will all be over.

If McCain wasn't white, he'd be down by 25.

when american journalist get wind that obama authorized his prayer from the wall be published, they will drop again, what a faker

Will Media Report Concert Before Obama's Berlin Speech?

Remember back in May when media gushed and fawned over a huge crowd in Portland, Oregon — supposedly gathered to hear the words of Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama — but chose not to report the free concert given before his speech?

Well, it has been learned that before the presumptive Democrat nominee spoke to a crowd in Berlin Thursday, two popular German acts — reggae artist Patrice and rock band Reamonn — entertained the gathering audience.

Will media report this tonight, or just gush and fawn over the huge crowd again?

While you ponder, here's what was reported by Spiegel Online moments ago (h/t Hot Air and Gateway):

++ Pop Concert for Obama Fans ++
6:33 p.m.: The tens of thousands of Obama fans are being entertained as they await the senator. The reggae musician Patrice kicked things off, followed by the rock band Reamonn.

I'm sure this will be part of ALL media reports concerning this speech…not!

What fun would the whole thing be if McCain didn't think he had a chance of actually winning?

Of course Obama is up by 6. That's what happens when all of the coverage of this election by teh major news outlets is slanted. But before all of you start complaining look at this last trip. CNN, NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS all sent reporters with Obama. How many reporters went with McCain on any of his trips.

It is OBVIOUS that Obama is the better candidate than McCain. Anyone who truly thinks McCain will make a good president needs to have their head examined.

Hey John McCain, what did Obama's fingers say to your face?
SLAP!

These polls are like my diet yo yo…………….. I getting dizzy

If the Media Party Candidate, Barack Obama wins, I hope all those journalist and TV pundits that financially contributed to his campaign and promoted him unashamedly through some of the most biased reporting this country has ever seen, that those same journalist and TV pundits stand up to share in the blame should his presidency fall on its face and we dig ourselves into a deeper hole. Such is the proce to payf for electing an unqualified in exprienced person to the most powerful position on earth .. God help us!

What is REALLY wrong with all of these polls???

It's not just a two way race. What happens when you add the Green and Libertarian candidates? Obama is up by double digits.

I expect his lead to Skyrocket once his VP is announced, most likely someone from the South.

I think Obama should put Hilary in in a Supreme Court Judge position, that would help satisfy her PUMA followers and give them another reason to want to vote Obama to help her.

Polls are easy to participate in, they call you.

Voting requires people to get off the couch.

McCain will win, which I am not ecstatic about, but he's better than welfare plan Obama.

with all the money spent and all the attention to fine detail and appearence spent, you'd think he'd done better than this…..
he will not win…..america doesn't care what the germans think
about obama. we care about our country and who can be the best
leader…..it's not obama.

Fox Network is watched by die hard neo-con republicans only. If a fox poll shows Obama edge by 1%, then god only can help McBush because he is loosing support in his own backyard.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Polls, What a joke. anyone that listens to polls in either direction needs help. It would be nice if we had a good candidate this time around. Either way the American people are in big trouble. The most we can hope for is only a single term from either of these jokers. It would be nice if the press would let the American people vote for themselves instead of constantly telling us what to think and who is the better candidate. Can we please get some in depth details on the issues and what the candidates plan on doing to help the people. I have researched both as much as I can and there are no answers from either camp.

Hatred and fear got us GWB for 8 years.

Get rid of your hate and fear. Take back your country.

Obama '08

Good luck on your trip, McConservative!!!

BTW – No Waffle House in Europe.

Anyone here who believes that polls don't matter are seriously deluding themselves. A correctly done poll is an excellent barometer of national perceptions. There are always charges that "Poll A" must have only been done in this part of the country or that region, usually made by those who disagree with the results.
The best tool is too check the results of multiple polls, done by multiple agencies. You can get a good idea of the overall consensus, as well as track the positive or negative trends.
I admit i am an Obama supporter and i believe he is polling better than McCain at this point. What I worry about is that he is not decimating McCain. Considering the economic woes, the banking collapses, $4.oo gas, the Iraq/Afghan wars, etc, the oppossing party candidate SHOULD be far ahead of the ruling party one.

I agree, polls don't matter because its a dynamic polling situation, knew people are added into the pool, others change their mind or are taken out. But to all the people who say that they are not accurate, for the current time, please study statistics. Gallup is very reliable for a current snapshot of the situation. But external situations can change at any moment.

Maybe this will show the nasty, old, lying hypocrite mcsame, that all the negative attacks won't help him. Maybe, just maybe, this country has wised up, has gotten really sick and tired of the same old, same old politics as usual, of the nasty Republican karl rove kind of politics that mcsame is utilizing, maybe this country is tired of living in "fear" like we have been over the last horrible 8 years with this corrupt administration. Maybe this country is ready for some POSITIVE CHANGE! Maybe this country is daring to HOPE again! NO! TO MCSAME
OBAMA YES,YES, YES WE CAN!!!!!

McCain and his cronies are a danger to America and the world. Bush administration is now "talking" to Iran after the suggestions of Obama. McCain finally see "timetable" for Iraq. McCain needs to retire gracefully. Only enemies of America will love to have McCain as President. Vote for McCain for a worse global future. Smart as Obama is, it will not be easy to stop the decline of the US.

A whinner versus a winner. I bet the polls are even higher than what they claim. Obama is already a president.
While the sitting president is idoing nothing for economy and McCain is resting and bashing, Obama is holding economic discussions.
He doesn't need job training nor apprencticeship, he can teach others on foreign issues, national security, economy, health care, education, race relations and fostering alliances. You name it he can do it.
Americans are very fortune for having this man as their future President.
Folks-tell this charismatic leader to take truly deserved rest & relaxation for a week. Happy Birthday Obama on August 4.

Strange coincidence that the Fox poll has them virtually tied.

After 7.5 years of Bush-Republican lies and greed and war and a pathetic economy, how could any American with common sense vote for a Republican?

Go Obama. We do not want another 4 years of Bush.

Did anybody ever stop to think that maybe they (media, Republicans) want O to win? To usher in the NWO (New World Order). He seems to be very interested in forming "partnerships" and so forth…Charismatic, good looks, well spoken are all attributes of a world deceiver. How else can you explain such an inept and pathetic campaign from McCain? We are in for dark times children.

Guess what? Obama is ahead of John McCain in Arizona! If McCain can't hold his own state (I live there, and my wife and I are voting for Obama), then he might as well fold up his tent.

Polls don't matter as long as Diebold is running the voting machines. The last two elecetions were rigged and there's nothing going on to convince me that it won't happen again.

I fear, for my children, what kind of shape this country will be in after Mcbush gets to trash it for another 4-8 years.

Why is Obama overseas, when he doesnt have a snowballs chance in hell getting elected the first black to the oval office in this country made up of an overwhelming percentage of white people? I think this is another ploy from the far left liberal news organizations, and Hollywooders………..

Rasmussen has him up by only 3 points during the same time period as Gallup. Realclearpolitics.com gives Obama a 4.7% average lead.

Don't blame Fox News for Obama's poor lead – blame the voters! Shame on them for not wanting to drink the Obama Kool-Aid!

800 or 1500 people don't give us a good picture folks.
It's for TV ratings these Polls and the Pundits are fun to watch for a joke.
James C
Madison, Wi

The reason we should care what 'foreigners' think is that in a global war against terrorism more 'foreigners' helping means less 'Americans' and in turn this usually yields more 'victories'
Obama in 08

It's all about the electoral college, not the popular vote. Throw out the heavily populated Democratic states of California, Illinois, and New York and you'll get a much better view of where this election really stands. Remember George W. didn't win the above states nor the popular vote, but won the presidency in 2000 because of the electoral college. It's still a race and will be to the end. The hoopla of Obama's European visit will all be forgotten in three months. It's going to come down to the substance of the upcoming debates. Substance and not oratory skills.

CNN LET'S JUST PUSH OBAMA RIGHT ON OVER THE TOP. THEN YOU'LL HAVE YOUR MAN.

I wish they would put the real poll up on this site. Everyone knows McCain will win this!

McCain will make a comeback if the Dalai Lama accepts his offer and becomes his vice-president. If he wasn't too put off by McCain's telling him how much he admired his paintings of the melting clock faces.

obama 08 …..

i love my 72 year old grandpa, but i wouldnt want him running my life, let alone my country. so when corporate america( big buisness republcians) stop pushing employees out in their 60s, then i will consider someone much older to run my country….but that wont ever happen, lol.. its like big buisness wants their cake and to eat it too.

obama, the only obvious choice for so many reasons

WE can go it alone, the "Cowboy mentality" that personifies the Bush administration after October 2002. Or we can look at the following:

With barely disguised ardor, Barack Obama’s potential colleagues on the international stage embraced him this week with a gusto that seemed out of place in the staid world of diplomacy.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy deemed Obama “my pal,” and boasted to a reporter that he always believed the Illinois senator would beat Hillary Rodham Clinton.

In Jordan, meanwhile, King Abdullah II showed off his fast car to Obama, personally speeding him to the airport from behind the wheel of a Mercedes.

And in Israel, President Shimon Peres proclaimed “high regard” for Obama and his belief that “the future belongs to the young,” a point that would seem to exclude 71-year-old Republican nominee John McCain.

Leaders throughout the Middle East and Europe seemed to fawn over Obama — expressing the sort of acute admiration that one has for another, as though wishing to be him.

I'd rather we have strong relations with our forieng heads of state so that we have friends to rely on. Just a thought.

