i think the voters want somebody with a little maturity for president, not a nominee and a party that throws a temper tantrum, because the new kid on the block stole his limelight., jees give us a break, she's a VP not a presidential candidate

Chris – WI,

I totally agree!

Barack Obama 2008

When Palin's 'real life' surfaces (beyond all the lies and ethics problems she faces), McCain will plument — Because he has NEVER RUN ON ISSUES. He is PROMISING NOTHING. He is talking about NOTHING. Palin is reading Bush speechwriter-prepared speeches. She is good at telling stories, but she offers NOTHING to the ticket either.

LOL, anonymous, now where in the heck to you think people have already started to "smarten up" from reading this article!???!! It clearly states that things are still in a dead heat!

From the looks of things in the other articles in the Ticker today, about 90% of the comments are totally disgusted with McCain's latest ads, along with the non-stop smears from the McCain Camp, and keeping Palin from taking any questions from the press and voters!

If she wants to be in a race for the White House, then she better step up to the plate like the other 3 have been doing and are doing! Oh wait, she's still going thru Campaigning with Lies and Distractions 101 and How to Avoid Discussing the Issues 102 with Karl Rove!

Obama/Biden all the way!

So many of us do not have enough to put our children through college.
So many of us do not have enough to pay our bills.
So many of us do not have enough for gas.
So many of us do not have enough for health care.
So many of us do not have enough to pay our mortgage.
So many of us do not have enough.

But there is something we have had enough of.
Enough of Bush.
Enough of McCain.

Enough is Enough.

–
Kevin B

I'm saying it now: President Barack H. Obama, Jr., 2009 – 2017

This Palin circus of media obsession will die out in the next week or so and the issues will take over. People are getting tired of the American Idol in politics.

There is a HUGE sub-terrainean movement that these polls and the MSM are not picking up…..the young blackberry crowd. The Carl Rove / McBush / Neo-Con politics of fear mongering will so be coming to an end!!!

OBIDEN '08/'12

Ron and Former Hillary,

Are you scared? Why don't you go home to momma. We have real issues to discuss to save our nation. Stop acting like children.

Boy you GOPers are mean

Barack, hit 'em hard. Don't let the Republiccans get away with their Rovian techniques. The got John Kerry over a barrell AND THEY NEED TO BE STOPPED.

I think Karl Rove picked Palin and has tried to get us back into the culture wars and away from real issues. This country has a lot of pressing issues and we cannot afford this craziness.

Republicans STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First off, I find it fascinating that John McCain, who is refusing to vote for the GI Bill for our troops because "it's too generous," is himself getting $58,000 a year, tax-free, from the US government for his military service. Had McCain been getting that amount every year since Vietnam, that would total $2,000,000 for the man who isn't into overgenerous government. I just find that interesting.

I mean, the man built his own lake to go fishing at one of his 8 or 9 houses. Yes, he served his country. But something is wrong when we're paying millionaires $58,000 a year, especially when those same millionaires complaine that we were being "overly-generous" to our troops currently fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the very least, it's terribly hypocritical.

Let's be honest. Allof these polls are conducted to people who own home phone lines from Ma Bell:)!!!!!! They are as ancient as the person they are choosing to vote for. Look at it like this, we as democrats are still in the race within your spectrum you dumb conservatives. You would like for the world to continue to bow to your irresponsible acts and keep us all in fear of you. I will tell you, these polls are so skewed by old white people (not saying all old white people) who are for no change. Let's keep all of these minoroty idiots doing our dirty work and we will reap the rewards for their labor. They have stolen every idea they have ever presented to the public. How can you continue to be part of this elitist environment and say that you are not a bigot or racist? Let me know if you can read this……..

INDEPENDANT VET. September 10th, 2008 4:59 pm ET

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Independent: (I'll leave of the Vet as if you are a Vet a sorry one a that):

You have no clue what the difference is between anything. Not even the difference between someone with a brain and someone as you with nothing but air between your ears.

Smarten up?? They voted for Bush …TWICE…nothing smart there.

Healthcare, Education, Taxes, ECONOMY, Iraq, issue after issue, McCain = Bush

vote for barack Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!

People are becoming smart about Obama and his bag of cronies and what he stands for.
This is one democrat that will vote McCain / Palin!
Keep beating up on Palin…I have heard many women and men changing their vote to the Republican ticket cause of the way you're trying to drestroy a good woman! These women had a career, took care of the house and children also! Your antics worked on Hillary but not on Palin! That's the reason polls are not favoring your Obama!
Also, people have said they will vote against CNN! You show far too much bias to Obama! It's coming back to bite you on the butt and hurt Obama!
When you own 4 hair salons, you (I) hear a lot!

i still can't believe people would actually vote for her

What does McCain mean by country first? What is this Nazi Germany? My family comes first!!

Congratulations to the Party of Pigs for advancing in the context of Soap Opera Politics. Congratulations to Obama for winning the Electorial College.

Obama/Biden 08

well it seems to be a McCain/Palin on the horizon.
i told you so.! Hillary for 2012!

Obama all the way to the White House. We CAN'T afford 4 more yrs of stupidity. No way No How McCain/Palin=Fraud.

Polls are up and down but I believe in one thing: Obama has lost the support from women including me! He and his followers scared me!

we just had a preview of sen. Obama handling a set back . his voice is changing, he's calling people names, he's totally losing it. this we want for president. what is his problem, just because gov. Palin got a little attention makes him blow a fuse. what do you think of the great Obama now. experience judgment. yeah right

So today my comments supporting Gov Palin are not being shown today??????

I am saddened by CNN but not surprised.

Lets talk after the debates when McCain & Palin are forced to talk about things the electorate actually cares about like the economy & health care & not lipstick on a pig & a bridge to nowhere.

I believe everyone here wants to know ALL the truth..not just bits

So here are a few questions Ms Palin before the election:

1. Since you were pregnant and you started to leak fluid, during a
speech in Texas, you chose to finish your speech and then fly for
11 hours back to Alaska. And then drive for 45 minutes to a hospital
in a small town to have a baby with health problems.

