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We need a culture of sensibility and peace in Washington, not the culture war that will erupt if the McClampett ticket is elected. Repugs, come to your senses before it's too late... how the rest of the world sees us really does matter. Sometimes those who vote repuglican remind me of the people I lived around in a small tourist town who were simultaneously dependant on tourism dollars while complaining about those same touristas... you can't have your cake and eat it too.

I see an expansion of the Federal prison budget for the following inmates once Obama takes office:

Palin=Troopergate
Rove
Bush
Cheney

Those polls are a waste, they just poll a limited number of people, plus the fact that htere are people who do online polls and keep voting on them more than once, and I for one don't belive McCain is neck and neck with Obama.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08

"Summer is coming to a close… And less people drink Koolaid when it gets colder. So.. With that in mind I expect people will start waking up from Obama's sugar filled promises of delusional grandeur and vote for McCain."

Terry from NJ you confussed, you should go back and read the article. It said McCain lost his convention bounce not he gained in the polls, lol.

Good that means that people have come to their senses!!
No palin or McWar, this country will surely suffer!

i have been blogging on cnn .com since i can remember i think over 4 years now but this news just make my day .i am dancing and filling happy because the straight talk express is going down.
take that john macain your a sure loser.

The convention bounce is gone, just like those 500 points in the stock market of a fundamentally strong economy.

All I can say is it sure would be nice if we something better to choose from! I wouldn't trust either one of them to watch my dog!

McShame's little charade a over. McBush and Palincheney lies are being exposed. People will finally realize that these two characters mean disaster if elected

When will the media acknowledge the fact that the 10 percent of voters not siding with either mainstream candidate are supporting OTHER candidates, not simply "undecided." Anyone who follows politics knows that a substantial amount of voters are supporting Nader, Barr, McKinney, and other third party candidates- in some polls 5-10%. Why does the media, including CNN, constantly attempt to make all voters not supporting either mainstream candidate seem as if they're "undecided" between the two?

What's wrong with saying 4% support Nader, 2% support Barr, etc. etc.?

Not even close. Corporate media will keep it a dead heat until the final count, because of RATINGS. If anyone pulls ahead no one will watch their mind numbing continual coverage with their empty-headed pundits. It isn't even close, McCain-Palin don't have a chance and they know it.

How can anyone be undecided with 2 months to go? Are this many people so willfully ignorant? The decision is easy,

Vote McCain/Palin
If you liked Bush,
6 years, 2 wars, Osama sill out there & a draft looming to follow him to the gates of hell.
If you make 6 million and care about your pockbook and no one else vote McCain/Palin.
If you or your children don't need healthcare
If your think the economy will fix itself, because the fundamentals are strong, and 400 Trillion in debt is okay.
If you're female and don't mind making less than a man, having your reproductive rights in jeopardy, please vote McCain/Palin, don't have buyers remorse when the you know what hits the fan.

If 8 is enough vote Obama/Biden

CNN please post my comment,
How can Mccain say that economy is strong when Dow falls 500 points below and HP cuts 25000 jobs?

IF THE REPUGLICANS WIN THIS ELECTION IT WILL CONFIRM THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS SOME OF THE STUPIDEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!!!

This is temporary at best. On a day Obama could have taken the ball and run with it on the economy, all he came up with was to essentially say "Oh no he won't!!!!" to McCain's promises to reform Wall Street.

This is change we can believe in? Blech!!!! I think not.

The only pollsters who called the last election correctly is Rasmussen (NOT CNN, with it's chronic bias).

Rasmussen has McCain AHEAD 49-47.

MCCAIN———ECONOMY IS STRONG———I HAVE 9 HOUSES———MY WIFE IS A BILLIONNAIRE———DONATE TO ME———SO I CAN MAKE ECONOMY———STRONGER

I———NEED———YOU———TO———HURRY———UP———NOW———COS———I———CANT———WAIT———MUCH———LONGER

Palin had speechwriters right the speech that got the Republicans jazzed up about her. But in her first interview, when asked about foreign policy, she said that she could see Russia from Alaska! For those on the fence: This world is too dangerous to leave in the hands of someone like Palin. Do we want another world War?

At least McCain had a significant bounce – more than Obama can say. It is normal to have a bounce go away – just ask Obama. No big deal here. Keep a close watch on those swing states and electoral votes – that is what you need to worry about.

Go McCain/Palin

The View forces McBush to stand on the issues for the first time and his lead evaporates. Imagine what would happen if CNN did their job and forced McWar on the issues.

McCain can try to hide from it, but he's on the record over and over saying he doesn't know much about economics. In one debate he says he listens to his advisers and then names a laundry list of long in the the tooth Republican elites.

Complaining will only get you so far. McCain (and now Palin) have been constantly complaining about Obama and Biden. After you've complained for a while, people want to hear what you have in mind to fix the problems you're complaining about. Snappy little sayings and sound bites are cute, but you'd better have some substance. No one remembers sound bites. Since McCain and Palin have nothing new to offer (except a VP who has the appearance of Barbie, and the mental outlook of Darth Vader), they're slipping. As Moose Lodge Barbie continues to be able to do nothing but read speeches, and McCain continues to do nothing but complain, the American people will continue to find them increasingly forgettable.

What are you talking about CNN? This is according to your polls. The convention bounce is gone, but McCain is still ahead in most polls compared to Obama being ahead prior to the conventions.

MCCAIN needs to BOUNCE, as in... be GONE!

How won't he think the economy is great when he's got 7 houses when people are losing the only ONE house they've got?

GIVE 'EM HELL, BARRY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well this horserace isn't over and Obama will be ahead shortly. Flash in the pan Palin and John I'll do or say anything McCain are going to be beaten in the end.

Obama will rise in the polls as will other democrats to take the whitehouse the senate and congress.Its Gods will.And if you know whats good for America you will join in on this historic time our nation faces.If you want to fix this mess we are in, you must vote to the left.Cause thats all that is left .One choice.One voice.You and me and we will see what a brighter future is instore.Obama Biden Now make the right choice.

It's ABSURD that it's even in 'dead heat', just plain absurd.

It's shouldn't even be close come November.

I hope today woke all of you up – America cannot afford 4 more years of Republicans failed policy.

Obama/Biden- the responsible choice.

So is CNN trying to tell us that the American public was swayed by the last week of the Chosen One whining "No Fair picking a woman for VP!!!" ?

Sad.

THE ECONOMY IS SOUND!!!

TELL THAT TO WALL STREET AND HP......25,000 LAYOFFS

PEOPLE PLEASE WAKE UP. MCSAME AND FAILIN ARE INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!!

I am an outsider, living 90 miles north of Toronto, Canada. My interest in politics so far was minimal , until Obama entered the scenery. I hope that all Americans, now that they have THE chance for change go for it and hold on to it very tight ! Prior to the Bush years the US was a highly regarded nation, this great image is now in shambles. Most countries, Europe included, consider the US at present a war-hungry , troubled, selfcentered nation.
Obama can make the necessary CHANGE...
He is a born leader, radiates strength, is young and smart and most importantly, he is sincere.
With McCain and ruthless Palin, war and guns will have priority. People, don't take the wrong route ! Obama is the only ONE who can lead you to the top again and make sure that you regain the respect you so well deserve.
M.Kostic

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I don't get why ppl keep calling it a dead heat based on the popular vote. Isn't Barack way ahead on the electoral map?

I don't think any false smear that the republicans can think of can give McCain enough of a swing on the electoral map. He needs to get almost all the tossup states. Not gonna happen.

