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Missouri? If I remember correctly, the 2000 election was won by Al Gore, but awarded to GWB by the Supreme Court. The 2004 contest came down to faulty machines and voters turned away in Ohio. Had Kerry contested THAT, we might have finally had a fair election. Wonder what the Republicans have planned this time-oh, yeah, if your house is in foreclosure, you have no residence, thus no rights.

Besides, after the debates it will become crystal clear who's full of hot air and who actually has a plan for this country. I lay odds that McCain and Palin will not answer one question that is asked without blaming Obama for something, and then, will not answer the question anyway. They have no answers. McCain obviously didn't listen to Barack's amazing economic speech this week. While John was busy blaming the whole thing on Obama, Obama was laying out plans. But then, who would expect Republicans to stick to the facts? Palin is a worse liar than McCain, but the Republicans think she's the cat's meow. America is not that dumb.

I fail to understand the support for this woman who is obviously hiding behind executive privilege, and her husband, and who lied every other sentence in her acceptance speech, the one chance she had to make a positive first impression on people other than the sheep-like Republicans. She lost me when she claimed false credit for the bridge, and then when she got sarcastic about Barack's record. No Way, No How, No Palin.

Went to see Obama the crowds were HUGE! I could not even get close after standing in line for over 2 and half hours. However, in line at walking around I had the opportunity to speak with people. I have found that alot of Repblicans are making the right choice-Obama. Common themes were distrust of McAin and definitely Palin, business with the Bush whitehouse, why are the Palins above the law, was not the public told that Troopergate would be solved be Nov. 4th? Are they above the law? McCains too old and it is too scary to think of Sara flapper lips in the whitehouse with her husdand Todd calling the shots, way too scary for true Americans.
Wished I could of seen the man-Obama. Obama is just what America needs. McCain = Bush. This election is the most important election of all Americans. It is my hope that Americans see through the McCain "I'll do anything to win plan" and "I want to White House and I really don't care who I have to walk over to get there". Obama/Biden 2008, make the right choice for all of America. Thank you and go vote!

I have been home an hour from a trip and have heard Palin's schpeel on Obama's tax msg 3 x, in 1 hour, don't they have anything else to talk about...the republicans are the ones with the no regulations tactics who brought down this economic crisis...Obama should be up to 20 points...but, be cause he is black, he is not. Some people are still so racist that they can't vote for a half white/black man to be the best choice for this presidency...it is sickening they are going to vote against their interrest...again...and will be the ones who will be ignored by the elite republicans...come blue collar people and independents...think about our and our children's futures.

From a white middle aged woman...

Looks like Obama's celebrity status is fading. What a shame.

Maybe President McCain will have a cabinet position for him or something.

Too bad liberals. Ha Ha.

How can merging different polls have any statistical significance?

Since they have been doing fact check Obama has become quite the liar. Its about time the media stop pandering him.

McCain can't win without the Ron Paul supporters.

We can only pray that this nation will come to it's senses and elect a president who will steer us away from war. Please...no more talk of bloodshed, violence and death. This country can not take another four years of Republican leadship.

I pray that the people in Florida, Missouri, Ohio would know John McCain for who he really is and not for all the lies he tells. Vote for Barack Obama and you want vote wrong.

McCain = no change

Obama/Biden 2008

i am so sick and tired of hearing ohio and floroda what about nevada and colorodo and oh yeah i am so sorry for not leating you do polls of polls national polls

After the debates it should be interesting with the polls. I read where the Vice Presidential debates, will be shorter and less free form. Dipstick and Crew thinks it would make Lipstick look "too defensive"?

As it should be, the choice of this airhead for VP is indeed, defending the indefensible!

Can't figure out why anyone in FL or MI would vote for obumer when he blocked Sen. Clinton every step of the way to keep their votes from counting.

Obama just can't help himself tell the truth. I think he is a liar. liar liar pants on fire.

Here's the latest lie he is trying to spread.

": False. There is no basis for Obama to claim that "the millions" who rely on those benefits would be affected, or that anyone's nest egg would have "disappeared."

Obama is wrong here as well as many other things. He is risky and scary and has a funny sounding name. Beware Obamabots.

PUMA

Look West to Colorado, folks. That's where this thing is going to be decided. Count on it

After this week's financial crisis I am sure the polls in toss up states will break for Obama. That is unless these states want more of the same.

I HAD MICE IN MY ATTIC AND I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET RID OF THEM. SO I TRIED SOMETHING NEW-I PUT A RADIO IN MY ATTIC AND WAITED FOR SARAH PALIN TO MAKE A SPEECH.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT VERY LONG- WHEN SHE STARTED I TURNED UP THE VOLUME AND GUESS WHAT-THE MICE LEFT AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM SINCE. HER VOICE COULD CUT 2 INCH THICK STEEL.

A VOTE FOR OBAMA

Do not be fooled young voters. In order to change this country around, we need Obama. Mccain is running in the same party as Bush. You can figure the rest out on your own.

Why do McCain-Palin don't address the minority in this world. WAKE UP PEOPLE THEY DON'T CARE. I just heard that McCain has 13 vehicles and most of them are not made in the United States.

ONCE THE VOTING PUBLIC DOES SOME HOMEWORK ON THE DEALS WITH BARACK OBAMA ,[ THE DEM. CANDIDATE ] THEY WILL FIND OUT THAT HE HAS A LOT OF GARBAGE ON HIS BACK FROM CHICAGO TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

HOW MUCH OF A KICK BACK DID OBAMA GET FROM THE FAILED OR FAILING INSTUTITIONS. A. I. G. BACKED HOLLYWOOD MAYBE THIS IS WHY OBAMA HAD A FUND RAISER THERE AT THE COST OF $28,500.00 PER PLATE.

HOW MUCH OF THAT $28.500;00 WAS A DONATION TO OBAMA FROM A.I.G. AND HE CLAIMS HE CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS THAT FACE AMERICA.

WELL...... IT TAKES A CROOK TO CLAIM THAT HE CAN FIX THE PROBLEMS. DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU VOTE FOR THIS GUY HE CAN NOT BE TRUSTED

Why did Obama seek to delat the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq? He put his political future ahead of the safety of our troops.