How so?…you would think that you would want the best care possible
for yourself and the baby at a large city to handle your needs.

2. I read in your newspaper that you gave birth to a 6lb 2oz baby boy.
Which you have told us that he was born 4 weeks premature.

Does a premature baby not weigh less if premature?..just asking.
Did you transport yourself and baby to a neo-natal unit because he was premature?..No because you were back to work 3 days after giving birth. THAT'S ODD

3.Why are all the family pictures taken off the govt and other websites?

Are there things there you don't want us to see?…Too late we've already seen them.

4. It's odd that the only baby's parents name that was born in the hospital on that day was definitely NOT Palin. Newspapers are printed

Looks like the MSM hasn't the gazoo's to check on these questions because the Repub will call it "sexist"

HERE'S MY TAKE ON IT….

You got a phone call when in Texas that Bristol was going into labor, so you booted it for home to make a good coverup.

Either there are going to be a lot of people perjure themselves, either way you and McWar are in a whole pile of hurt.

WAIT FOR IT…..NATIONAL ENQUIRE IS DOING MSM'S HOMEWORK

For those attending rallies in these battleground states, another article on CNN said: "Palin's selection 11 days ago to the GOP ticket has drawn record crowds to McCain campaign rallies and generated a wave of enthusiasm among the base of the party."

Yes, I agree, the [R] rallies are now like circus sideshows, and they draw from two major catagories of people: (1) the curiosity seekers that want to see the strange pig that wears make-up; and (2) the cultural trailer-trash who want to see and worship one of their own who's made it to the big-time — somebody near the top, appearing on TV (and not even on "Bad Boys"!), who they can relate to: spouse supports secession; already more kids than they can take care of, but ready to breed into their advancing reproductive age to produce even more; acts on the god-given right, spelled-out in the book of Leviticus, to hunt god's creatures from a helicopter; jumps at the chance to be a grandparent when child gets mixed up with high school redneck; burns books and Beatles albums; attends church to learn a foreign tongue……

It looks like 'anonymous' goes to these rallies, and seems to be taking heart in seeing all the people standing there slack-jawed viewing the hideous [R] political scene.

Thanks to cnn false news on Sarah, McCain keeps getting stronger, keep up the good work.

The tide is turning.
It's facinating to hear all these so-called "informed" pundits saying Palin doesn't have the experience and she's a "heartbeat away from the Presidency" when it's clear that she has more experience than O'Bama and both she and McCain have a better track record on change than either OBama or Biden.

The Dem's are so desparate to get the Oval office they will say and do just about anything. Truth and logic have been totally thrown out the window.

Too bad most of the major media has drunk the cool aid. Unbiased reporting has definitely become a thing of the past.

Yes CNN – I mean you!

Obama's steam is starting to run out … he's quickly becomming a has-been.

If it only takes one speech by Palin to deflate his chances this much … he doesn't stand a chance to hold onto the electoral votes he's got.

McCain voluntary stuck to campaign financing limits, and since Obama lied and decided to opt for raising and spending more lobbyist money on the election, he'll way out-spend McCain.

And with all of that, it will just serve as emptying rich liberal pockets … which will be a good thing for our country!

People will smarten up – they've already started!!

They are starting to see right through Palin and McCain's lack of anything on the issues… nothing but empty suits!!

Obama/Biden

WAKE UP, AMERICA!! VOTE SMART…. NOT SENILE!!

McCain has lost control of his campaign…Palin will slowly show her true hue which is transparent…Sanchez on cnn will have to resort to more canid news channel reporting to be heard over the crashing train.

no pseudo mavericks

no egg shell politics

"The geographic patterns in Virginia are pretty much the same as in 2004, with one exception: In the area around Norfolk, Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach…."

What a brilliant polling expert CNN has. "Hampton Roads" is not a city, it's a generic regional term used to describe Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, I should know since I have lived here over 50 years. If he doesn't know what cities he is polling how valid are his polls?

yOU WANT TO EVEN BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT ARROGANCE HERE?

hE ONLY HAS TO STAND BY AND PROTECT HER AND HE WILL BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA??

WE WILL BE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD.

LIKE A "STEPFORD WIFE" SHE COMES OUT TO PLAY AND SAY ALL HE WANTS HER TO SAY AND SHE ISN'T ALLOWED TO EVEN ANSWER QUESTIONS!!!! wow, so much for woman's lib…..right down the drain….I GUESS IT WAS THE BIKINI AND GUN THAT DID HER IN????

Polls may be valuable in getting a macro view

but it won't be known until the last vote (by the electoral college) is counted.

The left is hate. I am a democrat and large government on the scale Obama wants scares me. I could probably get past it but McCain's energy policy and cutting government spending makes sense. Lower deficit the economy will get better. The dollar is so low because our credit is over extended we need to reign it in. Grossly increasing the size of government won't do that. Oh and all the smears and lies the bloggers and lefties are using is having the opposite affect you are warned. Hypocracy of hate is killing the democrats right now. Obama's own hypocracy is killing him right now get smart stop the hate or the election is gone.

Matt Damon is correct, This mentally stunted Palin is as scary as hell. Bible in one hand, rifle in the other. Hopefully these Key states will help give the world a sigh of releif and elect Obama/Biden.

McCain has a lot steeper climb to 270 than Obama does. It's obvious the media wants it to seem closer.

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L I E S AN MORE L I E S

Why is no one talking about her affliation with the AIP….Alaskan Independence Party!!!!!

I heard this woman say and I quote, "Keep up the GOOD WORK"….

THE AIP WANTS TO SEPARATE FROM THE US!!!! THIS IS NOT PUTTING "COUNTRY FIRST"!!!!

We the people are plenty smart already, and as they learn more about McCain's policies, they will continue to gravitate to Obama. McCain is a hero with a compelling story, but he has no vision or plan for the future of our country. Voting with the Bush administration 90% of the time is all the proof I need.