People are crazy if they think that Obama is going to be any different than the past Presidents!!!! He is just another wolf in sheeps clothing.

Frank,

Nice try encouraging Clinton Democrats to vote for McCain/Palin. Maybe you should encourage your fellow Republicans instead? Hahaha

Reality usually wins over fantasy. That has not happened over the last two elections. Reality is we have been shafted under faith-based economic ideas. We can hope that the evaporation of the McCain convention bounce is due to reality setting in.

Our economy is in the tank because of the right wing polices Palin backs. We have had eight years of evangelical capitalism. We cannot run our economy on the faith idea that no regulations ends with more people doing good over bad. Obviously, this philosophy has allowed for the looting of our lending institutions.

We need a realist, like Barack Obama. He knows and understands the function of government. He understands that we have to have an economic regulatory structure and a national plan for the advancement of our strength, both in might and mind, for America.

McCain traded in his Maverick stance to four more years of Bush when he picked Palin. We do not need four more years of evangelical economy tactics that the Republicans have run us under with.

Out-of-Control Republicans. Enough is enough!

Sure, CNN–whatever you say. What about the fact that McCain was behind Obama before the conventions and they are now running even? I and millions like me are so sick of the MSM's attempts to get Obama elected. Stop letting Jack Cafferty and the interns write your web material.

Palin 2012, I believe you have just insulted Hillary.

Forget reporting on this garbage. We want to know about Michigan and Ohio preventing citizen from voting in a cretain district if their name appears on a forclosure list. I wonder why the Republicans are pressing this in two states that are closely contested? Talk about win a any cost!!! CNN this subject needs to be on the ticker and you need to ask McCain and Obama what they think about it.

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Believe me, McCain has lower to go in the polls. National polls are just a feeler for opinion. Give us battleground poll updates instead please.

Notice the polls drop everytime either McCain or Palin open their mouths in an interview. No wonder they're being hidden from the press. Their real plans are not for the people of this country.

I am glad to see Palin still has her bounce~!

Oinga boinga boinga boo!

Obama 08!

To Jessica:
"Notice this article did NOT state WHICH polls they were averaging."

From the article: "CNN's latest poll of polls consists of three recent surveys: Newsweek (September 10-11), Gallup (September 12-14), and Diageo/Hotline (September 12-14). It does not have a sampling error."

Honey, keep watching FOX. Just what we need, another pathetic, slack-jawed "everything is fine in the world. what economic woes" type. Get an education and learn how to read, ma'am.

I think it could be like this for a while. I just don't see the numbers changing greatly until voters begin focusing on the issues, rather than ideology, and start asking for specifics from the candidates.
I think the real challenge for the McCain campaign is to spell out exactly what "reform" will look like if he's elected. I think people are caught up with the jingoism of the word right now and are excited, but once they see that there are no specific meaures attached, McCain's numbers will start to drop.
Having said that, I think this will be a close election when you look at the popular vote. However, I think there's a good chance there will be a much larger gap in the Electoral College (for Obama), and then it will be the Republicans' turn to dispute the viability of the Electoral system.

americans dont like republicans attacking our patriotism. we all salute the same proud flag. republicans didnt storm the beaches of normandy alone. they didnt scale the summit of mt.suribachi alone. they didnt fight and bleed and die on the streets of baghdad without help from the rest of america. what makes them think they have a monopoly on patriotism? they sicken me.

Palin's "new speech" will cause Obama and Biden to obsess over her for another 3-5 days. I've NEVER seen a campaign get more off message than the Chosen One's campaign has.

The best article of the day on CNN was that Biden was "on the stump". I thought Biden was stumped EVERY time he opened his mouth.

I'm not surprised McCain's poll numbers are down. McCain supports the supply-side, trickle-down economic policies that have failed this country for the past 8 years.

Reducing corporate taxes does not help the average worker & reducing taxes on people making over $250k does not create new jobs. Bush didn't understand the economy & McCain wants to continue the same economic policies.

If anyone thinks that McSame will give you a different result than the last 8 years, I have a half an acre of land that I would like to sell to you for 100 million dollars!!!

McCain is still in his best position to win since June, and I hope he will win.

Go McCain/Palin!

Wait , Wait, it wil change in the next hour and the reporting will be frantic.
We don't need this hourly, daily polling. Tiresome. If reporting would focus on issues we wouldn't have the dribble we listen to every day from Mc Cain/Palin.. We might even have an intellectual, factual report on the state of this nation. Which has tanked under Bush.

hmmmm. I wonder why our dollar is getting stronger and stronger... Isnt any one thinking about that... ,

Obama will be exposed real soon............OCTOBER SURPRISE

CNN is running Obama's dirty campaign for him...

What Polls? He is leading in the Gallup and has been for a while. Rasmussen has him up and he is closing in all of the battleground states. Don't forget the Bradley effect and how those "undecided voters" who are polling democrat all of the way down the ticket with the exception of the presidential pick where they remain "undecided." McCain is leading.

Now for the landslide.

People will be staying in more and really listening. It is starting to get chilly outside.

Whew. For a while there, I figured the American people were truly once again succumbing to fear-and-hate fever, the thing which won in 2004.

After Bush AND McCain took today's events and pronounced that the economy is sound, I have a feeling it'll go right back to Obama's favor. Somehow rising unemployment, collapsing banks, and a 500+ drop in the Dow don't spell strong to me.

I still find it hard to believe these polls are entirely accurate.

I think these polls are fake because I have seen and heard everybody excited over Obama for president you should see how many Obama T-Shirt people are wearing and selling it amazing that the polls are showing dead heat.....Ohio for Obama/Biden 08 Hillary/Michelle 16

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Everybody sing....the party's over...literally!

But she can see Russia from her House ???????

I'm so glad to see that McCain's bounce is fading. I'm sure the exposure of his continued lies has something to do with it. I hope that people are thinking about the consequences of a lie-filled campaign. If McCain won after telling all those lies, how would he unite the Congress or the country? And what would the next election cycle look like? If they win an election after all of those lies and smears, then why would any candidate run an honest campaign again? There are consequences for an integrity-challenged campaign that go way beyond this election cycle. Think about it.

Sarah Palin's EDUCATION includes five colleges over six years with one B.A. (no sciences) in Journalism, a degree she never used on any job.

Sarah Palin = the next leader of the free world?

McCain and Palin = "mavericks?"

Hitler was a maverick, Mussolini was a maverick, Stalin was a maverick, Castro is a maverick, the list goes on and on.

Mavericks are not stable, they are dangerous.

McCain and Palin are dangerous to the welfare of our country–America–and to the free world.

I am so tired of the republicans lying. Leslie was just on Wolff and she is now acusing Obama of running a negitative campaign. Will the lies ever stop!!! NOW McCain is the agent of change and speaker of the issues. McCain you have been revealed! You said that Obama wouild rather lose a war and win the election. It appears that it is you with your sleezy campaing who would rather win an election at the expense of the American people. I was never going to vote for you, but I did respect you. Now I no longer respect you because of the way your campaign is ran andd the lies you continue to push about your running mate, of which most of her claims have proven to be lies. You have tarnish your own brand and I don't think America will ever look at you same. The HERO has fallen. Too bad ! Americn still needs hero an unfortunately you have turned into a ZERO!

Can we vote, nowwwhhhh?

CLINTON DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN/PALIN!!

Revenge over Country!