Not ready to lead. Just ready to get elected.

Next Friday will help tell the tale. The debates are going to help us voters pick the pepper from the fly poop when it comes to economic policy, foreign relations, continuing the war in Iraq, and restrengthening the US infrastructure.

i think ive changed my mind. i think i`ll vote for obama. that way i can have 10 kids live off the taxs you other obama voters are going to pay to support the programs he is going to have. seein g that his programs in the end lean toward a socialist goverment. but that wont take place completely until me and many others can bring the welfare system back to what it once was. so ya lets all vote for obama. and if you people that vote for him cant keep up the burdin of paying for all these programs we`ll just sell more companies to foriegn investors to help pay for all the programs obama is going to bring to us.and if you think big bussiness in the states is going to pay for it. sure just as soon as your paying 6 dollars a gallon for gas. 8 dollars a gallon for milk, and for all you budwieser drinkers you might be paying as much as 30 dollars a case to support a now foriegn beer company. so ya lets raise the taxes on big bussiness so we can all pay more for products. but wait. the goverment will step in and put a price cap on all of it when were paying 10 dollars a gallon for gas. 12 dollars a gallon for milk. 8 dollars for a loaf of bread etc etc. but hey me and many others that will not vote for mcain will be living of the system that obama is about to create. thank you for your support!!!!!!!! mcain/palin 2008. its the only logical choice.

All I got to say is if you people think the Republicans are going to change things from Bush tactics and policies because McCain picked a corrupted woman who abuses power... go ahead and vote for McCain/Palin and watch our country blow up with nuclear explosions before the next 4 years is up. We will never know the difference anyway when we are gone.

Man... wake up people!!!!!!!!!!

OBAMA/BIDEN 2008-2016

The Republicans can fool some of the people all of the time but they can't fool all of the people all of the time. I'm a proud member of the latter. Eight is enough. We need, we want Obama/Biden '08, for Hope, For Change, For America.

I hate these 2 state's, these dumb idiots choose Bush twice and half of them still can't get a clue! I can't stand these 2, and how it all depends on them always choosing the wrong choice. Something needs to be changed, it shouldn't depend on these 2 state's that gave us the problem we've had for years and thanks to half of them we are in the mess we're in now, and they STILL HAVEN'T LEARNED!

There are polls, and there are polls, they do not proof anything!!

As an independent, female ,44, if my husband were subpoenaed to testify and refused, he would be in jail! Palin is putting herself and husband above the law, and still voters place their trust in her; Some people just want see a female in the white house no matter who.
McCain, – a war hero, who has traded his soul and place in history in a winner take all grab for the Presidency.

The ultimate downfall of American politics. - SAD

I dont believe in this pool. Obama is leading in Florida and Ohio. You guys should wake up.

Americans need to inject civility into their CNN campaign comments on the CNN Political Ticker. Unfortunately, the loudest, repetitive and most hateful comments come from the Obama group. I will not visit this site again!

mccain/palin08 = service + ethics + family values

obama/biden08 = blah blah change

I'm amazed that most of the talking heads on cable news seem to be shocked that McCain would even suggest that anyone lose his job over the meltdown in our financial markets.

As a Chief Financial Officer, it was my job to analyze the markets, deveop multi-year projections, make necessary adjustments in our business plan, and keep my firm in a sound financial position. I couldn't just sit back and allow a financial disaster to occur....and then expect someone to bail me out. I'd have been fired.

Not only are we NOT talking about firing ANYONE, our government is actually proposing that we give $700 billion to the same people who got us into this mess.

Isn't ANYONE accountable any more?

im mccain and i prove this meesage

something must be wrong with this coumputer or should i say cnn

Obama is such a lying dog. No, I take that back. A dog is better than him.
I've lived alot of years but I have never seen a bigger disgrace run for public office as obama is.
I think my eyes have been opened to liberals also. My God, these people are rabid. The depth of their vile hate is unbelievable.
Obama has a very bad effect on people. He makes us hate each other.

Make an educated vote. Vote Barack Obama. He won't speak to you like you're a clueless child. Obama/Biden '08

“Raising taxes is not patriotic.”

Mccain lost my vote by picking a lier palin full of scandals!!

Still puzzled as to why Florida and Michigan didn't matter to the Obama campaign during the primaries but whence his stolen nomination was secured it's all about Florida and Michigan! I would laugh my butt off if Hillary got more write in votes than Obama and McCain combines.

Why this election is even the slightest bit close is beyond me. We've had 8 years of an administration that lies to the American people, is secretive and thinks it is above the law. Who wants 4 more years of this! McCain/Palin will bring us more of the same! McCain has been lying to the American people in his campaign speeches and ads. Palin won't cooperate with the ethics probe in troopergate. The McCain camp won't let reporters near Palin, and she hides government emails in her private accounts.
This team is already worse than Bush/Cheney when it comes to honesty, transparency, and integrity.
No more! We need to rescue our country from more of the same!
Obama/Biden for truth!

McCain will win!

America cannot afford Obama, the guy with no moral center or sense of American values!

McCain/Palin 08! Country first!

CNN, you need to stop; you know those polls are not correct. WHatever you can dig up that is negative against Obama – YOU DO.

You can't believe all the polls. My friend was called and asked whom she will vote for in the upcoming election. She said no one. The caller said thank you and hung up. He never bothered to ask why she wasn't voting for anyone. She is not eligible to vote because she isn't an American citizen, but I bet her answer landed her in the "undecided" column.

Polls are so misleading. I think voters need to take a hard look at the candidates. They also need to ask – "Am I better off today than I was 8 years ago?" The answer is most likely – NO!!! Well, let's not elect another 4 years of Bush by electing the likes of McCain and Palin. Neither have shown they are smart enough or have the good judgment to turn the countries around. Remember the Keating 5????

This is a very important election – the most important since the 1930's. Vote with your heads not your hearts. If your IQ is over 100, the only choice is Obama,

Democrats and Republicans are all hypocrites. Put one label in front of someone's name, and they are completelly evil or heaven sent. Democracts and Republican alike only care for themselves and could care less for anyone not in line with them. BOTH R TOTALLY UNAMERICAN.