That's a 'big bump'? Considering what Bush has done to this country that is barely a lead.

Obama's trip to Europe shows his speeches are full of crap; won't work on the American people!
His opposition to drilling will seal his fate!

You people need help. Why would you vote for someone who wants to (in his own words) "Bom Bom" Iran? If elected president John McCain will start World War III. You think the economy is bad now. Wait till John starts yet another war that we can't afford. Say goodbye to any hopes of affordable healthcare, housing or education!

Well, this should transfer into an influx of donations for the senator from Illinois. This is an indicator that people do not have their minds set and that party affiliation does not factor into general elections. That is good news for the country. With all of the informational tools we have available, people should be able to look carefully at both views and then decide. Americans are smarter than people think. I salute the new American voter! Informed and not so eager to believe political nonsense.

Your polls don't make sense. It took you 7 days to publish an update that showed YOUR candidate losing ground, yet over a week end you publish a new one that shows him gaining. Interesting. CNN Master of Manipulation. And, by the way, the American public wants to elect the President, it doesn't want you doing so. Oh, that was another poll.

Point 1: I fail to understand how McCain being locked up as a POW decades ago will make my life or our children's lives any better. Hats off to him for being a courageous solider but I don't buy for a second that this alone should give him any advance standing as President.

Point 2: Most of the anti McCain comments have been agaisnt his policy while most of the anti Obama comments have been personal at times bordering on racist. Time for a frsh start for this old dog of a nation we call the USA.

The reality is that the Fox News Poll and, to a lesser extent the Rasmussen poll , both consistently lower poll averages. Most respectable, non-ideological polls have Obama up by between 6 and 9 points over the last couple of weeks, even before his overseas trip. Fox and Rasmussen hover between 1-3 points, thereby dragging down the average. This helps to create the fiction of a viable McCain candidacy.

NO, the adjatives McLame, Mcsame, Mcsenile are ALL true and they ALL describe Mcwar brilliantly. Message to All Independents: take a look…Old VS New……really…ask yourself this question: Is the US better today than we were 8 yrs ago? Are you financially better off today than you were 8 yrs ago?

Who is the bumbler?
Obama stated "we have been to 57 States and will finish this week in our 58th State". Huh? Obama said FDR met w/enemy leaders. Huh?
Obama said in Europe "I'm a global Citizen". Huh? You bet he is a global citizen (watch the money go overseas w/him too).
HEY GUYS, PEOPLE GET TIRIED AND GET MIXED UP, WE ALL DO ALMOST EVERY DAY MISSPEAK. Give the guys a break.
Jame Creten
Madison, Wi

What ever …..

Who trusts "Faux News" polls? These folks at Faux are even showing off footage from McCains 2000 campaign as recent to make him look younger?

Mike s. – please explain why Obama has zero substance. A lot of folks are disagreeing with your statements about him.

This poll doesn't take into account his misstep by ignoring the wounded soldiers in Germany for all the glamour that comes with all of the media attention. His actions continue to show that he's a political machine that thinks he should be president. Watch his poll numbers drop quickly in a few days.

McCain just dosn't undertstand. We want a leader who does not alienate us from the rest of the world. We want a leader who stands up for us not just the rich ( Cindy Mccain and friends)!
A smart man, not someone who makes us sleepy and melancholy.

Obama 08′

The difference between the Gallup and Fox polls doesn't say anything about "volatility"… it just shows how very impartial Fox's news and information gathering are.

Just curious how Obama's European vacation all the sudden makes him a foreign policy expert?

Also curious how being a prisoner of war makes one an expert?

The only credential difference between Obama and McCain is a few years in age and possibly a bit of experience.

While Obama did very well with the tour. I suspect the bump has more to do with the fact that McCrypt spent the week proving he had no new ideas going forward and spent the entire week critizing Obama.

Perhaps the American public is starting to see thru that very thin veil of civility being pushed by McCrypt and began to see the seething anger beneath.

The thought of an addled old man near a phone at 3AM is frightening and most people are beginning to notice.

ISean, I ask myself the same question, daily. How can Americans, with their touted enlightenment and political savvy even consider voting for McCain? The difference between Obama and McCain is like light and darkness!

DEBATES – for those that don't know – there are 3 debates scheduled to begin after both conventions. For the writer that wondered why the media has not asked Senator Obama what he learned while overseas – the answer is they did. He responded that he reaffirmed relationships that he already had and that he got a better understanding of what world leaders are expecting from the U.S. with regards to global issues and a desire for the U.S. to take a leading role in forming world policy. Now my question is what did McCain learn from his trip in March where he spoke to the very same leaders. They didn't discuss with him what they expect from the next U.S. president and they didn't greet him with fan fare. They discussed the lack of U.S. judgment and a need for a change in policy. Lets face it – the world is behind all those Americans that are behind Obama which will make him and him alone a force that can direct the energies of a majority of countries toward a new world view and international cooperation. What does that mean for us as a country, respect, cooperation, trade, increased value of the U.S. dollar, lower oil prices, better trade agreements and tourist that bring billions to our country annually. All the things we need to get out of this recession.

I don't trust the polls… Only the people that would never vote for Obama would use the fact that the trip was so successful against him.

To Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Green Party and everyone else…..America needs international support to be a strong nation once again.

It was nice to see the American being waved for once without being on fire in other countries!!!

This doesn't surprise me. It's not just Obama's recent, successful trip. More and more people are questioning McCain's state of mind and if he is balanced enough to be president.

I worry about John McCain's temper and his tendency to fly off the handle and go into a rage when he gets mad. And I've read that McCain gets mad very often. Even fellow Republican senators like Pete Domenici and Thad Cochran have said that they worry about McCain getting into the White House with his explosive temper.

An angry, older man, prone to range and emotional outbursts, is not someone people want as president. I don't trust McCain's ability to keep cool and make good judgments. It's too risky a job for someone who lacks self-control. So this increase in Obama's lead doesn't surprise me.

Obarter gets a "bump" every day by the blantantly one side media coverage by CNN, NBS, CBS, ABC, etc. etc.

You'd think with the leftist media coverage of Obarter that you people provide, coupled with the rock star Euro and Middle East tour, that Obarter would be ahead 15 to 20 points.

Enjoy the 6-9 point "lead" you have now, it ain't gonna last.

The latest poll from Rasmussen, July 25-27, shows:
Obama 48 / McCain 45.
There is no visible bump as of yet.
I bet the next Gallup poll will show a gap of 3-5 points, as it has been for the last month.

Humans desire to worship a human and celebrity is obvious in Obama – he acts like a Fuhrer.
A poll of 800 or 1500 people means nothing. Pundist are a joke w/few exceptions.
Janet J
Chicago, Ill

The more we see, the more we like.

OBAMA 08

has voting in the US finally become like voting for american idol?

Ich bin ein Frankfurter !!!
Apparently,all you need to do to impress our electorate ( and the news media ) is to smile nice for the cameras. Oh well, that's how we got George W. ( AND HOW GERMANY GOT HITLER!!! )

THAT THE LIES OF LIES POLL HE'S NOT UP BY 6POINTS IT'S MORE LIKE 36 POINTS (YES OBAMA WILL WIN)!!!!

Obama will win the election 56 to 44 percent unless McCain revamps his foreign policy. More of Bushism on the Middle East is a recipe for defeat. 12 year olds in Boise, Idaho text kids in Tokyo and have cyber friends in Istanbul….but the McCain, like Bush, won't invite the leader of Iran into their home for a cup of tea. Ridiculous in 2008 and indicative of this simplistic 'good vs evil' delusion of the world

OBAMA CAMP IS READY AND IS ALWAYS READY FOR ANY ATTACK. THIS IS A WELL ORGANIZE TEAM AND CAN RESPOND TO ANY AND EVERYTHING THE REPUBLICANS THROW AT US. BRING IT ON!!

IT WORK IN 2004, BUT NOT IN 2008. THIS IS OUR YEAR. BRING IT ON…. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO ENTHUSIATIC IN ALL MY 23 YEARS ON THIS EARTH:)

OBAMA '08

If he wasn't black, he'd be up by 25.

CHANGE??????? BO – null null – otherwise known as Dr. NO!

"CHANGE"……What I Believe BO's Definition of Change Is!

C = COMMUNISM
H = HATRED
A = ABORTION
N = NEGATIVE
G = GREED
E = ELITISM

"Change" is fleeting! Positive and Negative – Good and Bad. Obama's self-serving "change" born from contempt and controversy, is like a wrecker destroying in a day or two, what it took noble builders – our founding fathers – years to construct.

The tale of the sinister scorpion, mirrors BO's blueprint of deceit.

The scorpion, a poor swimmer, asked the turtle to carry him across the river. "Are you mad?" exclaimed the turtle. "While swimming, you'll sting me and I'll drown."
Laughed the scorpion, "If I sting you, you would drown and I would go down with you. Where is the logic in that?"
"You're right. Hop on!" said the turtle.
Halfway across the river, the scorpion gave the turtle a mighty sting. As they both sank to the bottom, the turtle resignedly asked, "You said there'd be no logic in stinging me. Why did you do it?"
"It has nothing to do with logic," the drowning scorpion replied. "IT'S JUST MY CHARACTER."

MORAL – “IT’S NOT WHAT I SAY, BUT WHAT I DO”

LOVE MY USA

OBAMA '08….. finally a president with a BRAIN again!!!

GO OBAMA NO MORE VILLAGE IDIOTS RUNNING OUR COUNTRY !