Americans should vote for the issues and not personality. Obama has the right recipee to addressing the American issues while McCain has made Obama his own issue rather than facing the real American question.

Vote OBAMA/BIDEN '08

Evaporates? Wasn't Obama up by 7 before the conventions? How can the bump evaporate if McCain is still in the lead?

Nice Job, CNN.

Where are all the animal rights campaigners...Palin kills/shoots animals to have fun!

Clearly, if Palin's impact were real, it would have pushed McCain's numbers much higher than the so called "bounce" of a couple of points. Indeed, if one were to believe the headlines about Palin, McCain's numbers should be in the stratosphere–and holding.

Palin is clearly a figment of the media's and the republicans party's imaginations.

Who Am I? I am under 45 years old, I love the outdoors, I hunt, I am a
Republican reformer, I have taken on the Republican Party establishment, I have many children, I have a spot on the national ticket as vice president with less than two years in the governor's office. Did you guess?

I am Teddy Roosevelt in 1900.

Barry is toast!

Typing in all caps and whining about Rove isn't an argument. September 15th, 2008 4:43 pm ET

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D) had to hire a forensic acc’t just to figure out how much he cheated on his own taxes.

Hey, did anyone notice that CNN hasn’t reported on that story yet?
Hmmmm…..
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Where have you been? CNN reported on Rangel last week. That is old news.

Propaganda never lasts without substance. Thank you Charlie Black, Phil Gramm, and John McCain for deregulating our banks so that they could make all of those great subprime mortgages! Wow the wonders of the free market under the voodoo economics of the Republicans.

Obviously the bounce is gone, hence it being called a bounce. The fact that people are putting this much stock into these polls is hilarious. For one thing, nothing can really be said until we're into the debates, and even then, only a fraction of 1% of LIKELY voters, those being people who have voted in past election, get "polled". Bottom line is people are reading way too far into these things. Being from WI, where according to the polls, its still somewhat close, I fail to see that. The Obama people seem to out-number the McCain folks by a 10-1 margin if not better. Phooey on the polls!

Dead heat? Evaporated? Hardly. Independents have moved in droves to McCain. And McCain is now ahead in electoral votes. Wasn't even close 2 weeks ago with Obama way out ahead. If that is evaporation, I want more of it.

Bounce doesn't win elections. The Electorate College wins elections and Obama leads the party of pigs by a bunch.

America has not seen an election that is NOT close in a very long time.

I just got here....has the Obamabot Whaaaaaambulance been blaring its shrill siren of lies and hate yet?

Hillary 2012

I bet CNN was itching to write THAT headline!

I can't wait until "Santa-bama" gets in office! He's promised goodies to all the good girls and boys. With Obama at the helm, and a solid Dem majority in both Congressional houses, EVERY DAY will be Christmas!

Woo hoo! $600 billion in new discretionary entitlement spending! Woo hoo! "Merry Christmas Bedford Falls!"

Everybody thats for Obama is in the numbers-
Slamming McCain on Age and Policy is the New Politics he swore to uphold-Just like Campaign Financing-Rev Wright - Tony Resko and Fr. Flager-WE need Character in the White House - not some joke from Chicago Politics-
He has no clue, no resume,no accomplishments-
He's not Jesus ( Community Organizer ) more like Al Sharpton Community Organizer–Bill Clinton was a Governor–

The Palin fever is gone and so is McCain. No more repubs in the white house.

Obama/Biden 08/12.

Mr. McCain says the reason he is running negative and false ads is that he did not get the debates he wants and the trip to Iraq with Senator Obama that he wants. That puts him in the same group with 2 year olds. Do you want a two year old to be president?

It also says this is the way he is going to be with congress if he does get elected. That means 4 years of gridlock as congress cannot remain faithful to democratic principles and give him what he wants. It also means that he will act the same way with Putin and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. They do not play with 2 year olds. Things could get real ugly real fast if Mr. McCain is elected.

Every year some 700,000 post born babies die because their parents cannot afford pre-natal, and post natal healthcare. For Mr. McCain this is an earmark and Mr. McCain is opposed to all earmarks. He is also against raising the minimum wage. Thre will be nothing to fix this problem if Mr. McCain gets elected. He will veto any attempt to fix this problem. Some much for the pro-life republicans.

Every night some 34 million people including some 14 children go to bed hungry. Just how affordable do you have to make health care to make it so that people going hungry without it can afford it. For Mr. McCain, this is also an earmark to fix. He is opposed to any and all earmarks. He will veto any attempt to fix this problem also.

During Katrina, some 2,000 people lost their lives because they could not afford transportation to leave the city. For Mr. McCain, this is an earmark. He is opposed to any and all earmarks. He will veto any attempt to fix this problem as well.

Mr. McCain is opposed to any and all earmarks. That includes the funds to fix the levies in New Orleans, before, during and after Katrina. The same goes for the levies in Sacramento. The same goes for funds to retrofit our roads and bridges like at Twin Cities MN. The same goes for the funds to retrofit our government buildings for hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes. How many more bodies do we have to lose to satisfy the pro-life conservatives lust for blood.

The list goes on and on, on and on and on. Do you want to see this guy elected president? Go ahead and vote for the guy. I am pro-life. I am voting for Obama.

McCain was behind in the polls before the RNC convention. Your poll of polls shows they are tied. If that isn't McCain's bounce, I guess that is just the changed reality of McCain gaining on Obama as he prepares to leave him behind.

love affair with palin=one night stand

With the millions of dollars Obama has stole from America to fund his socialistic views, you would think he would be ahead in the polls.

BTW, .Junction people would never vote for Obama, so that was a day wasted.

The problem as I see it there is no one really to vote for...we have lousy candidates to choose from and I know I am not alone in that thinking. I can't believe that the powerful parties in our country couldn't come up with anyone that voters could make honest decisions about and feel like they made a difference. Instead we are left with the lesser of two evils. No wonder they are neck and neck in the polls.

There is nothing like a good fight. Just keep up the Jab Barack and look out for the opening and when it come knock that old fool Out!

Obama/Biden 2008

What an amazing surprise and turnaround from a few weeks and a few months ago.

Obama The Anointed One, was so far ahead of everyone when the Dems wrapped up the selection process that he made the most tragic mistake of his political life.

Bursting with arrogance, he decided he didn't need any Clinton help to win a slam-dunk,cakewalk presidential election. He expected to walk backwards across the goal line.

Now here we are in a dead heat. This race could be decided by a handful of votes – let alone the millions of votes that would've come with Clinton. Talk about lousy judgement.

nbelievably, we have the political trail of Obama now leading to the front door of Bill Clinton, begging him for help.

Good strategy Barack, but wrong Clinton.

Dipstick Biden is no match for Lipstick Palin.

Obama should get Joe to fake a heart attack and get Hillary in there as fast as possible.

Keep on thinking that Barackstar (I can read a teleprompter) Obama and Senator Bloviating Joe Windbag will cream McCain and Palin in the debates... it will only increase the SHOCK value to the media when they don't!

Three words for McCain: Out of touch!

POOR JOHNNY MCSAME.

Obama/McCain '08 – What's the difference?

Vote third party this year!

LOL

by friday, Obama will be 5 points ahead, with those two LIARS on top of the republican tickets, who wouldn't be?

As I remember before the convention McCain was down by like 8 points so it would still be up from before the convention meaning it is not all but gone.

I've said it from the time McCain got that bounce. He's peaked. Its over. His numbers will continue to crumble The economy is tanking and he can't do anything about it. People its real simple. Its time to rid our selves of the the GOP so we can repair this country.