Astounding. It's so sad to think, but I know in my heart it's racism. There could be no other answer when the majority of the people hate George Bush, want the war to end, want new alternative fuels, are fearful of global warming, and want a tax cut (CNN showed that Obama's tax cut is bigger than McCain for those making under 250 grand)... when the majority of the people want all those things and McCain is still tied - racism.

Please, America, look in your hearts, is it the issues or is it race?

McCain and Palin will destroy this country further.

when people come to realize that they dont want the fate of the old

superpower – america, in the hands of an inexperienced first term

senator. they'll do the right thing

Funny...everyone go over to MSNBC and they will show you who is winning in one catergory!

McCain = 13 Automobiles
Obama = 1 Automobie

McCain = 7 houses
Obama = 1 House

You be the judge America....who is more in touch with the common man? Its not that lying Veteran McCain! Oh and for all you repuiblicans who support the wars...guess what, the Men and Women you send over there are 3-1 in Obama's camp! So again you be the judge who the true American is.

If “McCain does support allowing some Social Security funds to enter the stock market in the future, while Obama does not”, how can Obama claim about any potential consequence of that action be “False” ?
Either CNN analysts are idiots, or they think we are idiots…

GO GET'M MCCAIN. WE DONT NEED A SCHOOLBOY ELECTED WITH A FOLLOWING OF HATERS.

If this country votes for another republican president after the previous eight years it will never recover. As it is now we're on a fast track to third world status.

All I can say is that my fervent hope for this election is that people will
vote to save this country, it has been run for 8 years by a totally incompetent party!!!!!
John McCain, try as he may CANNOT think he hasn't been part of it,
it's no good snuggling up to Bush prior to his nomination and now tries to stay away, not even mentioning him......that does not make you
a reformer on anything.
He is a Republican through and through and will continue the same stupid policies that George Bush has used......we all know how well that has worked don't we?
Hopefully America is more sensible than that and will vote to do the right thing for the whole country, boy do we need change and quick!

These are states where half the paople are responsible for their families and actions the other half wants government to take care of them. Only the disabled, young children, and elderly need the basic help of food and shelter. Education is their own responsibility by putting in a 110% effort! The inner cities spend more money per student but get less results, why?

Obama won't win Florida. We haven't forgotten the primary's. He didn't want to count our votes then and he won't get them now. Thug poltics doesn't work here.

Obama/Biden 08

I just don't get why the polls are so tight considering how out of touch john MCsame has appeared,he's caught in lies, very forgetful,he just seems tired,and old.

If Obama's as great as some say, you'd think the polls (such as they are) wouldn't be so close. Could it be that he's NOT as great as some say? It appears McClain is not intimidated and running to WIN. What audacity! Doesn't he know that Obama's the annointed one? Maybe he's just too old to realize that he doesn't have a shot. LOL!

If you have a history of heart problems please don't look at the polls. I don't like McCain for many reasons : the sound of his voice make you think of a zombie, his face look like a mask and most of all his temper that can lead us to war ie "we are all Georgians now.

OBAMA is the only reason I am going to vote. This is my first time voting, and without him the world will lose.

Hey CNN do you think you can cover Obama's speeches on the economy more fairly??? You have been covering Palin the whole 3weeks. I want issues I don't want to hear it from your correspondents we want to hear it from The Presidential Candidates.

Pls be more fair.

Great picture of McCain. I guess he's MOCKING BOTH MOSES AND OBAMA PARTING THE WATERS?

Who's he lecturing today? Buffoonish Palin-McCain-Palin. He should be glad she's letting him ride along for these few moments. Before this campaign, his transgressions didn't draw much disdain. That has certainly changed for this once-honorable actor.

locked in battle grounds

well mr obama has the key to unlock
he has a lot at stake in this great nation, a beautiful wife and two precious little girls. he will lead us from this mess for better days, days of the clinton era
go obama,michelle,biden,jioll,bill, hillary and all bills advisors from his days in office

yes they can fix this mess

The latest Elon University poll shows McCain at 54% and Obama at 37% in N. C.

I pray MC CAIN WILL WIN .
Our AMERICA ,NEEDS A LEADER WITH KNOW HOW AND SAYS AS IT IS .
Other countrys would think twicw to do same thing to us ,because mc cain is a leader ,with courege .
We all must think hard before voting who we vote for ,the Country is going down hill .
Obama is a nice man and a talented politician ,but he is no MC CAIN ,PLUS HIS RUNNING MATE ,BRINGS FRESH AIR TO THE PUBLIC.
GOVENER IS A VERY smart and talented politician and is more qualified ,then Obama or BIDEN .

CNN BIG MISTAKE IS WITH THE TOP SHOW AT 1 PM P.S.T.
THE KAFERTY FILE IS ALWAYS FOR OBAME ,IT IS NO LONGER MY VERY FAVORITE SHOW .
Kafferty is a big mouth and unfaur ,cnn is better then that.

To me these polls show great promise for Obama. Recently he has been down by as many as ten points in Florida. Unless something groundbreaking happens, Obama will easily win.

Voters need to remember this past week. It shows just how much alll Americans must be fearful of a McCain-Palin presidency. The heck with the polls.
McCain is clueless. He's showing his age bigtime. He's lying nonstop and revising his horrific background. We don't need his "experience." And he no longer has any character to speak of after months of lying and mudslinging. This man and his cronies are the ones who allowed this deregulated financial mess to happen.
One thing the media are NOT reminding us about: THE KEATING FIVE. McCain was highly culpabable in that S&L fiasco. Now he wants us to believe HE is the best to handle this current mess??? No way. No how. No McCain-Palin.
It is time for McCain to finally retire. And it's time for Sarah Palin to go back to Alaska. We don't her lipstick or her crazy ideas for "fxin" our nation.

McCain's lead will increase once the debates are finished because "The Messiah" won't be with his teleprompter!!!

NO WAY NO HOW NOBAMA!!!!

CNN DO SOME INVESTIGATING ON OBAMA.