Were Obama to have a good chance to win in Nov. he should have a 15 point lead at this point in time.
He's flipflopped too much – in 2006 he stated on Nat'l Tv "we cannnot have a timetable for withdrawal in Iraq" and now he says opposite as he saw the opportunity with the Surge working; an opportunist to us who have worked w/thousands of personalities in our life.
We might vote for him to show what a fake he is as we don't care for McCain either.
Jack C
Seatle, Wa

Jessie-PUMA;

Rasmussen is a conservative, right-wing pollster. But thanks for playing.

The new GOP mantra is "Obama doesn't understand'. Well understand this McSame, I will never vote for a tottering bumbler like you.

Obama 08

Just bought my ticket for Denver Convention, and can't wait to volunteer for the next POTUS–Barack Obama.

Wow! Fox News shows Obama up by only one point. Who would have thunk it? Of course, a Fox News poll is about as unbiased as asking a group of pigs if they prefer oatmeal or ham and eggs for breakfast. You can pretty well predict the outcome. I'm just surprised Fox didn't have McCain up by ten.

Fox news the biggest supporter/propoganda spreader of the right wing party shows 1 point vs. everyone else that shows it to be between 6-9 points…what a surprise…

Amazing that the lefty's all claimed that when we had a Republican President and a Republican majority in Congress, it was a 'Dictatorship', but now, just what America needs is a Democrat Congress and President.

Another lefty justice on the supreme court and the liberals will have control of all three branches.

That will be the end of America.

Anyone who pays attention to these polls are wasting their time. It is a long way off until November. I would rather be voiting for Hillary, but since she is no longer in the race, I will vote for McCain. Obama for his media coverage and democratic party love affair does simply cannot bring it home. He should be ahead by 17 points if he is so great. You might not like or want McCain and call anyone who does nuts or a racisit, but Obama is not the answer to America's problems. Europe is not voting so I pay no attention to them or Obama's visit. McCain is experienced and a true American, Obama is, well that is the problem – nobody really knows for sure.

There is no way McCain will ever bring peace to the Mid East or restore America's image abroad! McCain is seen around the World as a Bush Clone/Twin with the same idiotic ideals, strategies, and war mongering obsessions. McCain in the White House will be seen around the world as More of the Same Republican Arrogance, Dictatorship and Power Hungry Aggression.

Moreover if Americans knowing the devastation the Republicans brought upon all corners of the World, vote McCain into office, the World will show a level of animosity towards America that has never yet been seen. Throughout the world Bush and Republicans are seen in the same light Hitler was during WWII. I hope Americans can put wisdom ahead of party loyalty in November not only for the good of America but for World Unity and Alliance.

Can you imagine the reaction of the WORLD if we elect
John Wayne McCain…
Obama is someone they genuinely like and for good reason…he
has the potential reunite the world to whatever degree possible.
There is simply no one else who can unite our cultures and ideologies.

Don't get caught up with polls!!!

Go Obama!

McSame is pathic!

Yes, the choice is quite clear:

The hero vs the zero '08

Wow, gave a speech to a bunch of Germans who were attending a concert with free beer and food….That makes you presidential?? I took physics one semester in college. Did that make me qualified to be a physicist?? You libs are not real bright.

It should be clear to anyone that Obama's judgement is right on target with voters and the world. Obama's image to foreign countries is important when we engage in International Affairs. Would one need experience before walking in front of a Big Mac truck or would his better judgement make him think twice. Obama has the judgement to know not to experience a bad outcome.

All these polls are nothing but 'talking points" for "talking heads". Polls are simply a 'snapshot in time'.

The OBAMA Campaign is brillant, and will continue on their slow but steady campaign, with as Dick Durbin so aptly said yesterday, a "strong finish".

Barack Obama is an excellent campaigner & motivator by his example. Obama's 'boots on the ground' know the 'motivation', "work like Barack is down 20 percentage points in any poll".

It's Barack Obama's supporters on the ground around the country and Barack's LEADERSHIP that will win the race!

Can You Smell It !
It's time to get to the debating. It'll be smoking then, on the head to head debating.
will see how Mclame can handle that.

More Americans are seeing the truth behind all of the email lies being spread by terrified Neoconservatives everywhere. Please, when you get ridiculous emails sent by Republicans, check them out to verify they are true. I've yet to find one true email about Obama sent by a Republican out of dozens I've seen recently.

Where are the email lies about McCain? I guess we all know which is the more honest political party.

to mcCain smear people–what disgusting people you are–Repubs have a long way to go to match the smearing of the democrats on these blogs..Did you know that age discrimination is as bad as racism? You are also guilty of sex discrimination which was rampant by democrats during the primary with Clinton. And you democrats have the nerve to accuse republicans of smearing your hero? Look in the mirror sometime and face reality! And you are the ones who flog McCain for not wanting affirmative action! Hypocrites, ALL

Some will probably not remember the Cabbage Patch Doll, when the media hype, motivated the sale, confussion, and some riots in some store of people who wanted to buy this doll, because the media encouraged the chaos. Since then every year there is a new doll or etc. toy that the media hypes up causing chaos, and confussion among people that makes these ignorant people, feel they just have to have one, no matter what, they will camp out stay in line for days just to be able to be included. This is what the American people is beginning to remind me of, they get what they want and then toss it later. Obama, reminds me of this new Doll that everyone is in love with. But remember the media builds you up to slam you down eventually, just to sell papers. People please wake up and realize the confussion and chaos, that will insue if the Dem's win the presidency i.e. look at "what's her name the speaker of the house"?
MCCAIN, is a practical, courages, and pragmatic person, Someone said that about Abe Lincoln, Courages, pragmatic, and practical……

This poll does not matter.

Obama will not win the electoral vote.

obama will win.

DEMAND A PAPER RECIEPT AFTER CASTING YOUR VOTE FOR OBAMA THIS NOVEMBER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DIEBOLD ELECTRONIC VOTIONGMACHINES ARE RIGGED !!!!!!!!!

I'm voting for McCain unless Obama asks Hillary to be the VP.

Would you rather have a brilliant, genius at organization, or, well informed and good natured presidident who is one of the most capable and inspiringt public speakers capable of exciting young people and crowds of thousands an or a grumpy old man whose major kudos relates back more than 50 years, who cannot even get the most basic facts right (his supporters have to claim gaffe after gaffe as just "{a mispeak…….how many mispeaks do you get before it is acknowledged that the candidate is "just out of it," and who is much closer in his thinking to a president who has brought down the power and prestige of America to a degree that is affecting nearly all in our possibilities and life style?

Do the American people know how unpopular their country is in the rest of the world? Do they understand that the trade with other countries, so the whole US economy, is also depending on this? We are living in the 21st century, in a global village! Obama has the right view trying upgrading the image of the USA again in the world. Every American will benefit from this.

Now Obama needs to zoom on the economy. Then you will see this lead increase.

McSame has nothing new to offer with regards to the economy.

All the polls have consistently shown Obama leading McCain by 5-6 points for the past couple of months. How is this any different? Stop trying to hype his trip as a "success". The real question should be: Why is Obama not leading by 15+ points? Given the ridiculous amount of media coverage, he should be leading McCain by 20 points by now.

Can someone explain how polls are conducted. I remember hearing something about them only calling homes with land lines. If that's true Obama's numbers may be even higher. He has a lot of support among the younger generations. Many use cell phones and broad band lines.

These polls are just a way for the media to have something to talk about every single day. They don't mean much. We need to wait until after the conventions and after each candidate has picked his running mate. McCain isn't really offering any kind of message to the American people – he's just hoping for America to fall out of love with Obama.

The sad thing about this election is that we don't have a decent candidate for either of the major parties (or the "minor" parties either). Nader, Barr, McKinney, etc. are all just jokes and a waste of the money of those supporting them. McCain and Obama are neither one Presidential material. We've had 8 years of a total waste (actually, BEYOND waste) with G. W. Bush, and now we're about to embark on another four years of ineptitude no matter who is elected. The media has annoited Obama, and I'll never understand why.

And BTW to poster James Hussein, SC– you need to do some research, babe. All that junk you posted is just that— untrue junk. I'm sure not a McCain supporter, but I was around during the Vietnam war years, and I'm pretty sure all the stuff you wrote is just blowing smoke. Do some research.

THAT IS TRUE, WHO ARE THEY POLLING??? I HAVE NEVER RECEIVE A CALL TO SHARE MY OPINON. THESE POOLING PEOPLE ARE CRAZY. THEY POLL WHO THEY WANT TO POLL. THEY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO STATE LIKE WEST VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY TO DO THEIR POLLING AND OFFCOURSE WHAT DO YOU THINK THE POLLS WILL REFECT?? GO FIGURE

Real news from CNN was the headline "Obama to make substantive speech" Unfortunately, that event seems to always get cancelled…

a biased poll from a biased news organization = worthless. Dont believe everything you read on CNN because they dont report the news, only that which is favorable to Obama…He is basically a lying racist fraud..Shame the news media wont report ALL the news so you that support him can find out for yourselves before it is too late…

As people realize the Negative Campaigning coming from McCain the point spread will continue to grow IN FAVOR of Obama. The Voter of today can find enough negative things about both candidates we do not need SILLY, Pointless, and NASTY ads from McCain. They need to give substance ads about what they will do to help us with jobs, mortgages, etc. In short, Cut the JUNK and give us solutions. If McCain cannot do that, with all his experience, then he needs to conceed his delegates to an open Convention and get a candidate who knows AMERICA and can at least get on yo the internet.

wasnt our current president behind Kerry in polls by 3 or 4 points in 2004? on election day???

believe me, if you're celebrating over a win in the polls…why do I even bother?
PUMA's post was the only post with any substantial meaning to it…unlike all the others

That's right! Obama '08

Let's see …..