Democrats we do not believe in Polls all we know is we are going to win this year election by land slide, Polls are designed to make voters think the republicans are doing good this year which we all know they are not Mccain wants to continue Bush's policy who in the right mind is going to vote for that?. Only the rich and the lobbiest.

REAGAN REPUBLICANS FOR OBAMA/BIDEN

COUNTRY OVER PARTY!!

Do these polls reflect cell phone users? If not, then Obama should be leading in my estimation.

Even the most deluded McCain supporters have to be harboring a sense of dread at this news. Even with the heavily favorable All Palin All The Time news cycle of the past 2 weeks the best McCain could do was to go up on Obama by 2 lousy points long enough for a cup of coffee. The bloom is coming off of this rose quickly and Obama will be back up by the end of the week. And after the debate? It's just going to get ugly for the GOP.

Guess this is the result of people finally calling McCain's camp on their campaign style and Obama launching counter attacks.

Can't wait to see what the poll numbers say after today's market woes with Sen. McCain's response to them.

Now that's over with lets get to the issues.

Undecided? Please as soon as McCain picked Palin I was in the group of Clinton Democrats that knew exactly who I was voting for – McCain and Palin. The sexist and status quo team of Mr. O or BO as his cult calls him and his sidekick, Joey B can go back to the Oprah show. Sayonara BO.

His bounce is not gone. He has been consistently been a couple of points behind, so clearly, he has bounced from the convention.

McCain-Palin 2008

Action not Talk

CNN says the polls are a snapshot in time. Well snap this.......
"PRESIDENT BARACK OBAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAA"!

A couple of years ago I directed a survey research center for a large university and I can unequivocally state that polls are only as good as your sample. And, apparently, some of the recent polls have actually OVER sampled Republicans - ie., more Republicans were contacted than represent the population.

Plus, samples are based on a LOT of criteria which are totally dependent upon the investigator's approach - for example, you can use a totally random sample (randomly dialing numbers) or you can stratify a sample which pulls a certain number from certain demographic groups.

If you don't know the methodology, it's really hard to have any confidence in the validity of the results - frankly, I don't believe most of these polls. Are they using telephone lists of registered voters? What about all of those Republicans who registered as Democrats to vote in the Democrat primaries? Are they counted as Rs or Ds? Are the questions leading? Do they skip patterns make sense? Are the items ordered appropriately?

btw, I signed up to take Zogby polls online and they have been the most poorly constructed surveys I've ever seen - they would NEVER have gone out my door !

Calling the spin-doctor, calling the spin-doctor–do you copy, over...

McCain you are so foolish. US economic fundamentals are not 'strong'. Where have you been for the past year? Oh– In one of your seven-ten houses; depending on what the definition of house is. You sir are a moronic, incompetent republican puppet, a dwindling shadow of your former self.

You say the fundamentals are the American worker's– we'll jobs are being lost and sent overseas thanks to you. Good lookin out for the fundamentals.

The only bounce was the one given by CNN and other MSM after all the whining by the GOP ! Its sad when the real questions are asked by the 'View' host.

I cannot believe my fellow citizens, after eight years the news keeps on getting worse and some still think that McBush 90% and Economic/World genius Palin are the right team for the job.
Get me out of here. Canada sounds like a good bet right about now. But before I head for the border though I will vote for common sense and the smart guy!

Obama/Biden in 08!
Why does every nation in the UN think Barack Obama is the better choice and yet the Americans are still on the fence?!?!?

Hmmm............I see that McCain has a two point lead with Gallup and a three point lead with Rasmussen. Why do you keep changing the polls you include in your "Poll of polls"? It would not be to help Obama would it??! Gallup reports that McCains lead is real as it has been sustained for a number of days and independents are swinging his way. Can't you try to just report news without being biased? Report the facts and don't change things around to help one candidate or the other. You never used the Diageo/Hotline poll before!! I never heard of it.

I'm afraid and ashamed to call myself a former GOP voter. What was i thinking voting for BUSH. I sure wont be making the same mistake again with McCain. Its Democrat all the way for me now.
DOW tanks 500 points, Lehman bros. a company that been arround for years files bankrupcy, Merryl Lynch is been bought can you imagaine, Homes arround me are been foreclosed on, We are spending Billions in Iraq on a war that should not have been fought in the first place. The American Dream is all but evaporated like John McCains post convention bounce.
On a serious note, We are on the verge of an economic collapse i know this because as an investor i've been pulling money out of this economy and there are lots of people like me, who have lost confidence in this administrations handling of the Economy. I made a sizable fortune under Bill Clinton.
I sure hope Barrack Obama can bring back the Clinton prosperous years. Thats why im GOP No more and now and OBAMACAN.
Vote for Peace and prosperity , Vote for OBAMA/BIDEN 08

“If you think those lobbyists are working day and night for John McCain just to put themselves out of business, well I’ve got a bridge to sell you up in Alaska.” Love the way Obama said that! Bounce GONE, people are finally starting to see that you can dress up that pitbull and still it's a pitbull.

Knew this was coming....Palin was just the new kid on the block and nobody cares already. Anytime you have to make up lies about how many people are actually coming to your rallies...you're really doing BAD! I love it

People are beginning to realize that Palin is a fluke! The Palin fatigue has set in.We are hearing more of her than anything.Clebrity Palin is fading!

I notice they left out Rasmussen and Gallup trakcing, both of which show McCain ahead.

I THINK AMERICANS ARE NOW RALIASED THAT GOP GOT NOTHING DO TO SOLVE THE CURRENT PROBLEMS WE FACING, JUST LOOK AT THIS WAY EVERY TIME THEY APPEAR ON TV THEY SEEMS NOT TO LET THEY OPPONET EVEN MAKE THIRE POINT SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOO MUCH MESS TO CLEAN AND SO SO ON.AMERICANS GIVE CHANGE A CHANCE.

The more the media covers the lies of the mccain/palin ticket, the more this country will get smart! McCain/Palin lie on an hourly basis and are "Finally" getting called out on it. They are running the dirtiest campaign that I can ever remember and he has sold his integrity to the highest bidder. He chose Palin as a "trick" on this country, he could easily, at his age and health problems, die while in office leaving the wacko, right right wing Palin in charge. She has Zero credibility, zero experience and the only thing she's good at is LYING!

It was bound to happen. Especially considering the sleaziness of the McCain campaign in recent days ... to say nothing of the exaggerations of Mrs. Palin that are now coming to light.

I pray the American electorate will not be stupid and fall for these tactics.

Let's get back to the real issues.

I'm making sure North Carolina goes Blue in Nov!

Obama/Biden!!

Wow! What a partisan slant to the so called article, and these few comments. McCain has improved his situation and, as people get to know Obama, his situation has deteriorated. Counter spin?

People have finally come to their senses.

americans dont like lies, anymore. we want some hope. if there is no hope, there is no inspiration to change. when we cease changing,something inside us goes to sleep. the longer we sleep the harder it is to wake up.

its time to wake up. [besides,hope is contagious,and healing to a wounded soul.]

Oops, my former editor would have rapped my knuckles for a spelling error or simple typo in a headline!

That should read "Media, socialists BREATHE sigh of relief"

Palin's "Honeymoon" stage is comming to an end. People are finally realizing she is full of....well, nothing!

Just asking, is the "worm turning", ladies and gentleman? Hopefully, truth and what is actually right will prevail despite mankind's "best" efforts.