HOW MUCH OF A KICK BACK DID HE GET FROM THE FAILING A.I.G.
AND HOW MUCH MONEY DID HE GET FROM OTHER FAILED INSTITUTIONS

HOW DID OBAMA GET THE OPPONENTS KICKED OFF THE BALLOT FOR THE OFFICE HE WAS RUNNING FOR IN ILLINOIS

WHAT ARE HIS TIES TO THE ABRIC WORLD REMEMBER HE WORE HIS ABRIC GRAB TO SHOW THE WORLD HIS ETHNIC BACKGROUND ONE MONTH BEFORE THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9-11

CNN PROTARYS OBAMA TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. THIS MAN HAS ALOT OF GARBAGE ON HIS BACK SIDE AND ONCE THE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT THE BETTER INFORMED THEY WILL BE TO VOTE FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

HE IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED WITH THE PRESIDENCY OF THE U.S.A.

WHAT ARE HIS TIES TO THE UNDESIRABLES IN THE CHICAGO AREA

Sarah what color is your lipstick?

In what aspect, Mike?

Game over!

I'm sure McCain will go to Ohio and claim to be a Buckeye fan because lies just spew out of his mouth as easily as some other guy we all know (hint: GWB).

Perhaps you should explain to all the parents of special needs kids that you claim to be an advocate for, just why you vetoed $275,000 from the Special Olympics budget while governor of Alaska, therefore, cutting it by half.

We adults can handle the many lies we have come to expect from you about your record, but this is particularly grievous, because with friends like you, these kids do not need any enemies!

CNN- No post on this. Who is for equal pay Senator Obama?

Obama’s 28 male staffers divided among themselves total payroll expenditures of $1,523,120. Thus, Obama’s average male employee earned $54,397. Obama’s 30 female employees split $1,354,580 among themselves, or $45,152, on average … on average, Obama’s female staffers earn just 83 cents for every dollar his male staffers make …

McCain’s payment patterns are the stuff of feminist dreams. McCain’s 17 male staffers split $916,914, thus averaging $53,936. His 25 female employees divided $1,396,958 and averaged $55,878. On average, according to these data, women in McCain’s office make $1.04 for every dollar a man makes.

Obama was toast when he selected Biden , not that Biden is a bad guy – simply the wrong person. Shows Obama's common sense.
Obama needs another ten yrs of voting records so we can see what he really is, or isn't? So far his "present" votes outweigh most everything else.
Jack Carlson
Seattle WA

Polls are not telling me anything! I am just so discouraged by the ads & the negativity being thrown around & especially the racial tones that's in the written media. Yahoo posted an article written by various contributors as to a survey of whites in 4 categories of how they would vote & what their impression of blacks are generally. The categories were all, independent, republican, & democrats. Needless to say, what the results found. I only wish that as Americans we could make decisions about this election and anyone else, as MLK stated, by the content of character & not skin color. I commend Sen. Obama for not using race as an excuse for attacks. In other words, politics as usual. I can only hope that the American people will look at this election carefully & judge the candidates based on a clear mind as to the direction of this country for the next four years.

Laura Bush stated on 09/01/08 that Palin’s experience as a mayor, qualified her for the Republican vice presidency.

Cindy McCain stated Sunday, 8/31/08 Palin had national security experience because Alaska was next to Russia.

QUESTIONS TO ALL THE MOTHER'S OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN

Are you willing to take a chance that the welfare and safety of your own children, may at sometime in the future be the responsibility of the Republican party that actually believes that anyone, male or female, with experience as a city council member and the mayor of a village of 9.000 for 8 of her 10 years of “executive” experience, actually qualifies the candidate for the top office in the land?

The same Republican party believes that the fact that the state, which has a total population of less than the city of Atlanta, and which she is the current governor of for all of 20 months, during which time she has already managed to create a cloud of suspicion for possibly abusing the power of her office. and is currently being investigated, is actually qualified for national security because the state she is the governor of is next to Russia?

No matter how you feel about the Democratic ticket at least the one with the lesser experience was ELECTED, and made a VP selection of someone who would bring balance to the ticket and provides some responsibility. The Republican VP was SELECTED by one man that actually believes the Republican statements and beliefs as outlined above.

You parents out there need to think long and hard about this ticket but more importantly about the Republican party which is apparently so welling to cater to the Far Right that the entire Republican party is willing to chance putting your own kids future in jeopardy, just so they can win an election?

How exactly is that considered "Country First"?

What many Democrats now supportint McCain have begun to learn and confirm is that due to his inexperience, Obama cannot make decisions. Rather, he waits to see what others say or do, and then he joins in with hindsight.

We have seen this throughout Obama's political career. In the IL Senate he could not make up hi s mind on pending legislation and voted "Present" 113 times. In the initial days of the Russia-Georgia conflict, Obama changed his position to more closely follow McCain's but did not do so until 3 days later.

In the current Wall Street melt down, McCain came out with his plans, while Obama is still formulating his plans 5 days later.

If we let a man like this in the White House – full of indecision – this country will go into a meltdown

And as for Obama's phony stance on Iraq and his opposition to it – baloney. 100% of Obama's votes in the Senate have approved the conflict and the ongoing funding. His "speech against the war" was just that – words in a speech. When it really counts, Obama is not able to stand up

In summary McCain already built an amazing reputation accomplishments on his actions and his deeds while Obama is trying to make his reputation with words on what he might do ...

I still want to hear more about the real issues! I'm sick and tired of phony outrage about lipstick and pigs and then being told that he never really believed Obama called her a pig. What a waste of our time!

Looks like things are slowly slipping away from McCain. The recent revelations regarding the repeated failures of Republican administrations is really taking its toll even in Republican strongholds.

A new day is dawning...

DV

Hey CNN, why are North Carolina and Indiana STILL showing on the map as "Leaning McCain"????? Why not move them into the tossup category? How is a one or two point lead still get them into the category of "leaning" to McCain?

You've got a credibiity gap with this story, and I think you shoud correct the misrepresentations, or give us a better reason than you have for interpreting it this way.