McCain is in favor of an incredibly unpopular war
Obama is against it

To many people, McCain represents a continuation of the current administration while Obama represents change.

McCain agrees with many of the current administration's policies. Obama is against them.

The current administration is one of the most hated in history.

So how is it that being up only 6 points is considered a good thing? Shouldn't Obama have a double-digit lead?

Or are there a lot of people who realize that Obama is just another smooth talking politician with no substance?

PUMA-Jessie

Your flailing and it shows!

So it would appear that the media has been very good at advancing their candidate. I think the bias shown towards Obama by the media is downright shameful!

Mccain is going at this the wrong way…attacking barack on a personal level just makes him look bad and look like GWB alllll over again…And incase he hasn't noticed a majority of the country and world is fed up with that type of politics. Barack just needs to keep talking about the issues and being positive…by the way anyone see the ad where Mcsame blames high gas prices on Obama…is that not the biggest pile of crap i've ever heard!!!

OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!!!!

ONLY THE RIGGED "DIEBOLD" MANUFACTURED VOTING MACHINES CAN GET MCAIN INTO THE WHITEHOUSE………….

MCBUSH CANNOT WIN THIS ELECTION FAIRLY AND HE KNOWS IT !!!!!!!!!!

WATCH FOR MCSENILE TO HIRE MORE BUSH/CHENEY THUGS ANTO HELP STEAL THE VOTE ON ELECTION DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA…IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO……

OH, AND REMEMBER TO ASK FOR A VOTING RECIEPT SHOWING YOUR VOTE CAST FOR OBAMA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McCain is jealous of Obama. He challenged Obama to take a trip abroad hoping for him to fumble. Rather, the trip was a huge success. The old man is now cranky and cannot compete with the vibrant, charismatic and intelligent Obama. McBush is very boring and has nothing to offer Americans, period.

Hmmm… Obama goes overseas, and gets cheered everywhere and talks to many world leaders. McSame stays in the US and poses in front of a cheese store and hurls insults at Obama….. And you wonder why Obama is ahead in the polls? Duh!!!!

So you think his trip made him look Presidental? Now I am not a McCain fan, but Obama dosent have any experience except for running for President. He went to visit the trrops and from what I have heard from troops on the ground he wasnt just overly friendly when visiting with them. Sure the Europeans love him they wont have to pay for all the freebies he wants to give away. Either way we will not have a winner with Obama or John.

McWho???

Fox news only has them seperated by 1 pt. Wow !! — say it isn't so !!! ?? Now that's a surprise. Every major poll shows Obama with a 6+ or 9 + point lead except the Fox News. I AM SHOCKED !

Actually, I am beginning to feel sorry for McCain. He is being fed to the wolves and doesn't even realize it. Or maybe he does and is just a willing guinea pig. At any rate, the more he opens his mouth the more angry, bitter and holding onto the past he proves himself to be.

Obama, OTOH, is presidential, gregarious, "understanding" of the issues at hand, and seems well prepared to take on those formidable challenges. I am 100% behind you Barack. Although I don't see it this way, if nothing else somebody finally gives us hope.

Known as the 'Dead Cat Bounce'

This slight bump in polls will be gone by next week.

McCain is steady and reliable, not a glitzy egomaniac like Obama.

McCain will in no doubt prevail.

I've been to Canada, Mexico, Haiti, and the Bahamas. If not president, that at least qualifies me to be vice president.

I can't wait to see the faces on everyone when Obama loses come this November! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

PUMA-Jessie

2,3,or 4 points- you sound like FOX news!!

Fantastic! Maybe now the media outlets can address the LIES about Obama in McCains commercials instead of parroting them!

The choice is becoming clearer everyday.

Inspire vs Retire 08

While it still is only July this is encouraging. Gallop is a stingy pollster and the fact the Obama has opened up a near 10 point lead gives me a great sense of cautionary optimism.

No fooling! After 7+ years of the Texas clown an McCain trying to make it another 4…to have someone go abroad an present a POSITIVE and INTELLECTUL image of what a President should be is impressive. Of course the Repub's will throw crap at Obama for every perceived wrongdoing in his trip.

Who cares. All you foreigners have no say in our election. And by the way, the poll system is flawed. I have never been polled. I've never heard of anyone I know being polled and most right wingers have never been polled. If Obama wins, he wins. But don't be surprised if more people go for McCain than you think. Also, names like "McSame" and "McShame" and "McBush", etc. make you look stupid, like you cannot think for yourself so you have to go with other's ideas.

By the way, I'll go ahead and plan a 9 day trip to Europe and the middle east so that people can bow to me.

Someone suggested McCain needs Rove to take over his campaign – I believe he already has. The smut, hate, and repulsive stuff will only get worse.

Stay strong, Obama supporters – Bush Jr cannot win or we will all die.

Bush Jr will even start the draft that WILL include men and women this time. Be very careful of the lies coming out fo the republican camp.

Obama is making strides an on Mccain attacks that Obama want admit the surge didnt bring peace well ask Mccain why the surge didnt stop the 3 women who blew there self up in Iraq killing 50 people wounded over 100 people see this is what Obama was talking about you never KnoW what would happen these extremist attack when the want there attacks are planned notice this happen after Obama left so let mccain explain that an cnn needs to make a headline on this. It doesnt matter how many U.S. soldiers we send there you cant stop people from blowing themselves up killing civilians this proves that the war in Iraq is not a success. Obama suppoters need to use this to fend of Mccains attacks.

Meanwhile, John McCain went to a store that sells English muffins, German bratwurst, and French whine, and had a tantrum.

Sean

I wish all Americans could read your post.

Obama 08/12

MCCAIN latest ad on Obama, saying no time to visit soldiers is lowest move yet. I'm a 18 year soldier who can tell you this, I will never vote for a no platform, hate throwing, senile idiot like this!

Obama 08 & US Military

McCain is running an awful campaign. I sometimes wonder if Obama is running unopposed.

This is good news! Hopefully America is waking up out of its fog and realizing what a brilliant man Obama is.

This man is going to take America back to where it belongs – in the forefront. He is not afraid of change and progress and is open to discussion.

Mcsame? can't even use the internet…..

VOTE OBAMA 08!

Of course, according to the Medai (including CNN) you would think we have no choice… Obama vs. Obama.

Disgraceful Media coverage.. starting in the Primaries.

We will remember in November.

The polls will stay mostly steady until the DEBATES, which will be a JFK / Nixon affair and Obama will blow the stammering rambler out of the water!

Guess same old Obama campaign tactics are still at work: lots of good photos, incessant positive media coverage, and absolutely zero substance.

Should I have to right only positive things about OBAMA to be posted on your blog. Oh! please, CNN be fair.

Even before the trip, there was 15 pt lead on Newsweek poll. But that is not the fact. The fact is only that November night, when we all once again embrace the Republicans. Barack is good person. I personally like him. However, he and Democrats lack fully expressing American Values.

What matters most is experience!

Can't wait for this election to be done…I'm afraid the mud-slinging is just getting started.
Any more news out there on John Edwards and his "love-child"? Not much in the papers yet.

McCain's campaign truly is surprisingly keeping up, even republican experts thinks his campaign so far has been "pathetic"
Obama will have a bigger lead after the convention.

OBAMA 08

Strange. You'd think by this point running against the failed Bush legacy and Republicans that he'd be up fifteen or more instead of being right on the outside of the statistacal margin of error.

I think that's a very interesing statistic, actually.

wow, let the americans do what the whole world, expects from a big brother. vote Barack Obama so that America can lead the willing world again. Obama appeals to the whole world. Obama symbolises struggle and this world is all about struggle. the experience he got while growing up to who he is today is a testimony that he can accomplice any task. That is the reason why the whole world loves him.

OBAMA 08

Why is no one in the MSM reporting this as dailykos.com did? This is why/how McSame keeps it up in the polls. My fellow americans, I have always known without the fact that the election is being stolen and was stolen for Bush too but its so sad to actually see the facts printed:

In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations. Guess their color.

In swing-state Florida, the state is refusing to accept about 85,000 new registrations from voter drives – overwhelming Black voters.

In swing state New Mexico, HALF of the Democrats of Mora, a dirt poor and overwhelmingly Hispanic county, found their registrations disappeared this year, courtesy of a Republican voting contractor.

In swing states Ohio and Nevada, new federal law is knocking out tens of thousands of voters who lost their homes to foreclosure.

Obama still doesn't want to debate McCain. He is afraid, espeically of town hall debates where he can't control what the questions are.

If he so wonderful, then it should be easy for him to look good in this format.

How about a "no questions" refused debate so we can see these guys go head to head"?

One question – If we live in a Democracy where 70% of the voters say they want more drilling for oil, do you think congress won't vote on the issue?

McCain has to throw mud and hope it works because he has nothing else in in tool set. John McCain is not qualified to be president of this country. He can't have an intelligent debate on the issues because he is ignorant even about the ME. Go Obama!

Let's not get to excited … it's a long way until November. And to the folks who are whining about not getting polled, you could go your whole life and never get polled. They're based on statistical analyses and projections. Sample sizes are relatively small.