' The Bridge to Nowhere ' McCain/Palin ... I said thanks but no thanks!

Obama/Biden '08

I guess the love fest for Palin has gone too. It is time to talk issues we have had enough of the mudslinging but then again, American's love dirty laundry and the nastier the better.

Where is the footage of the anti-Palin rally in Alaska.
From what I have read, this is the biggest of it's kind.
It seems it deserves a mention.

Thanks

I thought Palin was his "bounce". She sure turned out to be a flop.

Obama is going to come out on top. These polls are accurate but they dont convince me. Just for the simple fact that I've never been surveyed or anyone that I Know. In my everyday routine I Talk to a lot of people, and the vast majority is more excited about Barrack Obama than John McCain, and in a ratio of 8-2 people that I know vote: 8 being obama. Even though Sarah Palin has brought change in numbers for McCain, they will not come out on top.

Change 08

Just as I stated in earlier comments about this issue – Palin is that sparkler at a 4th of July celebration that last for a couple of minutes then fizzles out!

Now that she has been exposed by Charles Gibson as nothing more than fast talk and quick one-liners, America sees that she has nothing to add in the way of an alternative from the current administration polices.

In the VP debate, October 3rd, the Big Dog Joe Biden will be poised to finish her off for good!

This is the weirdest Republican campaign where the presidential candidate, McCain, has to rely on his VP candidate to "shake up Washington". Not only it isn't befitted a hero, it showed McCain has nothing but a record of using women to advance his career. McCain lost his integrity by lying about Palin's record, a 670,000-person-state governor, to be better than, say, Giulini, Mayor of NY City of 13 millions people. The ONLY record that Palin is "better" (worse) than other big city Mayor or bigger state governor is PALIN'S MIXING UP family and state affairs: her NEPOTISM.
"I KNEW McCAIN 2000, but McCAIN 2008, YOU ARE NO McCAIN 2000! Vote DEMOCRAT for AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, WOMEN'S CHOICE, VETS BENEFITS, EQUAL PAY".

when will Biden make his "big Gaffe" so Hillary can take over and save Barrack? It has to be soon for the polls to change.

Headline translation:

"Media, socialists breath sigh of relief"

Eventually, Mc's going to have to have her campaign on her own and that he is realizing is going to be his downfall because Obama can always have Biden do it. Its obvious from the half empty arena they had without her that no one really cares about him.

Who they going to have campaign when they are both together???? Rudy "Yes yet again I must talk about 9/11"Guiliani???? Or what about Fred"Just because you put syrup on doo-doo don't make it pancakes" Thompson???

Obama's got himself, Hil, Bill and Biden to cover as much ground as possible.

John's toast and he knows it

I don't hold much with these national polls The general election is won state by state – not national. The popular vote will not count on November 4; whoever has 270 electoral votes wins the election.

Obama keep pushing. Everybody needs to listen to Joe Biden speech he gave today in Michigan......on fire!......

CNN need to post Joe Biden's speech.

Get'em uncle Joe!

It's on. let's see what the polls show in 2 weeks.

As a Republican, I am dis-illusioned to see the run away spending we have seen from this administration. We are bankrupting our nation and over-stretching our military. We need to change direction and invest in building the American economy of the future. Barack Obama will invest in alternative energy and the education system which is fundemental to our long term competitiveness. Vote Obama!

These guys (the McPalin ticket) make W look like a genius and they are still in a dead heat in the polls.
Now that’s a scary thought

Palin has a new speech. WOW. It took you GOP suckers long enough to realize that the first one was lame and a sack of lies.

Well yeah, we knew it would happen. McCain is a joke. He lost to Bush in a primary in 2000. That should tell you something.

Duh. That's why it's called a "bounce."

LOL! Every 4 years they make this announcement as if it's a surprise! LOL!

I wonder why it balanced out again?

Perhaps because we don't want a special interest, rich people only....lobbyist priority, veteran hating, women hating, religion mocking, minority suppressing, economic disaster, slandering two faced hypocrite as president? And second in command, uhh, yea, same thing, EXACTLY (but a total nut job with cave man intelligence to boot).

McCain and Palin deserve each other, but we sure as heck don't. We've suffered enough under their type of administration and policies.

People are learning more and more about this Sarah Palin person and the truth is slowly coming out. She is still under an investigation for ethics violations in Alaska that was started months before she was even picked by McCain. It makes you wonder if McCain even knew about this investigation. Now all they want to do is cry foul because they know they are in some deep doo doo.

Can it be that Americans are starting to regain their senses? Let's hope so, cause the economy is now offically in the tank, and the repgus have no answers at all – McSame is still quoting bush so it's up to Obama and the dems to come up with some good ideas which Obama seems to have more of these days.

Predictable...Palin is an empty suit....the bubble was going to burst sooner or later....thanks for reporting this and getting off your Palin-Mania reporting...bring on the issues please! This election is too important to get hung up on lipstick on a pig...please offer professional journalism instead of sensationalism....

It is just the beginning of the end of the McCain/Palin era
My mom used to tell me not to lie, not to steal (slogans). Didn't yours teach you that McCain/Palin?
Americans have been taught the right way and now you will be sanctioned, liars
McCain+Palin=Bridge to darkness

Now that Hillary has been shoved out of the race, this election is nothing but a sham and a personality contest. I will not vote for any candidate or vp that is unqualified and that means Obama and Palin. I am writing in Hillary's name on my ballot.

This is just the beginning of Obama bounce. Granted some Americans are stupid but a sizeable majority understands that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is called insanity.

You mean the Palin bounce.

McSame has never had a bounce, it was the Palin bounce.
Now that is gone.

So what's left McCain? You can't talk issues so what are you going to do for the next 50 days? Continue to lie, lie and lie some more.

Oh yeah, we have those debates coming up, wonder who will get the bounce from those?

Buh Bye, Unstable/Unable!

Just as everyone predicted. Palin would only hold excitement for so long before everyone found out who she was. Obama would only hold excitement for so long until people got tired of hearing how great he was. Now we get to hear smear campaigns for the next 6 weeks.

As the hype settles down, true character will emerge. For Obama, he has style, substance and sustainablity. For McCain, lots of fanfare, but not alot of depth, especially for picking Pallin.

America IS GOING FURTHER DOWN THE DRAIN WITH JOHN MCCAIN. I AM HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW THE POLLS CAN BE TIED WITH THE DEMS RAISING $66M IN AUGUST AND 95% OF THE BLOGS ARE FAVORABLE FOR OBAMA. I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND GRAD SCHOOL NEXT FALL, BUT IF THE REPUGLICANS GET THE WHITE HOUSE I WILL BE RELOCATING TO NORWAY!!! (VERY UNPATRIOTIC RIGHT NOW)

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

Somebody file a police report, McBush has stolen the word CHANGE from Obama!

Before McCain picked Palin. was not CNN reporting Obama up by 9? Leave it to CNN to spin something negative into an Obama positive news. So I guess the democrats are not worried and we can go on and anoint Obama king of the world? The real sentiment is far from that.

Nice try, CNN, but actually the polls are farther apart than you think – ALL national polling is done through telephone landlines, which means every single poll you see is neglecting to account for the millions of voters that do not own a landline but instead use a cell phone.

Which is probably, uh, 95% of the voters under the age of 25, the majority of whom are going to vote for Obama.

I know you like to keep the race close for ratings and to appease the corporate interests that run your content, but the reality is that your numbers are not correct. Your reporting has become a joke.