CNN you post this.
Stop worrying people about lipticks comment and start focus on the economy to avoid a much bigger disaster. The enlistment in our milatary is all time low. Soldiers are doing two three tours of duty fom Iraq to Afghanistan. Our young soldiers are stress fighting a war that they do not know anything about. Sucuide among soldiers are all time high. There is no real help for the soldiers that suffer post traumatic stress. Some of our veterans are homeless after sevice the country that they love. This is unacceptable. We cannot afford to go to war with Russia and Pakistan like Palin had suggested. Come on how many wars that the republicans want us to fight before they become satisfy.

I have great difficulty believing these polls! With McCain making consistent errors and the constant lies that he is being called to task for, it seems unbelievable that any "thinking" person would even consider voting for him. He has sold out! He seems to be senile, he has put this country on the back burner by choosing Palin, a right wing wacko with radical ideas and NO foreign policy experience (except that she can "see" Russia) and would actually endanger this country by allowing her to literally be a heartbeat away from the Presidency. Considering his advanced age and history of cancer, it is conceivable that he will die while in office leaving her in charge! These two are a dangerous duo and I just find it hard to believe that this country would fall for the lies and tricks of the Republican party for a "third" time!

I actually don't take these polls serious... I think Obama is ahead in alot of these states that seems to be close... I think John McCain is in some serious trouble with voters isn't last week with the economy crises....

I Just can't see McCain taking this one..

Stop worrying people about lipticks comment and start focus on the economy to avoid a much bigger disaster. The enlistment in our milatary is all time low. Soldiers are doing two three tours of duty fom Iraq to Afghanistan. Our young soldiers are stress fighting a war that they do not know anything about. Sucuide among soldiers are all time high. There is no real help for the soldiers that suffer post traumatic stress. Some of our veterans are homeless after sevice the country that they love. This is unacceptable. We cannot afford to go to war with Russia and Pakistan like Palin had suggested. Come on how many wars that the republicans want us to fight before they become satisfy.

Margin of error = cellphones and newly registered Democratic party voters.

The Secretaries of State forum that aired this weekend was excellent, excellent, excellent! I have watched it twice now as there was so much information to absorb during this discussion of our foreign policy challenges. The forum was focused, un-partisan and extremely informative. I would hope that the Presidential Debate on foreign policy addresses many of the comments / recommendations made by these former Secretaries of State. Thank you, CNN, for airing such an excellent, informative forum.

why is this election so close? this i don't understand

Just keep it up, keep on ridiculing McCain and Palin. More and more of my friends are not happy with the media and will vote for McCain just to show who has the power in this country.

It is encouraging that after the flash and bling of the Palin nomination, America is once again paying attention. Now on to the issues! Now remember that McCain belongs to the party that got us into this mess. I wonder if they even considered bailing out the ordinary American as they did those failing corporations? Also, I suggest that the CEOs of these institutions DO NOT DESERVE LARGE COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR SCREWING UP!!! You think Senator Obama is a socialist? Well, don't look, it's here and the GOP is at the helm.

Do Not Bail Out banks...Think Americans...What are the chances that two Major Banks fail days apart and the government had nothing to do with it. Think People, the gov't staged this event to send you into panic to take our money and give it to their friends on wallstreet. Bush strikes again, just like with 9-11 and the Iraq WAR. NO NO NO BAILOUT. Banks can't loan money they don't have and if they do, they deserve to go broke and go to jail. You're FDIC insured it won't hurt you. and why can't the gov't just loan the trillion dollars to us instead of banks. Call your congressman today and say No to bailout.

Man, so all the battle ground states are in McCains favor?

You suppose you folks in the media could just skip the people going to the polls and you can declare your ideal candidate for us.
If McCain stops too quick I hope you all have a tissue to wipe the residue from McCains behind off your noses...
In some ways I almost wish McCain would win...I'd like to see the MSM suffer the way we out here in the hinterlands have had it handed to us...maybe when you start losing your jobs, your savings, your insurance coverage, and your kids get set to war, you will wise up.
But, I doubt it...

I just have one thing to say. Can American really afford another "D" student to run our country? Look at the mess the current "D" student has gotten us in to.

Obama/Biden '08

Lets donkey kick MCcain out of the general lol.

Experienced Leadership over Guess work

Proven action vs 'Voted Present'

Maverick vs OJT

Both are wishing Hillary was a part of their team = Nomination

No, 18 million+ voters won't get over the fact that Howard 'Yeehaw' Dean, Nancy 'No Nuts' Pelosi and Harry 'In Search light of Knowledge' decided for 2 states (Michigan and Florida) + the rest of the democratic country, plucked a Senator 143 days into his committment to the state of Illinois and crammed him down our throats. 46 days and counting and we still don't know how he votes on key issues...he talks an unspecific plan.

McCain we know and will choose...that's why when the present President who also didn't have experience like Obama, ran this country into the ground..there is only one person who we trust can lead us – McCain.

Also, forget those attacks against Palin – Biden is OLD WASHINGTON POLITICS, just like Obama said he wasn't but chose anyway.

I really am hoping that all of the polls and MSM predict Obama to win the General Election, just like they did in the New Hampshire and California Primaries.

Maybe the humiliation of being confronted with the inescapable truth of a McCain Landslide will cause a "Journalism 9/11" not unlike the shake-up on Wall Street.

Obama is going down.

McCain/Palin '08

It's all coming down to race in the end--issues mean nothing-positions mean nothing--it's who is more like us that counts-
Obama loses.

A poll on the cover of the Miami Herald in South Florida has McCain up by 1 (which is absolutely meaningless, btw) in a poll of likely voters. Please, someone tell me how valid a poll of likely voters is in a race where the Democrats have added 2.5 million new voters in battleground states (over 400,000 here) while Republicans have lost 300,000 in the same battlegrounds. If anything, the poll like the one I cited above shows the good news for Obama. That poll above didn't take into account the new voters registered, nor do most any polls take into account cell phone-only voters. It's looking better and better for Obama!

Don't trust these polls... they do not include new voters, and the way are conducted is questionable at best. I think Obama is winning by landslide in these states.

polls mean nothing. The only that matters to me is the final one, called election day.

take notice obamas taxincrease is above the senates pay mecalns is not go boys go

All you kids supporting Obama might not get all you think you will from him........ask your mama's and daddy's for once in your lives instead of thinking you know it all, sometimes experience just means you have lived long enough to process more information about the world.