If there is a dead head, this spells trouble for Sen. McCain because most of Obama's myriad of supporters are incognito.

Today Rep. Cohen said in defense of Obama that Jesus was a community organizer. Well Cohen your opinion does not count with Palin because in her Church it is preached that terrorism is God's punishment on Jews.

McCain/Palin have hired some of the same swiftboat team that derailed McCains Presidential race in 2000. "My friends, that's not change, it's more of the same."

Think he's not like Bush? Well, he hires the same people. I hope American is ready for four more years of the same.

Blacks will turn out in all States in record numbers. I very much doubt that these voters are being polled. The polls don't reach young people with cell phones either and this is another group that will show up in record numbers.

I don't believe that this race is as close as the polls show them to be because of these two factors. Obama will win by a sizable margin in November.

All Obama needs is Michigan, New hampshire and Colorado. That puts him at 273. It's over. And that is without winning any of the other batteground States as Virgina, Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Missouri, etc.

Yes, it is tight now because people have not paid enought attention yet.

I believe that Virginians (whom I respect as a fellow citizen) wake up and smell the coffee.

It is amazing that McCain and Palin are even being considered for the most important job in the world. I run a small business and I will not hire them for my small company. McCain has ideas/slogans/repeating/incoherent statements which shows he does not "get it". (Now, McCain says he and Jack Bauer from "24″ have lots in common. He should be packed home so that he can watch 24 hours of "24″). Palin has no credentials. Everything she has done can be done by lots of americans. Nothing special.

Obama 280 McCain 260

McCain..90% agreement with Bush
McCain/Bush = 28% approval rating
McCain shares the agreement & the approval rating.
It's Really Obama against McCain/Bush
You can't tell the 2 apart!
I don't trust the polls for accuracy.
People can't forget these last 8 years.

ENOUGH!

Obama/Biden '08
Clinton/Sebelius '16

Virginia has been leaning more and more blue. That's because the education here keeps getting better and better.

IF REPUBLICANS START THINKING ABOUT THIS THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE THE RIGHT WAY AND VOTE FOR THE ONLY PERSON TALKING ABOUT REAL "CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN" BECAUSE THEIR OWN CANDIDATE AND "SIDEKICK" AREN'T TELLING THEM ANYTHING.

The major polls now have McCain up in Ohio by as much as 5 points and down in Pennslyvania by only 2 points and closing. If the current trend continues and McCain keeps Virginia and wins Florida, he'll win in November.

McCain/Palin!!

This is good stuff, CNN. Perhaps more stuff like this and less free publicity for McCain's swiftboat ads. Seriously, he should have to pay for every one of them, not get free airtime by having you replay them for him.

As for the electoral votes, I'd certainly rather be in Obama's shoes, only needing 1/3 of the toss up votes to win the election. New Hampshire, Michigan, Colorado, New Mexico and Pennsylvania are all leaning for Obama, and that's enough to win him the Presidency. I hope more states (Virginia, Ohio, Florida) wake up and give him a landslide.

Obama/Biden are the ONLY hope this country has of succeeding in the future. McCain wants to privatize (for profit) everything he can get his greedy little hands on including the VA, Education and they will all fail just as Fani and Freddi did and McCain failed miserably and he should have gone to jail with his connections to the Keating 5–thousand lost everything they had for retirement and McCain got richer!!!!! McCain is alll for the rich and NOTHING for America!!!

Republicans are Racist…they dont want blacks in power at all! Look at the RNC, there were no people of color! wake up America, The Democratic Party is the only REAL AMERICAN party because they represent a cross section.

Obama paints himself as Mr. Refreshing and innocent. Guess what, he's not. He has a record in the pit bull politics of Chicago of using every trick in the books to keep people off the ballot so he could win. Another interpretation – he used every tactic possible to deny voters an alternative to him.

Guess what, he chose the lipstick line deliberately as a double entendre swipe at Palin. He's far too intellgent to not know of the implications given Palin's acceptence speech. What is phony is his "who me" reaction when he's called out by the McCain campaign.

Despite the fact that a Dem presidential candidate should win by 20 points given the current public mood, people are seeing through this phony. He can be as mean spirited as any politician when he needs to be.

Yes I wear Lipstick but I am not a Pig. I am a Pit Bull, and and um a Barracuda, and neat stuff like that. Huh Grand Pa ?

We are working on changing that!

Even Ron Paul won't support his own party. A vote for an Independent is a vote not given to McPalin, which they need to win. Go Obama!!!

The McCain campaign is systematically lying here in Virginia. Over and over and over again. Go to FactCheck.org and look up the truth about Obama's tax plan. The McCain ads flat out lie.

Don't let them make fools of you, and check it out for yourselves.

We do not need more of the same. Obama and Biden have good ideas and great integrity.

Obama-Biden '08!

It's so amazing to me how everyone keeps talking about how ridiculous liberals are but yet conservatives are always trying to be like liberals. The liberals had their rock star, now the conservatives have theirs. The liberals had feminism, now the conservatives feel that they have adopted their own brand of feminism. What a bunch of copycats. Oh yea, and stealing Obama's idea of change…that's another way that McCain wants to be like liberals. Oh, that's right, he is a liberal running in conservative clothing.

This is going to be interesting. I just hope Obama wins. If McCain/Palin gets in, we're in trouble.

I live in VA, and I have been seeing attack ads by McCain/Palin that contain outright lies about Obama. Republicans are trying to distract us from the fact that they are not talking about the issues. If McCain and Palin's behavior is supposed to be an example of small town family values, then I have to say…THANKS…BUT NO THANKS!

G O V E R N O R——-P A L I N—–T H O R N——I N—-O B A M A ' S—-

L I P S

The truth shall set us free from the tirany we have all suffered under the Republican administration. No way, No how, No John McCain and Palin. The situation in the Mideast is a total disaster and the military are calling it that and believe diplomacy is the only way out. That should sound very familiar because Obama has been telling us that all alone. They are also saying we can't kill our way to Victory as John McCain says victory must be won. McCain will not live out his plan to victory and Palin will continue the destruction. WAKE UP AMERICA, THIS AIN'T NO JOKE OUR LIVES ARE LOOKING AT.