McCain is in a downward spiral. I shudder to think what he'll do when he becomes more desperate. Talk about dragging the discussion into the gutter – I predict this will be the nastiest race in a long time – but relatively one-sided. Lots of surrogates making racially charged comments, then the requisite denouncing from McCain with the nod, nod, wink, wink to the hardcore right. Scary. This has the potential to tear this country apart.

well everyone knows fox news is corrupt anyways

Will be double digits after the first debate. After all his whining last week McCain is a Dole moment away from a total melt down.

Bythe way is it just me or is McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds starting to sound like Terry McAuliffe in the later days of Hillary's campaign?

Another reason to question McCain's judgement Carly Fiorina, thanks to that wench my HP stock still has not recovered.

sean, what do you mean what else has mccain done?!

he totalled 5 planes as a pilot. he sang like a songbird as a POW. he has flip flopped approximately 70 times. he resorts to negativity in every ad. oh, and his campaign staff thinks the recession is merely psychological because the people who actually feel the crunch in their pockets are a bunch of whiners.

what more could you want in a president?

Regardless of what all you bleeding heart liberals may think, Obama will not be good for USA ! Too liberal, too weak and too affiliated with special interests.

I'm disappointed that Obama's lead is not greater. We are in serious trouble economically, constitutionally, militarily, and we are not liked outside of the United States. Obama's skill set seem to be a perfect match for turning around the conditions that we find ourself in as a country.

People that say they believe McCain should be president are never taken serious by me. McCain has not demonstrated anything that would make him presidential and up for the task of pulling us out of this mess. Limited vocabulary, short sightedness, an inability to speak on complex issues, and a temper to top it all off is not what our country needs in these serious times. The skill set the McCain demonstrates makes him qualified to be a drill seargent for the ROTC programs in middle and high schools across the nation.

Did I mention that Obama was the head of Harvard Law Review and a Constitutional Lecture at a University while McCain was 884 out of 889 when he was in military school?

I would like the news media to get a life and start reporting the news instead of creating the news. Obama comes back and states "WE did a good job over there." Where is the news media about asking him WHAT did you learn over there? Was this nothing more than a publicity stunt? I am an avid Hillary supporter and this is the same junk that the news media pulled in the primaries, you do not ask Obama any hard questions. Next time he is interviewed, why don't you have cookies and milk for him. The news media is so slanted that why should I vote? You have already decided who is the next President. Then you wonder why the press is disliked. Just watch SNL and you will see what you look like to people.

GO OBAMA!!!

Announcing to you the next president of the United States……

Barrack Obama

Time will tell and Obama shall win. The more McCain Camp slings mud the better off for Obama. Americans are not dumb anymore …. we are tired of the mud slinging and want to hear about the policies…. it appears that the policies Obama been stating has been embrace abroad and hey even stand the course Bush is listening … a little too late though…

America vote for change or accept the same …. can you and your family sustain? I think not!

Obama 08

All you Obama groupies better "slow your roll". What really was accomplished on that tour of his? Lots of smoke but nothing really of substance. Looks like he's prone to making some "unholy" alliances. Just remember his judgement call with the good pastor…He better get those lights out of his eyes and wake up to reality. These are the big leagues now and those so called "leaders" abroad are just salivating at the thought of some wet nosed pup they can screw around with.

It,s time for the Mccain camp to get down to business,the issues we the people are concern about, jobs, housing, energy,and the economy. We do not want to here the atack,atack,atack ,whine,whine , whine nonestop constantly.

I can't trust a thing Obama says. And we can't trust the polls either.

IT SEEMS LIKE MCCAIN IS BEATING HIMSELF. EACH TIME HE OPENS HIS MOUTH SOMTHING OLD OR SILLY COMES OUT.

I agree with Obama supporter from Texas. I have never been polled either. I would love to show my support for Senator Obama as well. he is clearly well received abroad as well as here in America. It is a clear indication that we will regain our leadership stand worldwide with him in our White House. I am praying for his success and his safety everyday. God Bless America.

Fox news is an absurd news source. Essentially state run media or a novelty show. One would be more informed reading bumper stickers on the way to work in the morning.

It is looking more and more like a Truman-Dewey finish. The supporters of Sen. Obama will be waking up to some shocking news.

I wonder if Sen. McCain will hold up a newspaper flashing a big smile the morning after the election?

Dinosaur McCain as president would be disastrous for US. The world would be disappointed if that man wins. Obama would be a very fresh breath for US and the world would embrace the US once again. Go Barak.

All McCain has is the Rove and Swift boaters play book, he can barely remember from day to day what he said last week, it's pathetic. Besides with the state of our Country, anyone who votes for a Republican, either enjoys pain or is just plain nuts!

McCain is turning off so many of us with the negative ads. I remember something about him telling me he would run an honorable campaign and focus on issues. His #1 issue seems to be Obama.

McCain raises our income taxes relative to Obama. That's right. OBAMA'S TAX PLAN HAS LOWER TAXES THAN MCCAIN'S.

If you want to keep your own money and not give it to the government, AND you want to lower the deficit. OBAMA has the better plan. Go look at the FACTS.

Obama appears to be doing everything brilliantly. I do worry that the Republican smear machine will be going into overdrive soon; they must be pitching a fit right about now.

McCain used to be a moderate, self-thinking Senator who had my support in the 2000 primary against GWB. Maybe if he had been elected at that time, we would be in less trouble than we are now. However, his clear movement to the right in order to appease that side of his party has totally turned me off.

Obama isn't perfect by any means, but I'm more willing to take my chances with him. He appears to have more of a willingness to reach out: to seek counsel, to learn, to examine all sides of an issue. That says a lot for me.

Remember, please, no President is an island. You can blame GWB all you want for where we are right now, but the truth of the matter is that he had Cheney, Rove, Rumsfeld et al pulling his puppet strings. Do you want those same people pulling McCain's strings? They will be. I'm counting on the idea that Obama will surround himself with intelligent (hopefully bi-partisan) colleagues who can advise him well.

One more thing to keep in mind. There's little doubt that we will have a Democratic-controlled Congress. If McCain is elected, you're looking at 4 more years of gridlock and finger-pointing. If Obama is elected and he and the Democratic Congress screw it up, there can be no blame game to be played. It will be very clear who is at fault. For that reasons, the Dems will tread very carefully and will hopefully make intelligent decisions.

I know that the Obama haters won't see any salient points in this post, but I hope that undecideds, as they learn and being to make their decisions, will bear some of these thoughts in mind.

I *heart* Obama.

I don't think the trip hurt him . He was confident, graceful, intelligent, engaged, and genuinely looked liked he was enjoying what he was learning. We need this in a leader. And for anyone who picks on him for "just giving great speeches"; well, what is wrong with being a great speaker ? I do not understand this criticism. Isn't part of being a great leader the ability to inspire ? And Barack Obama sure inspires us !!

i don't need a poll to know o is going to be president.and those who don't refuse to.

I think the entire world and the american people realize that its really time for this great man to revive our great country back on track and take charge.

Enough of people dying in Iraq. A battle without a cause.
You can fool us all your want McSame but not this time.

No fear-mongering!

It becomes more apparent with each day that it is astonishing that ANYONE would consider voting for McBush! He continually shows that he has absolutely NOTHING to offer! If this is the what experience means, than he shows that all of his so-called experience has taught him nothing other than how to be absolutely wrong on everything ranging from foreign policy to the economy to energy to civil rights and human rights! Plus he has shown that he seems to be suffering from some sort of dementia or Alzheimer's and could not be trusted to keep from starting a nuclear war! Obama is far from perfect but compared to what we have now and to McBush he may as well be!!!

They polled me. I used to think "who are these people?"… then I became one… on my cel phone no less.

NEVER in my life have I seen a candidate who has been hated and despised because of the color of his skin as Obama has to endure. He is cleary capable of representing the USA in a very positive way. Other countries can see the jewel we have, but some bigoted Americans can't see past the noses of their prejudiced, red neck faces, and realize this is as good a candidate as we will ever have.

If you don't like Obama because of your racial hatred, say that. Stop trying to 'throw rocks and hide your hands', just be real about it and admit….just say it…..I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH RACIAL HATRED AND IT STEMS FROM MY OWN INFERIORITY COMPLEX…THEREFORE I HAVE TO ATTACK OBAMA AND CALL HIM ARROGANT…..HE CAN'T BE AS GOOD (OR BETTER) THAN ME….SO FOR HIM TO HAVE THE AUDACITY TO THINK HE CAN BE POTUS, HE HAS TO BE ONE ARROGANT SOB……Yes haters, get it out in the open…you'll feel better. But guess what….everybody else already knows how you are.

GET OVER IT!!!
Obama '08!

The only thing McBush knows how to do is attack. Thats not what the American people are looking for… I am not surprised Obama is taking a bigger lead.

GOBAMA!

Since the McSame campaign can't win on actual truth and issues, all they have left is unfounded, false accusations, and attempted character defamation.

It is obvious that whatever Obama does, the McCain double-talk express will launch scurrilous attacks. I will not use the derogatory term used in the smear and lies campaign against Senator Kerry because it does demean those who did serve in Vietnam Riverine Forces. I also noticed that the Texas billionaire that bankrolled that untrue, disgusting lie filled process has reneged on the agreement to pay anyone who disproved the smear attack. IT HAS BEEN PROVED TO BE A TISSUE OF FALSEHOODS.

ummm yaaa….Puma-jessie I live in minnesota and i dont know who they are asking about these polls but there is no way in gods green earth obama is losing minnesota, trust me. and who in the world is going to belive a FOX survey common, that organization is a joke and you know it

A win is a win. It don't matter about the margin. And right now the polls means nothing. Because you have had people up by 25 and still lose!! People are concerned with enocomics, healthcare, education and gas prices. Obama have addressed all these issues but Mccain don't talk about nothing but the war and he is a hypocrite because he voted against the GI bill. But he claim Obama don't care about the troops which Obama spent time with the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq!!