Pay attention the next time Obama hummmms his way through an answer...........means he is trying remember what he is supposed to say here.

Palin really wanted to ban the "Harry Potter" books in Alask? lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol ..I can't stop laughing. She IS a WACKO.

Polls don't mean a thing !!! McCain has no real vision......because he's always in the past .....just like most senior citizens....they can't help it ......poor souls !!!

With all the favorable coverage that Obama gets, he is still neck to neck. Why?

In my opinion it is because people can’t trust Obama.

He hasn’t showed us that he loves this country, what we have seen is an elitist Harvard graduate that everything he has preached he hasn’t practiced.

He has never put America first.

McCain really doesn't have clue does he?

Why do we get so many articles saying 'battleground states are close!!!!' Isn't that the definition of battleground? Can we all relax a little bit and let things play out, without overly analyzing every poll? We all know polls shift, and we all know that battleground states will be close.

I cannot BELIEVE people will actually vote for John McCain in light of how horrible things have been for our country in the last 8 years. This is unreal. I thought our country was truly ignorant for allowing Bush a 2nd term, but if we allow a 3rd term for his policies this country will become 3rd world. There will be the rich and then there will be peasants and all those peasants will be miserable, and the only pleasure they'll have is knowing that the black guy didn't win the presidency. That is so unbelievably stupid.

In the privacy of the voting booth you will hear our voices-we're not telling pollsters the truth either now or after the election--suggest you read up on the Bradley effect which says you can deduct 7 points from any black running for election because people will not admit racism over the phone-Obama is actually way behind-

Try again in 2012'

These polls mean virtually nothing. The fact that McCain is still in contention surely frustrates and worries the Democrats. They cannot fathom why the "Chosen One" is not ahead by 30 points.

The Dems are good at attacking somebody but beyond that they are simply an empty shell. They can put out one negative ad after another negative attack ad with all their money. They think money is the answer to everything...and they have plenty of it.

They are running scared remembering 2004 when they also thought they had a somebody that could not possibly lose. They have this lock step mind meld mentality that just does not understand the average everyday American.

Try polling students for a change. You can talk about how they are unreliable voters. That may have been true in the past, but not this year. I witnessed first hand at the Obama rally in Jacksonville how well the campaign has performed in its voter registration drives. There are hundreds of thousands of first time voting students in Florida and Ohio who will turn out to vote this year, and they are choosing Obama 5 to 1. If even half these first time voters turn out, Obama wins.

I think that polling methods will be forever changed after this election. These polls do not account for voters that only have cell phones, and do not have land line phones. Obama has a huge following of young and minority voters that fall into this category. I think that Bill Clinton is correct when he predicted that Obama will win by a landslide. But I guess we will all find out after THE poll of polls is taken this November 4.

DONT and I repeat DONT believe CNN polls, they have not clue whatsoever on anything..
everyday they want the voters to go with what CNN says..

CNN has never polled people in \MN yet they say this is a toss up state or a McBush state..

read my lips and i dont have lipstick.

Does that mean that Battle Ground states will not suffer when senile McBush and Dim bulb Paris Palin put our economy into the next great depression?

There are 94 million white voters-there are 13 million black voters-
the latest poll shows 40% of whites believe blacks are lazy or violent and that 30% of white Democrats will not vote for Obama-

Net net: Obama loses.

Sweet music to my ears.

You Obama-bots best be praying for Hillary to prepare Obama for the debates. He, so far, sucks at them. I can hardly wait for the debates. If he could only know the question in advance and have a teleprompter, it might be a slam dunk. Out spending 8 to 1, the worst Republician President in history, the worst economy and it is still a tie?

Turning this economy over to John McCain and (oh, my) Sarah Palin is like turning the hen house over to the foxes.

republicans must be proud of their new nationalist/socialist/republican party?
how stoopid can people be?
if i were a republican , i would either vote for obama or write-in ron paul. at least he knows whats goin on in this government's economic policies, and their policy in georgia,iraq,afghanistan,iran, russia,and south america.

I am from Ohio and am not seeing the McCain lead that is being reported. Our jobs have been decimated during the last 7 years. Foreclosures have hit most every community hard. In light of this I will be voting for the candidate who will protect social security, not privatize it. I will be voting for Obama because Ohio has had enough and cannot bear to sink lower economically.

There is a reason why McCain continues to creep up in the polls. I think people are checking their facts now. I think things, like the false immigration ad that was presented in spanish shows the dirty politics that Obama's campaign is guilty of. This shows the limit of what Obama will do for a vote, It seems Obama wants to divide and pretend to conquer. It is outrageous. I hope the Hispanic people in this country do alot of fact seeking before they vote.

george bush, john mccain, and phil graham , crash our country, and we reward them? this is ridiculous.

I don't want to pay for another war, in money or blood, with IRAN. That is the #1 reason why I'm voting for Obama. No more war – we've lost enough.

Give the battleground states time to see beyond Obama's ads, democratic rhetoric and the hollywood/liberal media support and they will see him for what he really is....completely unqualified with a 1960's plan that will devastate the US economy for decades.

It took 25 years for the US to recover from the 1960's economic policies. Do we really want to have to wait another 25 years for recovery?

Out spending 8 to 1 and it is still tied? What does that say about Obama? The worst possible year for the Republicians and yet? I can not believe it. It could have been a dream ticket.

If Hillary was the candidate the democrats wouldn't be messing themselves right now. Knowing full well that when the people step into the voting booth they are not going to pull the lever for obama.

They might say, they will, but everyone knows they wont. Again democrats shoot them selves in the butt and manage to pull a defeat from what with Hillary would have been a sure victory.

Obama will turn out more voters in all of the swing states!!! Obama will win Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Nevada, and Florida. We already have Iowa and New Mexico. It may seem close in the polls, but Obama has inspired a new generation of young and old, black, white, latino, and asian. The enthusiam gap of Obama supporters and John McCain voters are 20 points apart. OBAMA WILL WIN!!!

it's gonna be Obama in Nov

Why would they make doll figures of mccain and palin when BOZO THE CLOWN would cover both.