Smarten up? By voting for someone who is in his 70s and whose VP is someone who was the governor of ALASKA (pop about 700,000) and before that was mayor of a town of 9,000!?

It's Obama all the way for me. Palin is not ready to step in as President of the US. It's incredible to me that anyone could even possibly think this. This high that the Repubs are on just shows me why this country is in the mess that it is. Repubs hear her give one speech and suddenly she's the one. ONE FREAKING SPEECH. This is like kids hero worship. You're all acting like little children. Can any of you think? Really use your brains? This is for real, kids. This is not a game.

Palin mania will soon blow over. A lady was asked in Missouri why is she supporting Palin ? Her answer she is exciting !! come on lady exciting what about her views on the economy or education or anything…exciting was all you can come up with you people are really out of touch.. exciting! hahahahaha exciting!

The race will be close because McCain has chosen to stoke cultural fires and divisions, similiar to Richard Nixon in 1968 (who chose Spiro Agnew for that very purpose).

McCain and Nixon use the exact same slogans about their respective foolish wars: "victory," "honor" and "Democrats are defeatist traitors."

My slogan is the GOP one of 1940: "NO THIRD TERM!"

Franklin Roosevelt deserved a 3rd term. The Bush/Cheney/McCain/Palin policies (e.g. a $400 bilion deficit) do not deserve it.

Hey Anonymous! America is smart! That's why it's going to be Obama/Biden. Get used to saying it baby!!!

Noo!!!!!
Phil Thompson

Its
Obama 243 Mc Cain 189

You Repugs no how to slant everything dont you?????/

Get it right!!!!
Not this time, Not this time!!!!

It's soooooooo close that Nader guy could be a REAL factor.

Who knew?

Attention: Everyone Who Voted Bush/Cheney Like Me

I will vote Obama in November. Eight sorry years already proved I was so wrong and it was a dumb vote. I repent. I will only make things worse by voting McAttack and "Pitbull" Palin.

Obama/Biden '08!!!

IF THE REPUGLICANS GET BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE IT WILL BE CONFIRMED THAT AMERICANS ARE STUPID!!! & THE WORLD IS GOING TO END DEFINITELY!!

PENNSYLVANIA FOR SENATOR JOHN S MCCAIN

NO barak HUSSEIN obama.

HILLARY 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CNN, Please stop you negative reporting on Obama.

Smarten up, how can we? People will smarten up when the media starts manning up and showing the dirty politics being used. Seriously, an ad comes out which completely misconstrues other peoples' work and opinions but yet CNN has not made mention of it. The Factcheck.org ad has been denounced by Factcheck.org itself as falsifying the statements made by both Factcheck.org and the Wall Street Journal OPINION article.

People have not smartened up at all, they are being left in the dark.

I live in Missouri and it's amazing to me that people would be stupid enough to put another Republican in office again. When will America wake up from this stupor they're in and vote on issues instead of personality?

If the margin of error is big enough that 5 or 6 points is a statistical tie, then essentially all the numbers in this race that could matter are garbage.

The key question is still whether the huge numbers of registered people who didn't vote in 2000 or 04 and the big numbers of new voters Dems racked up in the primaries get insipired to actually vote on Nov. 4. Not only would that be good for us as a country, it likely would mean a Democratic victory. If we have another low turnout general election, the GOP could take it.

McCain and Palin are seriously dividing this nation. That is not change; it's the same.. There are many Americans are Ignoring the big elephant in the room (wearing lipstick and a POW pin). This election comes down to race as much as I don't want to admit it. Anyone in the right frame of mind would see right through what the republicans are doing. Well… Then again, a racist is not in the right frame of mind, so what do you expect! A woman from Ohio said it herself this morning on CNN….

CNN won't post this because they too are trying to avoid and ignore the elephant in the room (yes, with lipstick and a POW pin).

Obama-Biden will need to continue the campaign on the ground and in the media…just keep going

one extra note…matt damon for the role of capt. kirk in any continuing trek movies after the 09 release.

Here's a guy that wants to belittle and discriminate against Sarah Palin based on sex and discriminate against John McCain based on age. I hope Matt keeps blabbing away as he is doing a great job pushing folks further away from the left. Keep up the strong work Matt (conservatives love you)!!

Palin as President (because McCain is likely to die in his first term) is terrifying.

Russia invades Georgia, Palin's response:

Hide and call them names on camera with out directly speaking to the people, nor for that matter really mentioning the subject. Just say "Dogs can wear lipstick…now, uhhhm (referring to cue card) get out of Georgia…you mean people who are not forcing your kids to have babies like I am…I am a hockey mom…hear me be mean…oh, don't say mean things about me…whaaa, cry, whaaa…hey, I'm mean..stop being mean to me…sob, sob, sulk"

Matt Damon is right. This woman Padin is terrifying.
Bush and crew say movie stars don't count. YES THEY
DO! WE NEED THEM NOW!

Palin, the Reps. brought in their own "Movie Star and Americans
are falling for it!

Obama Biden or we are screwed.

Don't be fooled by McCain/Palin (men stop voting with your penis – women use your brains). They offer 4 more years of the same crap.

Actually, McCain and Palin are counting on people to be stupid.

How can you vote for 8 years of the same??? Either you are stupid or racist.

Anonymous – your an idiot if you think people standing on the other side of 'your' line are going to cross-over and vote for the dumbest people walking this earth – McCain and Palin.