Lehman Brothers filed for bankcruptcy, Merryll Lynch was bought by B of A. AIG is struggling. Times of Bush administration. All our resources and wealth has been devoted and concentrated in the Iraq war. Over $600 billion in expenditures. Do you know how much of that can do for the economy? McCain voted for 91% of the times favoring Bush policies. And McCain just doesn't get it. He has 0 knowledge of where the economy is at right now. WE CAN NOT AFFORD, I REPEAT, WE CAN OT AFFORD ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF MORE BAD ECONOMIC SITUATION.

Is it the bounce that's gone, or the fact that we as Americans are finally starting to wake up and see McSame for what he is?

I really used to like and respect him, but he's turned into the biggest sleazeball ever. Picking Palin, and now with the lies, smears, and other B.S., it shows that he's sold himself out to win at any price. He IS the pig with the lipstick on it now.

It would be pathetic if the consequences of him winning weren't so dire for our country.

GO OBAMA!!!!

MCCAIN 08 HILLARY 12

Why hasn't Cindy McCain rushed to Haiti after the hurricane like she rushed to Georgia? She says the women and children in Georgia need help, but so does the women and children in Haiti.

GOP:

"That inexperienced black man, Obama is too risky. You don't know anything about him."

"That inexperienced white woman is ready for the job! She's going to change Washington."

Hello....You all getting this? Wake Up!

That was McCains last big hope for a chance at victory.

Sooner than later Palin will realize she can’t fist pump McCain to the presidency just like the USA can’t kill its way into victory in Iraq and Afghanistan.

McCain needs to wake up we are real people and he is not in my situtation how does he plan and helping me i have no medical insurance and i am ill and cannot go to the doctor

The bouncing ball of the Palin factor deflates McCain's campaign! Keep talkin' Sarah, poll numbers will be up for Obama in no time!
OBAMA/BIDEN '08 & '12 YES WE CAN with leaders of substance and dignity!

The other polls do not show this to be true!!! The CNN poll should be called the Obama poll!

I will remain guardedly optimistic. Health, education and the economic situation are in dire need of attention so I am hoping for Obama's change. PALIN/mc cain are just empty barrels.

No doubt Sara Baby AhPalin is out to feather her nest just like the rest of the repubs. She knows as much about the economy as McSame and that ain't much, just look at his comments today. We need smart people in washington, not another dumb duo. And when you look at the repub ticket all you see is an ex-POW (graduated fourth from the bottom at the Naval Academy) with untreated PTSD and a holy roller that wants to put lipstick on a pit bull. Now that is stupid.

Up for grabs? People, please put your personal preferences regrading race and gender aside and see what's happening here. Republican rule over the last eight years have lead to RECORD job loss and an economy that is driving in the wrong direction.

Obama might not have the experience some of you would like, but he would not be the first president to step in under those circumstances (Lincoln, Kennedy, Reagon, Clinton, etc...). How can anyone look at the current state of this country and vote Republican, especially when the so called "maverick" thinks our economic fundementals are strong?

An Independent voter

Instead of truly caring about the problems facing this country that he claims to put first, McCain just turned his convention into a circus. The rabbit he pulled out of the hat, was a diversion named Sarah Palin and he hides behind her while trying NOT to to address the issues that are killing our country.

I for one am not going to fall for his trickery. I am turning in my Republican status and am supporting Obama!!

McCain- palin is REAL CHANGE, not like ignorant sexist obama

McCain is running his campaign back into the ground.

Obama/Biden 08

Bounce gone, and the economy on a slippery slope. Complaints coming out of Texas about FEMA screwups, Fed out of the bailout business, stock market down and gas back up! Oh – and last month in Afghanistan was the bloodiest ever!

Hard to make the case for continuing the Bush policies in the face of that! And hard to make the case that you can turn it all around just by pinching pennies on the earmarks! Yet that is the only substantive proposal the McCain-Palin excuse for an "economic policy" has that's different from the Bush years. And Palin's track record doesn't really portend much seriousness about getting rid of earmarks!

I cannot understand how the polls are so close. McCain has said nothing believable to gain any independent votes in my opinion. I certainly will even think about voting for McCain.

He has been on the side of business and against the consumer ever since he got to Washington. The first fiasco I remember him getting into was when tried with all his might to get Keating off when Keating took down the Lincoln Savings and Loan. He and four other senators known as the Keating five tried to save him for any and all fault. It was not just a little letter writing, it was a major operation they went through and still would not admit that it was keating fault that the savings and loan went under.

It's time for McCain to come up with more lies and attack ads.
It's time for McCin to tell americans to be afraid.
It's time to tell americans you a POW

We the GOP believe in winning at all cost.

John McCain = Kings of the politics of fear and lies

It is truly amazing that there is a self-proclaimed "undecided" contingent out there at the stage fo the election cycle. The presidential candidates and the veep candidates are polar opposites on abortion, war, the economy, campaign honesty, etc., so it is hard to understand what the 10% doesn't get.

Perhaps they're simply uninformed, and hence the indecision....or maybe they've tuned out the media and are just waiting on the debates? Let's hope they will become better informed because-if we are to believe the polls--our future is resting with folks who are not paying attention.

You mean his Palin bounce. Don't worry, that'll be gone soon as well.

OBAMA/BIDEN 08

As a foreigner I am stunned to find that this race could be so close.

You have the financial system in the process of disintegrating before your eyes. A government that is socialist in everything but name, except that it is socialism for the rich on Wall Street.

The country is mired in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan which are bleeding taxpayers by billions of dollars every month.

Medicare and social security are falling apart.

But apparently despite all this a significant number of American are satisfied with the status quo i.e. keeping the party in power who allowed all of this to happen.

In most countries an election like this would be a slam dunk. Obama and the Democrats would win in a landslide! Your culture wars sure distort voting intentions.

Mccain is running his campain back into the ground.

Obama/Biden 08

Was about time!!!

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Did Barack Obama really call Sarah Palin a pig, as a John McCain ad leads people to believe?

"No," McCain said Monday.

The Republican presidential nominee defended the ad anyway, saying Obama "chooses his words very carefully."

So. Because He Chooses His Works Very Carefully, That Means Sen. Obama Is Guilty. Dumb!

Ernest Hemingway:
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

Campaign 08

The bounce is over as expected!!

Barack OBAMA supporters: Be sure to VOTE EARLY if your state/county/territory allows it! Lets not be discouraged by long lines and voter intimidation, vote early and be counted!!!!!

Who wrote this? Obama himslef? Please EVERY other National Poll has McCain up by 8-12 points....

I am seriously worried that if McCain wins, our economy is going to horribly suffer. Something I don't want to see is a desperate America with McCain's finger on the Red Button. It's a recipe for disaster. It boggles my mind how the polls are so close.

This is a test. Palin hype is also a test of the McCain campaign .

I say GREAT! now lets talk about the issues. Is Sarah still cramming for the interviews or the debates? Hey, Sarah you better start learning Cantonese because if China ask for their money back, your gonna need it. (Oh God, we're going to be so screwed if you guys get it, and we're already sore.)

Palin is the new hillary.

Palin 2012

The bounce always comes and goes. The field will level back to Obama's slight advantage.

LOL McCain. So much for your 'brilliant' VP pick. I thought you ain't lying when you say country first. Your VP pick proved otherwise. Shame on you.

The giant sucking sound you hear is the air gushing out of the tires on the Straight Talk Express. People are starting to wake up from the Purple Palin induced haze.

Blah, Blah Blah......................