It sickens me to see that this race is as close as it is when the past eight years should be a strong reason it should be! :S

Obama/Biden '08

I wish that there wasn't a race issue in this election as the polls would not be this close. Obama would be so far in the lead.
What is it about the color of a man's skin that causes a person to question his abilities? Isn't this nation better than that?
Europe sure does think so. Why don't we show them that we are?
I'm a white woman of age 60 and it sure doesn't rattle my brain at all.

Do you really think residents of the "battleground" states are going to vote for a person who never was on a battleground, never served his country in the military, never suffered for his country, actually never did much of anything patriotic or sacrificial? Instead of Obama turning red states blue, you are going to see blue states turn red.

this country will collapse under mccain/palin.

All I hear from CNN pundits s that Obama can't win this state or that state. What does John McCain has to offer??? And I am so tired of calling every ad from Obama negative when it is actually based on fact. McCain is the one who lies day in and day out.

If the press wasn't so hating on Obama, this election would not even be close. You peddled the rumors that there was a rift in deomcratic party for weeks trying to weaken Obama...he navigated all that while you were claiming he was afraid of the Clintons.

Even when Obama tonbnes of specifics on what he plans to do on the economy, you still say his plans lacks details...what has McCain offered? His advisor said McCain does not need to offer specifics until he is elected just like he said he cannot tell us who he plans to get Bin Laden until he is elected. What a bunch of crap.

Journalists need to do their job and report, we do not need for you to be telling people who to vote for. McCain hgas no substance and only hangs around because the media like to think he has substance. He lacks judgement and should not be rewarded with leading this country.

These polls are good news for Obama, who was trailing by much more in these states a week ago!

this crook of the crooks has the NERVE to bark orders to the PEOPLE and the PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATIVES!!!

WHO THE HECK DOES HE THINK HE IS?

KING GEORGE'S MASTER?

WAIT, HE IS...

Gallop = Obama by 4

How is this possible with ALL that experience McSame has?
Shouldn't McSame be up by 20?

Obama – '08

it's going to be a 16 year winter for the GOP

HOPE OBAMA WINS in NOV......AMERICA NEEDS YOU!!! AMERIcA UNITE.... SAY NO TO BUSH ...MACCAIn...PALIN ...NEWWORLD ORDER!!! OBAMA 08

Me thinks McCain has more of an edge than general polls indicate. He's always ahead in polls of "likely voters." Obama may be slightly ahead in national polls because a state like California, with it's huge population, overwhelmingly polls for Obama and everyone knows it's electoral votes are going for him already. It's the toss up States that really matter and McCain has a slight advantage there. Plus, rightly or wrongly, race is a factor here. There's probably a certain number of voters who might tell a polster they'll vote for Obama, but when it comes down to it in the voting booth, they won't be able to get themselves to vote for an african american.

McCain like Bush will bring more threat to our country. Obama/Biden ticket is very strong on national security and Biden as well as Obama is well respected around the world. Obama has better judgment on every single issues that we need on a president than mccain. That is why we must vote Democratic this November to prevent a second 9/11 and have someone who is ready for what ever decission to defend our national security in case of any plot. McCain/Palin ticket I doubt it no foreign policies no experience we cannot risk our country with that ticket.
Do not listen to the republican scare tactics and believe anything they have to say. The republican is the party we as voters should stay away from this November. They have done enough to our country and the economy and we cannot afford four more years of economic disasters and begging China to lend us money.

Has anyone read this yet. I couldn't believe this when I read it.

At the insistence of the McCain campaign, the Oct. 2 debate between the Republican nominee for vice president, Gov. Sarah Palin, and her Democratic rival, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., will have shorter question-and-answer segments than those for the presidential nominees, the advisers said. There will also be much less opportunity for free-wheeling, direct exchanges between the running mates. McCain advisers said they had been concerned that a loose format could leave Ms. Palin, a relatively inexperienced debater, at a disadvantage and largely on the defensive.
McCain advisers said they were only somewhat concerned about Ms. Palin’s debating skills compared with those of Mr. Biden, who has served six terms in the Senate, or about his chances of tripping her up. Instead, they say, they wanted Ms. Palin to have opportunities to present Mr. McCain’s positions, rather than spending time talking about her own experience or playing defense.

Duhhhhh. And they want us to believe she is read to debate Foreign Diplomas from Russia or Iran. Give me a break. What a circus sideshow this American Presidentail Race has become.

well god is good and if god be for obama who can be against him

cnn forget about all this polls,maccin is a loser.

"7 percent undecided"...how could one be undecided at this point? Seriously? I mean, c'mon, it's a pretty simple choice folks. Even if you vote for one over the other, their ideologies are 180 degrees different from each other. How could there possibly be that many people undecided?

I wonder if Sen. McCain is having second thoughts about not picking Mitt Romney

1) Romney's economic background would've given McCain more economic credentials

2) Romney's Michigan upbringing may have helped Sen. McCain more there in the polls

3) Romney would've energized many conservatives (aka Talk Radio)

4) Romney's baggage has been aired a lot through the primaries where as Gov. Palin seems to have a lot of baggage that's being aired out now

i am really praying that obama do a good debate he is smart and i hope amerians are smart as well.

Remember, remember the 5th of November...

There is a scene in the movie "V for Vendetta" when V pleads to the citizens of the country to stand with him to change the policies set forth under the current administration. We need CHANGE people. Vote for Obama/Biden 08.

not this time enough

If Only People With Land Lines Are Polled, And They Are Likely Voters Them Why Have I Never Been Polled? I Have Had The Same Number For Almost 20 Years!

I am tired of the weak orchestrated politics of the Demo-publicans. McBama is starting to fuse into the same corporate pandering candidate. They will do anything as seen in both of their awful ads lately.

Factcheck.org and others chronicle the Demo-publican lies.

Green Party for true progressive voters.

Boy, you Americans sure are a dumb lot! At the rate you're going, you're headed for 3rd world status. Y'all must be so proud. Christ, you're all as dumb as fence posts. At least fence posts serve a purpose; you guys are another matter. Oh yeah, you're all good at killing.