It isn't going to happen. Actually, people who were previously supporting McCain have crossed over on our side. They have realized that there is no justice when supporting the unjust.

are we really going to adhere to the electoral votes this time.
if we do then its obama/biden

I'm sick of all this. Obama tries day after day to get the media and America to focus on the issues. IMPORTANT ISSUES! McCain spends each day talking about his tickets biography and making up lies and repeating those lies over and over like doing so will make them truths. Look what's happening folks, they're doing it again. All over. 2000 and 2004 = 2008. Problem-McCain. Solution- Obama.

ANOTHER SAME FOUR YEARS?

Scares me. Feels to sad to say but I might move to Canada or even UK.

And I cut off their left paws too – how nice.

Anonymous, proving your insanity is not smartening up. Its showing conservatives will vote against a black man and for the same failed things over and over regardless of whether they get a different result or not. Obama didn't refer to Palin when he made his lipstick comment. To have called Palin a pig with lipstick would have been demeaning to the integrity and intelligence of pigs.

Once the "Palin" bounce has subsided, we'll see where it is at that point. Coming out of the Dem Convention, Obama was more ahead than he had been prior, and after the Rep Convention, McCain can only manage a tie.

I think that once people realize that candidates are not what they seem and they get to hear what the candidates say on the important issues, there will be a separation again.

Plus, polls don't yet reflect any of the young 18-21 year-olds who have never voted before and are doing so for the first time.
In other words, too much has to flesh out.

The bridge to nowhere is located between Palin's ears…..once this buffoon opens her mouth to an objective interviewer she is absolutely finished,…she can certainly run and is proving it but she cant hide…..maybe she will talk in tongues and heal the blind…that should really be impressive

YES! MCCain in 08.. The American people are finalyy seeing the light.!

BO known as Dr. No is on his way down and out…..!

Remember the Titanic? In the polls, BHO is the Titanic of politicians.
Going down!!!!

The blame for the failing economy, the dependence on foreign loans and oil, the quagmire of a costly and ineffective illegal war in Iraq and the irreparable damage to the position of the United States in the world falls solely on the Republican Party and its 1943-era ‘values’ voters. It’s their fault and it’s their fault alone.

"You do the actuary tables, there's a 1-3 chance if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term and it will be President Palin," Damon also said, adding later "I think there's a really good chance Sarah Palin could be president, and I think that's a really scary thing, because I don't know anything about her, and I don't think in eight weeks I am going to know anything about her.”

- Matt Damon

It is absurd to see how many Americans are willing to take a chance on an unknown governor who changed her college 6 times over 6 years to complete her degree in journalism for being next in line to become our president!

Well wait, we also had enough value voters vote Bush & Dick into office for the past 8 years…that went really well. Thanks a lot and I can't wait to have 4 more years of the McSame.

Europe and Canada are looking better and better all the time…

The fact that Virginia, former headquarters of the Confederacy, is a battleground state for an African American candidate shows how far our country has come and how well Obama is doing.

Here's a fact: If Obama takes all the Kerry states (Missouri and Virginia not included), and picks up Iowa (where he has a sizable lead), New Mexico (sizable lead), and Colorado (slim lead), he wins. He wins without Virgnia, without Ohio, without Florida. He pushes any of those three over, and its just that much more help.

From the AP:

WASHINGTON — Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties improperly engaged in sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday.

THIS IS THE CORRUPTION OF THE REPTILICANS, especially those in bed with Big Oil, Like McSame and the Barracuda!

Mccain and his parrot can't avoid the issues forever!!! Soon america will wake up and realize that Mccain/Palin have nothing to offer! All of this lipstick sexism crap is just the republicans just trying to fill the void because they know nothing about the issues!

I live in Northern VA.

TRUST ME, we are NOT voting for that psychotic McCain and Palin!

stupid war mongers.

Palin can't even control her own daughter!

Vote smart this November. Vote good judgment. If you say that our economy is good now, you are an elitist and you do not know our struggle to put food on our bellies and gas in our cars. John McCain that elitist think the economy is good and has no plan to help us. He wants more wars, more tax cut for big corporate that ship our jobs oversees. Ohio, Michigan,Pennsylvania I know that your economies are hurting and you must vote smart and vote someone who understand your econoics struggles. It is not time to support someone just for race or gender, it is time to take our country back and get our respect back around the world. Vote Democratic this November if you are a true American who put America first. We need change in Washington and the Democratic party has that change for us this November.

… starting to look familiar? Dims blowing a big lead as usual after the voters start really paying attention to the election.

Oh well, you can now start planning for 2016.

Anyone know how many total votes were cast in the primaries?

How many of those were republican and democrat?

I think we have some new voters now.

Hey Michigan and Virginia. How's those energy prices, unemployment, foreclosures, food prices, health insurance prices working for you? Have you sent in your $31,000 to cover your share of the national debt yet?

Obama 273, McCain 265
I believe this also.

If Kerry and Gore both lost, how cana greenhorn like Obama win?

I would like to say thank you to the crew at CNN for all they have done in bringing light to the world about a problem in America. Racism is not dead and I don't think it would every. I just hope God will heal the wounds and pain of all who have suffered under this Republican part for the last Eight years. Vote Barack Obama 2008!

McCain/Palin:

God help us all.

Looks like it's going to be a barn yard burner!

How can anyone support a ticket with someone on it who you have only known for 8 friggin weeks?!?!?!

Obama/Biden 08/12

Ha! Ha! Ha!
You Obamabots and The Chosen One himself thought this would be a slam dunk!!! Welcome to the real world Junior Senator. See, you really are out of your league and those of us with brains knew it all along.LOL

DEMOCRAT MALE DOMINATION SUSTAINED BY SWINGING THE ROE VS WADE AXE OVER WOMEN"S HEADS.

WHY DIDN"T B.O. PICK CLINTON:
FEAR OF HER APPEAL AND STRENGTH IN HER NUMBERS

Bet Hillary is getting alot of 3AM calls, asking what to you think now you could have done to win when I was doing this to you??????????

Interesting column. Looks like the results will be very similar to 2004 with a good possibility that Obama wins over a few "red" states.

I wouldn't be surprised if Obama even wins Arizona.