So good!!!!

PUMA-Jessie,

I can quote favorable numbers for Senator Obama also. Bottom-line, polls mean nothing until people are focused on the general election. I have been watching the same polls you quoted in your comments since February. They go up and down. November 5th will be the poll you want to quote.

BTW, if America votes John McCain into the white house, we should start digging our collective 300 million graves because the nation will die!

Yeah, and I can only pray that the margin gets wider and wider! Go America…Go Obama!

Timber (ex dem),

McCain was NOT beaten! He received his injuries from the plane crash, and then squealed like a pig for help from the Vietnamese military. After then he help them as much as he could to debase our POWs there. Why is it that he only gets support from a handful of Vietnam vets? They remember who he is and what he did to them. McCain is NO hero. He is a traitor and has extorted the Vietnamese government into closing the records on our MIAs to protect knowledge of his treason against the USA. Ho hopes to make up for his evil ways by, "winning," the Iraqi war that he helped start. He was one of the original five who proposed attacking Iraq.

If you really care about McCain, go prove me wrong.

Obama has done wonderful…he has proven himself to be just what he is…the next President of the USA!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The latest Gallup poll also differs markedly from a Fox News poll released at the end of last week that showed the two presidential hopefuls only separated by 1 point — a sign of just how volatile national surveys are in the summer months with the majority of the American public yet to be focused on the race for the White House."

No, it shows the level of propaganda put forth on a regular basis by the Josef Goebbels branch of the Reptilican party, Faux News.

CNN won't print my comments…McCain wouldn't be able to win even with Jesus as his running mate.

All these polls are political one- not logical or sceintific at all.
EVen in 2004,all polls showed kerry leading by big margin- what happened in real is completely different.
I think they should stop publishing these polls- misleading viewers

I can't believe that there are so many STUPID Americans out there who think it's better to elect an old man who can't even keep his countries straight over a man who, in one week's time, has people in other countries waving the American flag. What, on earth, is wrong with people??!!! I really don't understand it!!

And McCain's behavior is going to wided that lead! Obama seems to be the only one talking about the issue, while McCain attacks, attacks, attacks.

Previous posters talk a big game but will they show up on election day?

Everyone knows the 65 years and older group are the majority of the electorate and guess who they support…

Thats right, Johny Boy

BO will pull another John F Kerry. Wasn't Kerry up big in the polls????

We knew the outcome of that election.

Go Home McBrain Go Obama!!!!

He i up because mcCainis playing the race card… drop affirmative action, support sen. trott a great supporter of the segregationist presidential candiate in an effort to win the south where they know they are high racial tensions… hopefully the american won't be caught up in this spin…

how can someone be ahead IF THEY ARE not willing to debate,,,, o bama MUST BE AFRAID that the truth will get out…….how thin this man is with all that baggage….

I believe this I was a cottage in Canada for the weekend and there were total 12 american families and out of those 12.. ALL were voting for Obama…not one was for McCain
they all said they are sick of the republicans and that included Bush
And John McCain and 5 of them were republicans 2 independant and the rest democratic
they all said they felt America needed a change and they all trust
Senator Obama with security and said his trip abroad helped to convince them they need a president who can be admired and respected again!!

I can't believe that there are so many STUPID

What is amazing is that 39% would still vote for McCain. I cannot believe that this "honorable" candidate is in the race. What outrageous statements will he make this week?

I can see it now. Fist bumping after the National Anthem.

It is absolutely important to have WORLD peace, Americans are targets, try taking a vacation thinking it is peace and safety… We have to watch our backs, good job OBAMA,

Shees I hate this weekly or every 3 day polling. Can't we get real time instead… I want to watch the numbers change while the paint dries.

Wake me towards the end of October

PS: Go to electoral-vote.com for daily up dates. Its better than ever for Obama!!! Do I hear LANDSLIDE!!!!

The American people are truly gullible. This guy is still inexperienced, still flip-flopping on every issue according to public opinion, and still has no substance. I can't believe the number of people who are willing to vote for someone simply based on charisma, charm and the fact that they really think one guy can change policy. It takes YEARS to change things and Congress is the only entity that can really make changes. The fact that this Democratic Congress hasn't changed a thing is the REAL issue here. Quit thinking one guy can change anything.

The change nothing network (cnn) will not publish my comments but that will not stop me and many others out there. You are trying too hard to market your candidate to the American people. You candidate is deeply flawed and every time you put out numbers in his favor, your ratings keep dropping. Someone needs to grow some brain at the change nothing network headquarters because you people are being eaten alive by your competitors. CNN just doesn’t get it

Most of this means little since it isn't broken down by state and demographics. If that were displayed, then this might be a little more informative. Given that this is still July for a little longer, we are still several months away from the poll that counts. It is a good sign for the Obama campaign that there has been a consistant lead.

CNN PLEASE POST

America's brain washing continues sponsored by Fox News, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and America's Right Wing Public Radio.

The majority of American people do not know how to investigate and learn for there own insight. Everything that the media outlets listed above presents to America it must be gospel. If Obama was Japanese 55% of the American people would believe it.

Further, if ask them how do the know that? They say I read on the internet or I heard it on Fox News. Those people are so closed minded they refuse to listen to another view point. Fox News wants to demonize Obama as someone evil and out of touch with America and someone who is un-patriotic. So of course alt of Americans just follow along with the crowd and say, OK, Dah, Ok.

Thank God some Americans will at least give this man a fair chance to make his case for the presidency of the United States of America.

Obama 08/12

CNN) — Buoyed by a new Gallup daily tracking poll showing Barack Obama ahead by a 9-point margin, the latest CNN poll of polls suggests the Illinois senator has doubled his lead over John McCain.

Please advise is it 6 or 9 ??

YEA!!! It's just going to keep going up! I've gotten to the point that all republican ads, commentators, McCain and others, when on TV, I just switch the channel until they are gone! I can NOT stand to listen to their constant lies and made up commentaries!!! Our country is in a MESS because of them. GO OBAMA!!! And I was a republican for over 50 years! Never again.

So let me get this straight. We give some weight to a Fox News poll? They consistently show worse number or democrats than Rasmussen. For crying out loud, Fox News polls use that famous Karl Rove math.

keep it rolling. We need a prez that lives in 2008 and not one who has sold out to those who still live in 1988.

The Fox News poll just shows that Sly Fox is up to their old tricks. I'm sure they polled about 1,000 Republicans to get that result.

Obama looked very Presidential in his overseas trip. We as Americans should be proud of the way he represents our country, which is a stark contrast to the joke of a President we've got now.

He made us proud. I love you sir.

Go Obama. I'm ready for a change. I'm so excited that a few of my friends who voted for Bush are voting for Obama this year. We cant afford four more years of the same failed policies!

Obama went to Europe and insulted Americans… sure Ill jump on the bandwagon…we are idiots…

Up by six?

So was Dukakis.

I am sure glad to hear this that Oamas lead has jumbed. Hopefully the Hillary suporters are thinking it through, that we dont want four more years of Bush, by voting for Mccain. And that the racism that is out there will subside.

The more America hears from that nasty SOB McCain, the higher Obama will rise in the polls.

Finaly America is waking up now.

After Baracks succesful trip and the terrible performance of
Mc Cain at the Situation Room, "I know how to win wars,
I bring Osama Bin Laden to justice because I know the place,
I know how to do it, etc. etc.", it is time for Barack to move on and
talks about the economic issues. On that issue he really has more
vision than Mc Cain and I am confident that he wil do a great job at
that point to.
So come on Barack be strong and get the job done!

With love from the Netherlands
A Dutch Obamasupporter.

The McCain campaign seems desperate. They seem to be throwing everything they can at him(Obama), hoping somthing will stick. They need a better strategy, or Obama lead will get larger.

Way to go. Here in Canada we read the History of the candidate and the major issues he/she supports then we make our minds.

How can a sane person vote McCain to the white house? He will be a lot worse than Bush. What has McCain done to advance the lives of ordinary Americans apart from being a POW? There are millions of veterans who struggle day and night to put shelter above their heads but McCain did not have to do that. He is the son of an Admiral and that is why he was not allowed to be a foot soldier during Vietnam.

I love to see N.America lead the world in the coming centuries and the only way we can do this is to boot out the party that plays around with our trust. The Republicans have screwed way too much this time and bringing them back to the white house is accelerating the fall of the US and for that matter Canada.

Ottawa.

obama's base of support has not and will not give up our numbers.the american people have to much invested in baracks campaign to let it go ,this time.sorry republicans and others,but,this one is obama's.

I am not sure who you are polling….I have yet to get a call? If Obama manages to win it won't be by a huge margin.

I wish they would stop taking these daily polls. The higher Obama gets in the polls, the crazier McCain will lash out, the more the media will try to hide McCain's temper and gaffs in an attempt to keep the race "close."

Actually today's Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that Sen. Obama's Berlin bounce is fading as his lead has dropped to only three points at 45% to 42%.

GREAT NEWS

Fox News polls will never show Obama higher. THEY HATE HIM. Obama could be in double digits, and Fox will show a tie.