Don't waste the time on the "polls"

Does anyone out there believe any of thse polls ?

Pumas,

So happy we don't have to kiss up to you anymore. We will win this election without you. Take you lipstick on a pig hilaary and go home.

Also Phil Gramm. Don't forget that sleaze-bag that deregulated everything.

OBAMA IS SO AMERICA HE THINKS THERE IS 57 STATES IN THE U.S.A. HE IS A JOKE.

sigh. i challenge CNN not to use the word 'polls' for 24 hours

McCain's bounce isn't gone yet, he'll be down by five in a weeks time.

Out of touch on the economy.
Out of touch on foreign policy.

And with the Palin pick he put "campaign first" not country.

Vote Democratic in 2008, straight down the line.

Time to throw the bums out!

No surprise here....and the Palin effect will continue to diminish as well.

this is it folks....we all knew it would end up like this..register to vote and make your friends and family register

obama/biden '08

McCain bounced outside the box a long time ago. Too old to be President, and he's proving it.

Not a bad place for Obama to be, with 72 mil in the bank, all the new voters not counted yet, and a running mate that can actually walk the talk.

Give it a couple more days. It'll become obvious who the choice is.

Obama is a Chavez-wannabe Communist -

Funny how little you hear the left-wing media discuss that!

Of course it is! This was a dead heat before the conventions and it's a dead heat again.

Once again, our next president will be decided by a handful of states. This isn't democracy! This is insanity.

What's even more insane to me is that if this election were happening in ANY other country in the world, Obama would win by a landslide – 99% of the world can't be wrong. But here we are again, lone Americans, clinging to the belief that Republicans are FOR the people, while Dems are FOR the rich. Sticking the middle finger up to the rest of the world, rather than forging the types of relationships that WORK and foster economic prosperity.

ofcourse the bounce is gone... it was a hollow ball.

It is hard to believe anything that CNN puts out anymore. Your biased desire for Mccain has worn out many of your ONCE loyal followers. The only reputable news any more is from the PBS networks. CNN and FOXNEWS are ignored in my house and many others due to biased and favoritism of you two networks and YOUR favorites.

What happened? Is the flavor of the week gone? It's gone because of no substance from this ticket, negative ads and LIES. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! if you love the way things are, then this is you ticket!!!

Palin (when mayor of Wasilla) took a small town with a balanced budget and "reformed it" so that when she left, that same town was $20 million in debt.

This is Reform WE DO NOT NEED FOR THE UNITED STATES.

Also, Fiorina as an advisor? She ran HP into the ground and outsourced all those jobs. DO YOU REALLY WANT MORE OF THE SAME? Your choice.

The only place for McSame to go is down. The bubble has burst. Palin is a joke foisted on the American people by a man who will do and say anything to get a vote.

The republicans bounce had to do with the fact that we were all interested in knwoing who the hell Palin was but now that we know- we know better-- Obama will win by a LANDSLIDE, as Bill Clinton predicted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Democrats tell all your friends and family to register to vote, let's stir up our Country. voteforchange.com. We can't afford the next 4 years be about abortion, guns, race baiting, pigs in lipstick, folksy clothes and cuff links, Paris Hilton, pageants, or OJ, we need some real dialogue in this country.

We have a VP candidate who thinks seeing Russia from Alaskan soil gives her insight into Russia.

FOR THE SAKE OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY, this is NOT a horse race to won or lost on the abortion issue.

CNN go hang yourselves with this Poll Of Poll nonesense

and after the "strong economy" comment, then flipped – flopped, not clarified...the numbers will be higher for Obama

I can't believe this election is even close. Never in history has the party in power been voted back in when the economy has been in such a shambles. McCain admits that he doesn't understand the economy that well and needs to brush up on it. What more do you need?

Obama/Biden

MAYBE IT WAS OPRAH'S THINKING

THEN WHY THE BOUNCE BEFORE CNN?? WHAT OBAMA HAD BEFORE HE GAVE THE TICKET TO THAT ARROGANT (BIDEN) ISN'T THE SAME WITH TODAY'S POLL OF POLLS!

Vote Obama people. McCain is a loser.

America coming to its senses?

Novelty eventually wears off, like so many wind-up chattering teeth.

David

oh yeah, thats a liberal bias IMO. McCaine has settled into a small lead.

well.well.well... this is clearly an exciting race... lets not hope it is to close... Republicans will still it agian... just like BUSH did before......

If McCain was leading and that lead is gone then it would suggest the momentum is building with Obama. 500,000 new Obama donors in August alone also suggests that McCain and energized Obama's base.

Wow, Cnn finds that the race is a dead heat by combining three random polls out of many more? Hotline poll? Newsweek? give me a break. How about realclearpolitics poll average? A little more fair I would think, than picking and choosing which ones help you CREATE the headline.

Why should anyone be surprised? This always happens and this year in particular McCain has nothing to go on except hype. His VP pick is just hot air to go with his song and dance routine. You can only call names so long before people realize you are just calling everyone names. Even hard care lying, cheating republicans are calling McCain a liar.

I think the reason that McCain's bounce is gone is because Sara Palin's Star is shinning so brightly anymore. Everything that is done in the dark will come to light. Right Sara?

but all the money in the world cannot buy an election...and the Obamabots are waking up!

As expected...

Voted against the gi bill, voted 19 times against renewable energy, voted against equal pay for equal work. The fact that any people would vote for this ticket is amazing...amazing.

What about Keating? What about DHL? Can you still be bought Mccain? Oh wait you've got 14 lobbyists on your campaign, i guess that answers that.

after one gets oe the excitement of wachng sen. palen's prepaired speach and watching her fumble her buzz-words in frustarion and anger toward the meanie-abc interviewer, i was reminded of an ill-prepaired, self-concious job applicant who had her savvey friend write her resume and cover letter then blew the interview.

poeple are starting to discover who mcpalin really is

CNN's Poll of Polls does not have a smapling error?
Absurd.

Please stop this nonsense.

And if McCain keeps trying to talk about the issues like he did today, it'll be a landslide for Obama before you know it. Debates, here we come!

Old dude!!!!! The excitment is over and we are getting back to business and issues that the American people are worried about. Old School McBush the politics of lies, deceit and ignorance is far gone.Sorry Sorry Sorry

Barack/Biden 08

Oh brother CNN evaporated its just been 3 days and she wasn't on the campaign trail.

As hard as CNN has tried to keep Obama/Biden out of the news; and give the election to the Republicans; I am surprised you know the difference between president/vice president ticket.

Sarah Palin is NOT running for the presidency. However, she is a great Republican Vice President candidate: lies: earmark monies; the bridge to no-where; troopergate: Motherhood: jumped on a plane for a meeting when she knew she was having labor pains.

Perhaps you could cover the other ticket as much as you cover the Republicans; the code of fairness and lack of bias in reporting–supposedly a journlism standard. Do you remember it?

Easy come, easy go....I heard a McCain strategist on MSNBC make the statement the reason why McCain can not use a computer is b/c of his days as a POW...What will they think of next?

McSame....and the unfit mom....if people would only smell the stinch of these two they would be farther behind Mr. Obama the real change..I'm sorry as a republican I love this country too much to see it fall in the hands of Mcsame and the unfit mom....

I am not surprised after all of the lying, stealing of messages, and dishonorable tactics McCain has been using lately. He is not the same candidate I supported in 2000. Sad.

Voting for Obama now.

Roland, Are you writing these articles today?