People will see through the McBush/McPawn ticket and see they are fakes and will be just like Bush,e xpcept one will be wearing a dress!!

Obama/Biden '08

I think Obama will win Virginia. People care about education, healthcare, our troops, and our economy. Four more years of the GOP will damage this country even further.

Obama – Biden!

Anonymous:

Just why are you voting for Palin/McCain? What are their stand on the issues that matter most? Can I get a real answer instead of the same old sound bytes that come through the e-mails and the never ending negative adds against the other candidate?

Well, Anonymous, you have have several more weeks to entertain your delusions…

It is time to take our country back.

Go Obama! God bless America!

BRING ON THOSE DEBATES !!!!!!!!!!!!!

OBAMA / BIDEN 08

What is most pathetic of all is people who vote ONLY THIR PARTY. Whether or not they believe their candidates are good for the country does not even enter their minds.

They vote either Demorcrat or Republican, simply becasue tehy calls themselves a Democrat or Republican.

The really terrifying thing about any election is those kinds of people.

The battleground will be the White House lawn if Obama wins this election.

polls schmolls, they mean NOTHING!!!

the intelligent independents in this country see through the totally transparent lies and manipulations of sarah palin, mccain, and the rest of the horrible GOP!!! they are all damaged, ugly-spirited "people" who will do what they ALWAYS do to win—-lie, cheat, and steal!!! same ol' same ol'!!!!

If people voted on the issues this racewould not be as close as it is. Obama/Biden would be running away with it. Please look past this man's color and see him for what he stands for. It's imperative.

WOMEN, are you going to continue to stand down and witness attacks on "Another Female Threatening Obama's Election" ?

Are you more loyal for the opportunity to continue
"TO CARRY WATER" and
"IRON SHIRTS""
than realize how B.O. and the rest of the DEM faithful essentially
shut women out of the process by
hanging ROE vs WADE over our heads.

ENOUGH OF THIS GIMMICK AND MEDIA BIAS !
THIS IS THE MOST UNDERHANDED FORM OF SEXISM:
YOUR FEAR and YOUR SILENCE

you people can dog PALIN about her daughter all you want, but at least her daughters boyfriend is man enough to raise his child, bet you wish you could say that about BLACK MEN !

We hope to put McCain over the top very soon!

I challenge any McCain/ Palin supporter to post her views on Foreign Policy, the economy, social issues, or energy and back it up with one shred of proof that this is where she stands. "Because McCain believes, hence by the theory of political relativity, so does she," does not suffice. Do you hear the silence? Because no one knows. Yet, their supporters remain energized? Must be the first electrical currents flowing through their their brains in a very long time. Wake Up!

Considering this is CNN, it is not surprising they are trying to suppress the rise in support McCain/ Palin have received.

The Obama tools/fools working at CNN couldn't be honest if they tried.

McCain is gaining HUGE, and is winning in most electoral college maps.

McCain-Palin is the only choice for America in November!!!!

Polls don't mean a thing this year. People that have cell phones cannot be polled and most people under the age of 35 cannot be polled.

Most of the persons 35 and under are for Senator Obama.

anonymous September 10th, 2008 4:29 pm ET

People will smarten up – they've already started!!

McCAIN/PALIN!!

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Obviously, you're not among them …

We hope to change that very soon!

You guys should really replace your pollsters and statisticians. I am still trying to look up what a "Poll of Polls" is?! An aggregate of results from random sampling by different polls who don't ask identical questions? Nice!

If people voted the issues and nothing else, this race would not be as close as it is. Obama/Biden would be running away with. Please look past the color of the guy running and see what he really stands for.

How is this happening? Half of what Palin says has already proven to be:

LIES

So many things Palin has claimed are provably false, but she keeps repeating them in her stump speech. Ebay plane, bridge to nowhere, etc.

Fellow believers, isn't HONESTY something God talked about? Doesn't it matter? What does the Bible say about dishonest leaders and their hearts. As a Christian I think this Palin stuff is insane.

Ralph Nader and Ron Paul will be the death of John McCain on the Electoral Map. John McCain may temporarily have a 1% edge, but he's already lost on the Electoral Forecast. OBAMA/BIDEN @@@

Obama 273, McCain 265

I am a disabled American who needs gov help and the help of others. I am near the poverty line. I STILL have more in common with the GOP and its ideals.

I joined the GOP this year not because I am a fool but because I see foolishness on the Democratic side over and over again.

I am an example of those that the Dems say they will help but I fear they will mess up the economy with so much spending there will be little left for myself and others that depend on the it.

I see the Dems talk about helping others but all I see is talk.

When I see the Democratic party of today I see a bunch of self serving snobs.

The GOP is not perfect but nothing is and I can live with ‘its’ imperfection far more than the Democratic Parties failings.

I don’t want to rely on the help of others but I know the kindness of the GOP is real yet that of the other side is all talk.

I see a difference between helping others that need the help as opposed to throwing and giving money to those that do not.

(I am more of a libertairan but vote and am a member of the GOP)

People will smarten up! 8 years is enough of the same old thing! Its time for actual changes in policy, not just talk of change. You can't put the same old present in different wrapping and call it change!

This isn't a race, it's a joke! Too many women in this country are getting duped by the fact that Palin is female. She represents nothing that Hillary stood for, and solidifies the fact that they are voting just for gender! The other problem is this racist country of America! They will not vote for Obama because he is black, in spite of his superior ability to help this country. McCain himself admitted he knew "very little" about the economy! 60% of America says she cannot run the country!

End the dead heat, folks…Vote Baldwin / Castle 08 (www.baldwin08.com), or at least do a write-in for Ron Paul. Down with the 2-Party System!!!