I think Americans are tired of how we're seen overseas–I know it's a common "joke" –heavy emphasis on the quotes– that we have to say we're Canadian when traveling. A president who will bring so many countries together and boost our reputation around the world will be a VERY welcome change!

Goods news, but he has to seal the deal, get to the battle ground states, focus on GOTV, if the Independents fall your way, your in, take nothing for granted, stay hungry, be humble, keep your eye on the prise, get some rest, keep your head and stay focused, and rebut Mclame story for story, break him in the Debates coming up.

In CNN's attempt to appear unbiased, you risk losing your credibility. By incliding the poll from "Fox News" in your average, you give "Fox News" credibility and lose your own.

Who are they polling? I have never been polled. I would love to share my vote for Obama in Novemeber..

Obama '08

I love the sound of President Obama!

If you want a good view of the polls to date, go to Rasmussen. His reports are daily and you will note that the changes, if any, reflect a days change and not an extended time frame. Over the last week to ten days, thet were as low as a statistical tie and as high as a six point lead for Obama. Then go to some of his state totals and see some very interesting numbers. McCain leading in Ohio by 6 points and taking the lead in Colorada by 2 points. Plus in the battleground states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan McCain has reduced Obama's lead from a low of two to as high as six points. The poll of polls just does not give you a accurate picture. They mention the gallup that was included. When you show something so distorted with a 9 point lead it throws all the other numbers out of balance. If the FOX poll had been included instead of the Gallup (FOX had Obama up by 1 point), the poll of polls would have shown something closer to 2,3 or 4 points and now you would have been close to a statisical tie.

Not so good for our new World King….LMAO

Obama has shown brilliant judgement throughout this campaign. He has sound policies completely outlined on his website. The world shows they are ready to deal with America again if he is our president. On the other hand mccain is constantly flip flopping, bashing Obama instead of explaining his policies and is connected with corrupt people and people are seeing right through him. He doesn't care about america, he just wants to continue the republican agenda. If Obama runs this country like he has run his campaign America will be great again!

That's right – Obama looked very presidential abroad! I think people are starting to get more and more confident in Obama's abilities…

No Obama! In his speech in Germany, Obama promised to bring down the stature of the USA to equal that of Europe. Either the US is the leader of the world or just a panty-waist group of states that doesn't count in this world. Open your thinking, young Americans. "Peace at any price" is not a good thing.

My Friends, I don't know what happens, but my friends it is what it is!

I am a republican but I admit he is significantly a better candidate…

…the choice is obvious

The Democrats should be up by 20 Points —
I just think the Country deep down feels safe and Obama has not convinced that block of voters of his experience–
Mick Jagger would not make a good President– so 200,000 Germans is a joke—Makes it a campaign speech–He's up 6 points ( He got some bump )
THey think the young voters will come out—We'll see but the older more conservative voters will come out for McCain –they see the potential of the young vote going for NObama — I think the Over 65 will be huge for McCain–

Obama has consistently lead. Granted, it was only by a few percent. Yet the news media continues to characterize the race as "virtually tied" or
"too close to call." I understand. No papers/networks want to lose the readers/viewers interest, despite the fact that we all know it is going to be a significant Obama victory and rightly so. For the American people- deservedly so.
Thanks for the good news.

The sad part is no matter how shameful and deceitful the McCain campaign is, he is still within striking distance. Go figure

And thats even with the entire progressive media openly pushing Obama as their candidate for change.

Apprantly, American's really are smarter than the media..

Obama campaign should wait for other brilliant ideas from the Stupid McCain campaign – Just like th eone in which they taunted him to go overseas.

OBAMA '08

I would hope that this is because people are starting to see that Obama is more than capable of handling foreign policy and the duties of commander in chief. His trip abroad was a huge success, both rhetorically and in fact. And Europeans love the guy…. a big change from the past 7.5 years during which time, Bush has squandered all of our good will.
With luck, more voters will see the folly that is John McCain and vote for a new perspective in the world. Obama stands the best chance of achieveing peaceful solutions to complex problems.

Lets see what we can do to get this up a little higher Obamanites!!!

Obama should be up by 20 points of more if not for that 800 Lbs Gorilla in the room. Race….He has a much better vision for the future of the United States than McSurge and the Republicans who would rather seen European burning American flags, protesting and denouncing our politicians and policies instead of waving flags, cheering, smiling and welcoming Obama with love and affection.

A Fox poll favoring McCain, or making it look tighter than it truly is, what a joke?

FOx is a real insult to the USA

Who talks about the surge continuously? SpongeJohn SurgePants!
Who suffers from dementia and senility? SpongeJohn SurgePants!
Who can't make it to the bathroom before he pees? SpongeJohn SurgePants!
SpongeJohn SurgePants! SpongeJohn SurgePants!
SpongeJohn…..SurgePants!

Who's desperate and whiney and super angry? SpongeJohn SurgePants!
Who's impotent and old and gets really b!tchy? SpongeJohn SurgePants!
Who pees in his pants and smiles creepily? SpongeJohn SurgePants!
SpongeJohn SurgePants! SpongeJohn SurgePants!
SpongeJohn….SurgePants!

Wait until after the first debate…It will be much higher…

Lets see if I can break this down:
O goes abroad, meets with world leaders, makes USA LOOK GOOD.
Have the Europeans wave OUR FLAG.
Gets the Iraqi leader, MALAKI be on the same page as HIM.
Does all of this with STYLE, GRACE, AND POISE.
We have a winner folks.
An INTELLEGENT, CHARISMATIC, ROCK-THE-WORLD HOME AND ABROAD LEADER.

Popular opinion polls in July are so unimportant.

Even if these polls were state-by-state, we are still in July. It's too early for them to matter.

Bottom line, Barack Obama has about as much chance of becoming the next president of the United States as I have of winning the lottery without having purchased a lotter ticket.

Knoxville NFIL

For all you folks who think this race is over.

Remember that Obama will NOT select Hillary for VP. Therefore all current polls include Hillary supporters in the Obama camp. My hunch is that once Obama announces his VP choice, a few million of those dissapointed die hard Hillary for VP supporters will either not vote in November or actually vote for McCain.

Bottom line, this is not over yet.

Time for the polls to really start to climb in BARACK OBAMA's favor
McShame is a complete disgrace
BARACK THE VOTE !!!!

Certainly, McCain used to be an honorable man.
It appears now he has sold his soul to the devil.
He has become bitter and angry.
He does not know what he voted for in recent years, nor what he stands for today.
He has no judgment to lead this nation.
Time has come for him to retire in dignity.

You can trust the Faux poll as much as you can trust Faux's "news."

McCain's advertising is pitiful! McCain should just focus on the issues, yet instead he's appearing desperate by conducting a smear campaign against Obama.

McCain reminds me of Cindy from "The Brady Bunch". "Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!"

"Obama! Obama! Obama!"

Quit crying McCain.

Gee, think the bazillion hours of free press the media gave him may have helped? CNN, where was the headline last week when his lead dropped from 8 to 3 points?

He is up by 9 point! CNN, please report the news correctly.

YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!

Go Obama Go!!!
In Europe though,,,,it is more than70 % for Obama against around 14 % to Mccain…I wonder why?

So…basically, no matter how hard McCain tries, he is just like Hillary… biting the butt and taking the gas!

If summer polls are so volatile, how about you all stop conducting them? Just a thought.

Visit barackobama.com

The FOX poll just shows how biased the FOX network is. Remember that they accused Barack and his wife of being somehow connected to terrorists because of the "fist bump"?

FIXED NOISE!!!

Obama proved that he can be a world leader. In the meantime, McCain is reduced to sour grapes. The American people are cleary wanting change, and not a reply of these past eight years under Bush. It is no wonder that Obama is ahead in the polls.

Time for personal attack ads against obama. mccain camp hinted today that they will focus more on swift-boating obama on personal values and patriotism instead of policy debating.

Cnn these national Polling is useless .. rather put my faith on the electoral map (state polling) …. but not your map though .. because it is bogus … coming from an Obama supporter …..

Democrats 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST WAIT FOR THOSE DEBATES AND SEE OBAMA LEAD IN DOUBLE DIGITS. BY NOW WE CAN SEE OBAMA HAS COMMAND OF THE TOPICS AND ISSUES. SIDE BY SIDE MCCAIN DOESN'T COMPARE. THIS GUY IS PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL.

OBAMA……08

Ah yes…but do you notice that a few days ago, Obama was only ahead by 3. And in each "Poll of Polls" CNN does, the percentage of "undecided" voters grows!!!!!!!!!!!! You wanna know why, because people are finally seeing the empty suit….they're seeing that there is nothing beyond the lofty words!

National polls really don't mean anything during the summer,
Its the state polls that tell a more accurate story, Something tells me OBAMA has a greater lead that what the polls are showing.
McCain is just plain out of touch, trying to please the far right conservative. What about US independents? What about the rest of America who are struggling with $500 less to spend per month compared to 2000?
How is McCain in touch when all he talks about is the surge? How is the surge going to solve our problems at home and our relationship with our allies? Someone asked him on ireport yesterday what his definition of victory in Iraq is. He listed about 12 things that has NOT taken place, but he keeps saying we've succeeded in iraq, really?

Why would anyone post FOXNEWS as a legitimate Poll?

I have come to realize that journalists on the whole is a lazy bunch. They don't do the necessary research to find the facts or to get the facts accurate. They rely on news releases and polls.