So funny... Rasmussen and Gallup both show McCain up by 2. Both have samples of around 3000. Pick and choose those polls!!! hehehe....

McCain has Obama on the run. I love it.. Does everyone see the desperation on Obama's face. I can hear Rev. Pflaeger preaching on Sunday... "There's another white woman who thinks she entitled to steal Obama's thunder".....

Let's all be real... Geraldine Ferraro was exactly right. Obama wouldn't even be the nominee if he weren't black. Every time Obama opens his mouth, he's got some new government program to fix everything. The funny thing is, WE ARE BROKE.

McCain/Palin 08 Time to clean up Washington

I guess the voters are starting to come to their senses.

These dead heat polls are the same thing they did in 2004 so when Bush stole the election again it did not look suspicious. NOT THIS TIME there will be too many people voting for Obama for fraud

Undecideds will break around 70% for McCain.

Notice that Obama's campaign is the only one doing anything to help the victims of Hurricane Ike. McCain should be ashamed.

WOW! That didn't take long! I guess having the stock market tank when you voted with the Architect of Doom 90% of the time really DOESN'T help...

As General MacArthur said, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.".....Buh, bye!

If your article is correct, it appears as though half of the country is satisfied with the status quo.

Boy John Boy sure did stick his foot in his mouth about the economy. Well Sarah said it was a task of God for the war in Iraq. Hopefully it will be a task of God to take these two out of the election.

Whooooohhhhhooooo!! American's are catching on to McShame's and Failin's lies and hypocrisy!!! They will not change anything. America can't afford 4 more years of that.

Vote Obama-Biden !!

We haven't really seen McCain's convention bounce fade away yet.

Give it another week or so of McCain's whining jags and Palin getting caught in lies every time she opens her mouth, and maybe we'll a soft sloppy wet thud from the McCain campaign.

McCain's campaign is all about trying to lock in the stupid vote, but it just may be that American voters are finally ready to wise up.

No wonder, because as someone else said on another post today: "HOw many times does Obama have to right in order for voters to make the right choice?" Seems he has the judgement to trump the experience that caused the financial mess this country is in!

Auwww, poor thing. That's no surprise. Ya think? Who woooda thunk? Oh, my word! Yikes! Whhhhaaaatttttt?

Any REAL pollster knows that AVERAGING polls is a JOKE! Ask John Cohen of the Washington Post.

How much more unscientific can you get?

The truth is that CNN is trying to make Barak's sinking poll numbers (ever since he jumped the shark in Germany) look less pathetic.

Notice this article did NOT state WHICH polls they were averaging.

Nice try, CNN, at trying to WISH AWAY John McCain's lead.

CNN treats it's viewers like their ignorant.

This kind of dodgy reporting makes me watch FOX!

It had to – sooner than later, people would put 2 & 2 together and likingly or not, vote for the other party in hope for things to change and in hope for the prosperous environment that we all believe we deserve. Nothing against Senator McCain but just the need/hope for a change.

I said it. McCain initial bounce was cosmetic. By the time people get to know Pilan better, it will be obvious that McCain has taken a very wrong decision. The V.P. position is so important to be entrusted to the care of a mediocre. This is the bitter truth. Anyday,anytime Mitt Romney is a better choice, no question about that. Pilan simply is not sure of herself. She lacks self confidence, she does not get it. Time will tell, now that she will soon be on her own. OBAMA/BIDEN 08&12

GONE!

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D) had to hire a forensic acc’t just to figure out how much he cheated on his own taxes.

Hey, did anyone notice that CNN hasn’t reported on that story yet?
Hmmmm…..

I hope this is a sign that people in this country are beginning to WAKE THE HELL UP!

McCain and Palin will set women back decades and the vast majority of women, especially white women across America, are too ignorant to even see it.

No wonder it is a man's world. With the number of Kool-Aid drinking women voting republican, it will always be that way.

Why are they surprised this is just the game of politics.... I think its going to be close race until the end....

DEAD HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH WELL MCCAIN/PALIN IT SEEMS THAT THE THRILL IS GONE!!!

OBAMA/BIDEN

LOL for feel sorry for you republicans now.. no wait.. nevermind I dont..

GOOD!

Of course it is. Poof goes Sailin' Palin

The only bounce today is the now dead momentum of the Obamabot campaign hitting the floor.

The Palin bounce will end just like the Ferraro bounce did. Not very softly and not very well. You can't fool the American public with a gimmick.

The more America learns about Gramps McCain and Caribou Barbie, the better for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Obama/Biden '08

And in the days to follow, the American people will come to their senses and elect the most intelligent, most qualified candidate... Barack Obama.
Palin may have sparked the GOP base, but many who were initially impressed are seeing her true colors and they aren't red, white and blue,.

McCain lost his bounce???....he never had the ball.

OBAMA !

See, I told you!

Palin=Pinocchio

Convention bounce – a bounce built on "LIES" of course it's evaporated even though we voted for George Bush once (the other time was the Supreme Court) – we can't be that dumb!

America can't stand four more years of these same failed policies!

We need real change, we need Barack Obama.

CLINTON DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN/PALIN!!

COUNTRY OVER PARTY!!

We all know polls are up and down. What we care right now is vote for the real change that is John McCain and Palin, not the change of cheap talk from Obama!

McCain will get demolished in the debates and so will Palin. The reason is neither has communicated with any specifics as to how they will implement reform or change.

They both speak in generalities because both are reflections of Bush.

Obama has his window of opportunity starting today with the market meltdown and the upcoming jobs report to establish his metal on the economic kitchen table issues as the media begins to dismantle the "Palin Effect."

50% of the electorate must love the way things have gone the last 8 years.

B.S. CNN WHY DONT YOU TELL THE TRUTH INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE TRUTH ABOUT O.B. AWAY FROM THE COUNTRY.

Summer is coming to a close... And less people drink Koolaid when it gets colder. So.. With that in mind I expect people will start waking up from Obama's sugar filled promises of delusional grandeur and vote for McCain.

NOBAMA!!!

McCain/Palin 08

About what we would expect at this point. Now, if the voters are honest and listen to the debates and see what each candidate stands for, they should be able to make the choice with some ease.

Obama/Biden....the only ones who can change what we have gone through the last 8 years.

Would someone please give McCain a crash course in the fundamentals of economics....if this nut gets in I think I'll put all my money in an old sock and bury it in the backyard.

good news...

Where is that much ballyhooed "palin power" now, republicans?

America's lovefest with Palin seems to be more of a "one night stand"!

Hehehehehe!!!!!!!!!!!

Baraaaccckkkk the vote

Watch and learn – Bottom up campaining at its best. The buzz was due to a top down media blitz engineered by the McSame campaign. Watch us run the lobbysts down. Here we come......Obama '08

Greenspan: This Is The Worst Economy I've Ever Seen!

Tell Sen. McCain

Dead heat huh? How convenient for the media...

Should have never been a bounce in the beginning. People are beginning to look at their condition versus taking a 10% chance on McCain's lies.

Obama/Biden 08

Biden, one of McCain's decades-long Senate colleagues, accused the Arizona senator of being a "sequel" to President Bush's two terms.

"We've seen this movie before," Biden said. "And we know, the sequel is always worse than the original."

Great Line, And So True!

McCain is not dead even with Obama. McCain is dead!!!!!!!!!

Now we will get to the REAL meat. Finally.

The bounce left when he opened his mouth today: THE ECONOMY IS OKAY RIGHT NOW!

WHAT BRANCH WAS HE SMOKING OFF OF.