President elect McCain has made up a lot of ground………..should be leaving The Messiah in the dust soon

CNN… who are you calling in these polls. "likely voters" what does that actually mean. I have been a likely voter since 92 but i have never been called. are you taking into consideration the millions of new registered voters in these states… the youth voter… etc, etc…

I don't think so. I think the race is more like 6-7 points advantage Obama/Biden in the battle ground states. Look for the actual numbers to be very different come election night, and on January 20, 2009… we will see Obama taking the oath to protect and serve america

Obama/Biden 08

How is it possible the McCain could be tied with Obama, givin he's not uttered one word about how to help his country-men? Easy, noone ever went broke Underestimating American intelligence! As a culture you are too lazy to look into issues for yourselves and therefore follow what others tell you you should do. Result? He who shouts louder, more entertainingly or meanly gets the attention. He who gets attention gets the vote. I'm thinking this election goes to McCain. Too bad…for all of us!

The media is making it look like it's a dead heat, but it's not. I'm sure my guys are ahead in most of the key states.

OBAMA/BIDEN 08/12

Thats because the military supports Obama 6 to 1 dont be fooled by McPhony he hates the military as evidence by his voting record.

you know what i think about your "polls"…bull____
Fill in the blank!

Go Senator McCain! Send this sleazy politician back to Chicago where he belongs!

If my area of Florida is an indication what with all the fervor for Gov Palin, Obama doesn't stand a chance in Nov.

More bad news for the Democrats, but enjoy it while you can, because it's only going to get worse.

Issues are important to people, and frankly, if people don't know where they stand on them by now, then they're really not likely to be asking any vexing questions in the next 50 days.

What undecide voters are interested in is character and individual attributes of the canidates.

The inability of Obama to apologize, the inability to take the 'high road', and his inability to ever admit to a mistake are going to be his undoing.

The Saddleback forum revaled all of these character flaws, and it di d not go unnoticed by the American people, and the McCain campaign has been on the upswing ever since.

Don't plan on them looking back to see how far behind Barack Obama is lagging.

McCain/Palin '08

People will smarten up – they've already started!!

McCAIN/PALIN!!

Everyone wants change and progress. It took a Democrat to save the economy from a Depression with Franklin Rooselvelt and a Democrat to rescue the the country from a rescession with Bill Clinton. It will take a Democrat to save the economy again with Obama.

Obama/Biden 08!!!

I don't understand what all the hype is over Gov Palin…when standing next to Sen McCain, it looks more like a father/daughter thing…more so, a grandfather/granddaughter thing. And I can't believe all she has a is BS in Journalism, which took her six years from six different colleges to obtain. Hmmmmm…interesting. I would expect her to have something more along the lines of at least a Master's Degree (one that she earned by studying, taking examines and writing a thesis, not an honorarium that is given).

The media needs to put the spotlight on Biden and show how Biden will help Obama change American. Also, to highlight McCain’s weaknesses.

So what’s the real deal, McCain picked Palin not because he is worried about women, but to distract voters from Biden. McCain was worried about Biden getting media attention. Biden has been in DC longer. Who else in the campaign knows McCain better then Biden? Who else can challenge his record, or reveal whatever else he may know about McCain over the years. Question is, what does Biden know???

Unless Sarah Palin intends to beat the leaders of other countries to a pulp with her hockey stick, if she should win and ever become president, we are DOOMED!

All you women out there who say you are voting for McCain and Palin, PLEASE DO NOT say that your family comes first, your children come first.

The ignorant, apathetic women who are just fine with the status quo, yet whine the most, are the same ones who are trying to seal up those 18 million cracks made by Hillary.

WAKE UP!

Obama will win the swing states he needs to be president.

Obama 08

The ball is clearly in the Republican court. Virginia and Missouri should be in the "lean McCain" category, but they're not.

Obama is better positioned to win the electoral college and face off with Sarah in 2012.

Sarah Palin was using the e-bay for the plane, but eventually sold it privately. Is she planning to sell Air Force One too to save Fedral Budget some money?

This is such a tighter race than pundit would have had us believe a few months ago. There is no way to really make a prediction now since there many states that are within the margin of error. I would that these polling groups survey larger groups and include cell phone numbers when they call as well.

Don't fall for SCARE TACTICS LIKE BELOW………A TIE? …
VP pick…….at Dick & Sharon's LA Progressive: A few example: Alaskans Speak (In A FRIGHTENED Whisper). Small example: the waitress serving her table at the time and who asked that her last name not be used, uttered the slur and then laughed loudly as her meal mates joined in appreciatively. “It was kind of disgusting,” …
MANY people in Alaska_, and particularly Wasilla, are reluctant to speak or be quoted by name because they’re afraid of her as well as the state Repub Party machine. …

The republicans come out fighting dirty & smoke-screening non-issues then want to cry foul when the Dems retaliate. Even a dog will bite if kicked constantly ! So if that's how they want to do it,so be it. I know more honest people are sick & tired of the repugnant ,old world tactics .We will settle for nothing less than real & inclusive change.
Democrats let's put it on the line !!!!
Obama / Biden 08 !!!!

Virginia is not a blue state
Virginia is not a red state
Virginia is a part of the United States of America.

THE NATIONAL POLLS WERE A DEAD HEAT……NOT ANYMORE…….

THE ELECTORAL VOTES……………WILL BE LEANING TO LANDSLIDE IN 2-3 WEEKS………….

GIVE IT A AWHILE AS OBAMA CONTINUES TO MELTDOWN

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A ———-D I R T Y———-L I T T L E———–S E C R E T——T H E Y' R E–

N O T———-T E L L I N G———I N———–T H E——–P R I V A C Y——-

O F———- TH E——–B O O T H———–T H I N GS——C AN—CHANGE

These are the same 52% of people who voted for George Bush arguable the worst president in US history. Dissaproved by 80% of the American public. How can 80% of Americans be frustrated with the current Republican administration, yet half of those people are planning to vote for another Republican adminstration who has voted with the Bush administration 90% of the time. I know this is a lot of numbers for some people to digest, but try to stay with me.

I say if you voted for George Bush either time, you should not be allowed to vote in this election or perhaps ever again!