This is one of the reasons george w was able to perpetrate that illegal war.

If it seems too good to be true… it usually is.

Great news!!! But we still have a lot of work to do. Less that 100 days til the general election. We have already hit the streets in NC with Voter registration. People are registering in droves. This will be the highest voter turnout in the history of politics!!!

Obama 08!!!

I hate to say this about America, but it is the truth; if Obama was white, he would be up by 26+ points! Especially after the 8 years of madness we have gone through. But that's okay, 6 points or 26 points, a win is a win and we're winning coming November.

YES WE CAN!

Go Obama!

poll of polls: my poll is better than your poll.

stop the poll dancing and report on some issues!!

Don't care about any polls until after the conventions and the debate, otherwise, moot subject.

Want to know why the telephone polls were off so many times in the primaries, and will show to be off again this fall? Only certain demographics are likely to be answering questions.

About 14% of eligible voters, primarily young people, have no land line. Polls do not contact people by cell phone.

An unknown number (in the millions) of busy parents, people working second or third shifts or otherwise not readily available during unconventional hours, are either not accessible or hang up on phone surveys for lack of time to sit and answer questions.

"Likely" voters, who are polled, are not the only people who turned out in the primaries. There was a high turnout of first-time voters, who are not usually polled, as there is likely to be in November.

In other words, the polls are almost meaningless until somebody comes up with an accurate way to measure public opinion in modern American society.

But…but….what about the surge???

Why is Fox news poll even mentioned? Fox news is nothing more than a propaganda tool for the Bush administration. Far from fair and balanced.

That lead wof his will shrink as soon as he is forced to actually articulate on his pathetic social Security and Taxplan…….The robin hood policy he is trying to enforce will not work……

Typical Liberal take from the rich and give to the poor…What is the point of trying to earn more money with liberals around. How about we get rid of wellfare that would save the country money instead of wellfare individuals would be forced to show up and work for city and get paid.

I guess if I were to have a picture taken of me in front of 10 Downing St .with half a dozen microphones in my face, I can call myself an experience world leader too.

Why would you include the Fox news poll? I thought that was and infotainment channel not a real news channel.

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We need more WARS!

Interesting that Fox News makes it so much closer, differing from other polls. Hmmm, why is that?

By the way, I'll take judgment and leadership skills over "experience" any day of the week.

Obama 2008

Great to know…how about that McCain? Will you now talk real issues and leave the Surge out of it. Now we know Obamas trip was a success, so now the MSM can get over it.

Not this time McSurge, Not this time.

CNN what do you expect from FOXNews they would put MCcain Ahead of Obama if they can. FoxNews in my opiniion is not news I think they should not be allowed to air anything, but then only the idiots and racist people watch FoxNews . I do not think a person with a right mind would listen to Hannity, O'Relley and Lou Dobbs and take them serious.

I suppose we can expect McCain to get even nastier now…

Where is the "politics of civility" that Mr. McCain was promising as recently as last month. McCain has the Bush/Rove crew on board and this is standard procedure for them. McCain has got nothing to offer the American people so McCain is setting out to destroy Obama's reputation. He can't win — he can only make Obama lose.

"I think John is treading on some very thin ground here when he impugns motives and when we start to get into, 'you're less patriotic than me. I'm more patriotic,'’” said Senator Hagel, a Republican and Vietnam veteran.

GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good news, BUT we all know that the REAL POLL is in November when we all vote. IS everyone registered? College students, especially, need to know that they can cast an absentee ballot by contacting their local voting officials!

I am hoping that Americans will not be fooled by McCain's "surge…. drill….drill….. and bomb…….bomb……..bomb Iran…… and 'experience' "!

The #1 issue for Americans is the economy! The surge makes no difference to us when people are out of work; losing their homes and banks are failing!

People need to know that even IF we start today to drill on all our coasts that the price of oil wont be affected!

ACTUALLY OIL HAS DROPPED $4 A BARREL AS WE HAVE STARTED TO USE LESS AND CONSERVE……. WOW……. WHAT A CONCEPT…….. CONSERVATION IS!

Wow!! Who would have thought that Obama was going to get a bump in the polls after his foreign trip guess some Americans see the benefit of having a president that can inspire such awe and respect Worldwide. Well i guess there is still hope for America.
Obama '08

It is just a matter of time. Poeple are starting to come around. Obama can bring respect here and around the world back to America. Will be better times ahead.

"The latest Gallup poll also differs markedly from a Fox News poll released at the end of last week that showed the two presidential hopefuls only separated by 1 point"

What? Faux news biased towards the republican candidate? I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!

He can profusely thank Sen. McCain for prompting this overseas trip. You have not seen anything yet! Whether or not he becomes the victor, he will save the best for last.

That's nice. I prefer electoral-vote.com for my information. It's isn't biased for McCain on a daily basis like CNN has become.

Of course Fox News, aka Faux News is going to show a one
point difference.

Its part of the White House talking points isnt it??

You know, fair and balanced – NOT!

Well of course Obama's support is going up, McCain must like things now, after the first debate it will be atleast 60% Obama 40% McCain

Regardless of Obama's ahead in polls, It is evident that the Main stream media are pro-Mccain. Look at their choice of wording when mccain attacks Obama, Then compare it when Obama challenges McCain… go to media Matters dot com and their you will see the true facts… Not CBS, NBC, ABC,CNN, MSNBC, Propaganda!!!
The only reason I watch these stations is to bear witness to their political affiliation, and the tactics.

WHY isn't Obama making more of an issue out of the fact that the next president may be able to appoint possibly as many as three justcies to the Supreme Court? This is a golden opportunity and a stupid, wreckless move on his part if he does not.

As if this country has not been damaged enough in the last 8 years, another republican, especially McCain, would damage the country even more if he is the one to appoint those justcies.

One can only hope the American voter is paying attention this time.

Landslide victory in the making come November… in Obama's favor – just to be clear.

i am not surprised by this since McCain has made such a fool of himself over obama's trip. he has whined and carried on like a mad man. obama has shown such leadership this past week and looks so presidential with the leaders of other countries while the old man is at home starting every sentance with barack obama. McCain has not given a clear message on anything he believes in except for "his" serge and wasted a week that he could have been giving us his plan on economy and what he is going to do to help the USA.
this clearly shows his obsession with obama and his lack of any plan except to stay in iraq forever . i quess he needs to guard the only thing he can say he has done in his 26 something years in office. he has had many years to prepare us for a more solvant energy use but nothing has come from his mouth yet but to drill for more oil in america. he does not get it that oil is no longer the way to solve our energy problems here at home. one has to feel sorry for him. he is to old to look beyond his war days. he is truly out of touch with the 21st century.

Try again CNN- Obama up by 9 points according to Gallup..!!

Now that's change we can believe in..

Please don't spin your polls …….. or your header into the article or sound bite..

Yes WE Can……….

The difference has been 6 points for a while. It was only 3 due to the Fox poll, which turns out to be an outlier. What a surprise! Maybe that should be outliar.

There will undoubtedly be bumps along the way, but in the end I know that I will be the one standing.

ONLY IN AMERICA CAN YOU ATTACK OBAMA FOR NOT VISITING THE TROOPS BY SHOWING A PICTURE OF OBAMA PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH THE TROOPS BUT BLURRING OUT THE TROOPS TO MAKE A POLITICAL POINT!!!!! GO SENATOR MCCAIN, A MAN WITH MORALS?

it's the beginning of the end for the senile songbird mccain hahahahaha yesss!

GO OABAMA GO!!!!!

This is the Change America needs!!!

No more Bush/McGaffe !

Fix News Poll… what a joke… HAHA.

I have to admit I am impressed by Obama and his team. Keep up the good work and get some rest… you deserve it.

Independent and Objective Person.

Are they counting Penn, Florida, Ohio, West Virginia, and Michigan? Where people cling to guns and religion? I bet McCain is going to win those!

If Obama is still relatively unknown, as all the pundits say he is, does that mean his lead could actually be much bigger, if people just knew who he was?

Fox news has Obama up by only 1? It isnt suprising. Everybody knows that Fox news is in bed with the republican party. You can add clear water radio to that list also. If you listen or watch either station it would seem like Obama is getting slaughtered by McCain. Wishful thinking by these people however wont change the fact that Obama and the democrats are going to mop the floor with McCain and the rest of that republican ilk.

6 points! WOW, that is really HUGE!

Honestly,

Polls don't really mean anything, unless you ask every single american, asking just a few hundred or thousand, you should ask the 18,000,000 Hillary supporters, 17,000,000 Obama supporters and McCain supporters and once you have received their opinion, post them and we would really have something to talk about.

I do not go by polls has they been wrong most of the time.

Funy thing about these polls, they always fail to mention what percent of the respondents live in San Francisco and Seattle

Obama was up by 9 according to CNN and up by 1 according to Fox, well water is wet. Thanks Captain Obvious. And exactly who did you poll and where are these people. If Fox polled only in Texas, yes McCain is ahead, If CNN polled in Illinois, yes Obama is ahead. Who cares about these polls anyway, in the end, there are more people who love Obama, than there are people who hate his skin. So say hello to President Barack Obama folks.

Yes, and next week you'll show him down by 10.
polls don't matter–either way.

Obama will win in November.

Poll of polls, haha! Why don't you just give to your boy now and call the election, CNN. Don't forget some follow-up on that Edwards story too. He still being considered for VP?

But wait – didn't all you Bots say last week that polls don't matter?

Here comes a tsunami of hypocracy…