I don't understand how Hillary voters could vote for McWar and his pit bull. She obviously is not a Hillary, and she called Hillary a whiner. But that of course was before she had to try and walk in Hillary's shoes. Don't you see McWar is just using you to get into the white house and then it will be all about his agenda!

And where is McCain? He is hiding behind his attack dog. What I want to know is who is at the top of the ticket, McWar or the Dog?

HOW is it a dead heat? Palin is a joke – a good looking, sharp tongued joke. It seems her biggest accomplishment is motherhood – which is wonderful, but not for leading this country – esp. with a running mate closing in on his mid-70s and with a history of health issues. Is America THAT dumb???

Northern Virginian HERE…… and I will tell all you .WE ARE VOTING OBAMA FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!

Gee how come the dragon slayer obama is not points ahead. The democrats tried to convince us in the party that obama obama obama was THE ONE. Looks like the, again, picked the wrong candidate to shove down our throats.

Golly golly golly Miss Molly if Hillary was the candidate she would be 20 points ahead.

i hope peeps vote for the 'unity guy'. obama would be good at bringing common folks together.

McCain-Palin has to be the worst ticket since the beginning of our country. If this is what we've come to, then we are much worse off than imaginable. McCain will NEVER be my president.

This ticket is the laughing stock of the entire planet.

The Reptilicans aren't gonna know what hit them!

LISTEN UP, AMERICA! McCAIN/PALIN = BUSH/CHENEY ALL OVER AGAIN! McCAIN = BUSH 3! An identical twin is an identical twin, and we've had enough of Bush style politics!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08!!!!

I am glad Obama is working hard in Virginia. From what I deal with at work, he has got to keep hitting the GOP with facts and issues and maybe he can turn a few more South Virginians. They are a hard crowd.

These polls are interesting, but do they represent the truth. I have never been called for a nationwide poll. The truth may be that Obama supporters are unable to take part in the poll, because they have to work two jobs to survive. If the polls are close then I hope this nation does not fall for Mccain's pander. He screams countrty first,but his policies will not put the U.S.A first in education, or first in special skills jobs, or first in prosperity,or first in providing health care, or first in moral authority, or first in financial strength, or first in less unemployment, and definetly not first in energy independence. Barack gets, so I hope people will WAKE UP!!!!!!

Obama is going to swamp Michigan. He didn't even campaign there all spring and he's ahead in the polls. If people in these states want to give the future a chance, and if they want to forget about the past eight years as quickly as possible, they'll give Obama a chance.

After all, what can Obama do wrong in four years that is any worse than what Bush did in the past eight years? At least Obama isn't guaranteeing a continuation of the economic policies of the Bush Administration.

The same people who approve of George Bush, approve of Sarah Palin. The conservative base of the GOP. Does that say anything about where Palin stands on the issues?

We can only guess at what her opinions and positions might be. We can only look at her staunches supporters and say. "Hmmmm."

Palin has yet to meet the press. Camp McCain knows that will be the pivotal moment in the home stretch. But, she really needs to make more appearances in front of cameras fielding questions. The debates alone are not enough.

Someone please tell hillary to go home. Her and her pumas are useless now, this election is over.

TALK ABOUT THE BLOGG YOU JUST TOOK OFF WERE 490 OF 500 PEOPLE WERE TIRED OF THE GOP AND THERE LIES AND NEGATIVE ADDS. TALK ABOUT HOW THE GOP ARE USING SOMETHING TO PROTECT KIDS FOR POLITICAL GAIN?…WHY THE HE*L THIS AINT NEWS?

I'm getting tired of the "meme" that the mainstream media are somehow "biased" for Obama or liberal. That couldn't be further from the truth, what with the breathless and continuous coverage of the Palin "phenomenon" and of the SMALL bump that McCain is receiving in the polls (as if the bump is some unexpected, structural change in the race).

This article is similar–describing in the headline as a "dead heat in key states", when several of these figures are completely in line with the pre-convention polling in several states. But this TONE gives the impression of some sort of dire wave against Obama.

Anytime Obama campaign brings up something legitimate against McCain/Palin, RNC cries "sexist". Are you fricking kidding us?! Have you thought of Saudi Arabia, Emirates, rest of Middle East, Asia, and Russia. Those countries give elevated meaning to sexism. If McCain kicks the bucket, and this woman becomes the president, she can't complain to the world "that prince Abdullah was sexist to me!"

Give us a break!!!

Not for long. Looks like McCain outsmarted Mr. Harvard.

If Obama was as smart as everyone claim he is, if he was as desirous of true and prosperous change, he would have picked Hillary.

I love Biden to bits – but don't agree w/ him being 2nd to Obama.

I really do think, had Hillary been picked, this race would have been decided already.

At the moment, i am more than ever undecided and, will possibly write in Michael Phelps.

These are great results for both of them, indicating that they're playing good defense. The Palin pick probably turns off voters in NH. The ever-weakening economy helps Obama in MI. Having the evangelicals come home in VA and MO help McCain.

Of course when we learn more about Palin–how extreme her views, especially those concerning women, are and how dangerous a selection she is–we expect these numbers in all four states, with the exception of maybe MO, to swing towards Obama even more.

He's riding out the GOP convention bump just fine.

Obama / Biden 08 and 12

Everything is as Hillary said it would be.
Barack Obama would crumble under the attacks of the Right Wing Maching.

Thank you DNC for another Lost attempt!

HILLARY 2012!!!!!!

Hey pumas, we won without you but if you still want to help, go get me a beer.

palin 2012

it seems as though this will come down to florida, ohio and possibly virginia or missouri again, it will be interesting to see if the people suffering in those states stick with what got them there or step out and go a new direction.

I'm getting tired of the "meme" that the mainstream media are somehow "biased" for Obama or liberal. That couldn't be further from the truth, what with the breathless and continuous coverage of the Palin "phenomenon" and of the SMALL

Its so funny the pumas are helping us win this election but now we can win without them. So, its safe to say thanks but no thanks. Go home and bake us some cookies.

Palin 2012

GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!