How is it that Michelle Obama was labeled unpatriotic for a statement she made, but the first duuude (Todd Palin) wasn't even though he was a member of AIP that wanted Alaska to succeed from the union??? Please someone answer that question for me? And while your at it answer this, how is a person ready to be the VP yet they aren't ready to answer questions from the press?

LET’S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT…….

Here's a little something forwarded to me by friends:
Let me see if I have this straight.....

* If you grow up in Hawaii , raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic,
different."
* Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, a quintessential American story.

* If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

* Name your kids Willow , Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

* Graduate from Harvard law School , you are unstable.

* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

* If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first
black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive
that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law
professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over
750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services
committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a
state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the
Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees,
you don't have any real leadership experience.

* If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and
6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the
governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become
the country's second highest ranking executive.

* If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2
beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real
Christian.

* If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your
disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

* If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper
use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

* If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other
option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen
daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

* If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a
prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community,
then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent
America 's.

* If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DUI conviction
and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was
a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your
family is extremely admirable.

OK, much clearer now.

We don't need the Hillary supporters, we have the momentum now!!!!! Obama all the way to the Whitehouse!!!!!!

Obama '08, '12

That's funny, the polls just forgot to mention all the, new and young registered voters which overwellmingly support Obama something like 3:1 and in some states 2:1. I won't be arrogant like the republicans. I'll just say the polls are crap and get ready for election day. It's going to be a real upset for some people.

The devil is going to be one angry sun of biscut.

Whit all the help that obama is getting from liberal news networks , Hollywood crowd , rich people , big corporations and still locked in battlegrounds? Must say if this trend continue McCain will win this elections

Enough! We need a new team of democrats lead by Obama running this country.

I find it funny people are saying Obama is an empty suit. Well let's look at this empty suit: President of the Harvard Law Review; Constitutional Law Professor for 12 years; Illinois State Senator for 8 years ; Member of the Foreign Intelligence Committe for 2 years ; Sponsered, co sponsered over 130 bills. Yeah sure sounds empty to me, everybody is a Constitutional Law Scholar with 12 years as senator, aren't they? And to the morons who say Palin is more qualified than Obama because of her 19 mos as Governor, don't forget she is more qualified than mccain too who never ran anything.
mccain/palin = pathological liars

Great....yet another "close" race the GOP can rig a third time by tampering with voting machines and blocking voter participation by various hishonorable means....gotta keep that war machine gravy train running, right?

Do these polls count the for millions of voters who do not have landlines (mostly under 30)?

Who exactly are you polling? YOUR poll show Obama three points ahead nationally. Where are you getting our numbers from in Florida, Missouri, and Ohio? Which counties? How many people? If you expect people to believe these polls, why don't we after get the raw statistical data?

Why dont we give each candidate a club and put them in a mud pond deep enough to reach up to their waists and then let them slug it out? Oh, wait a minute, isnt that what they are doing already?

I have no faith in all these polls. Everyone I talk to wouldn't vote Repub if their very lives depended on it and,in my humble opinion, rightfully so.*8 years of disaster after disaster prove them right and the Repugs currently in office are the problem NOT the solution.GO DEMS

You know the guy who steps up when no one else will? Like when the war against terrorism in Iraq appeared lost? When everyone else had resigned themselves to defeat and were willing to take the easy way out?

Everyone, that is, except one guy who put everything on the line to take a stand against the enemy. Because he puts his country first. That's what makes that guy a leader.

And, in a dangerous world, it's what should make that guy our president.

Americans for McCain '08

In a close contest for the democrat's nomination of their candidate for president, the media did all it could to undermine Mrs Clinton chances and push Mr. Obama to the top, making sure that the Super Delegates would chose him. This hapenned even when the pools showed Mrs Clinton would be a better candidate agains Mr McCain. After that was acomplished the media continues to work hard to promote Mr. Obama and descredit Mr. McCain and Mrs Palin, but without much success. Now they want the Clintons to come to the rescue, and can even agree that to pick Mrs Clinton as his running mate was the correct thing to do. And as if they did not know keep asking HOW COME THIS RACE IS A TIE?

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is too late. It is unfortunate but the McCain/Palin ticket will win, the thruth is, americans are not ready to have an afroamerican first family in the white house.

May obama be the next president

Seems like I always overestimate the intelligence of the American people. I didn't think we'd elect W in 2000, and I was certain he'd lose in 2004. But there you go. It's "patriotism" to support this ridiculous war, but God forbid that we should work together to strengthen our economy and help the suffering. It's "patriotism" to stick a yellow ribbon on your Suburban, but don't even think about moving that ribbon to a hybrid vehicle to help improve our air quality or break our addiction to foreign energy. Well, we'll get what we deserve, I guess. If McCain wins, I pity my grandchildren.

If McSame's decisions this summer do not sway Americans to vote for Obama – NOTHING IN THIS WORLD WILL ! ! ! ! This is like steering the Titantic toward an iceberg, knowing it's there, and not turning away.

Obama is clearly the better thinker and has a grasp on the economy.
He also has the better economic team supporting him.

Obama was RIGHT about the Iraq war.
Obama IS RIGHT about withdrawal from Iraq.

Obama for President!

these polls are bogus until they represent people with cell phones . theres a big area of new voters that have no home phones–so who are these people polling .

LET'S GO AMERICA I HAVE WATCH THIS ELECTION FROM THE BEGINNING SEEN ALL THE RALLIES AND DEBATES....I HAVE NOTICE THAT OBAMA SLOGAN IS STILL THE SAME HE AGREE THAT THE PEOPLE WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT POLITICS....SO HE WENT TO THEM FIRST DOOR BY DOOR.....BLOCK BY BLOCK......THEY WANTED CHANGE NOW EVERYONE IS SAYING CHANGE BUT WHAT CHANGE ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT.........OBAMA WAS THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO SAY PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO PAY FOR COLLEGE NOW EVERYONE IS SAying it.....so if we put someone else in the whitehouse who will they copy then!

The only poll that counts is the one on NOVEMBER 4TH.

Rome fell in a day. If McCain/Palin are elected we'll fall on Nov.4, 2008.

I suppose that you, as CCN, television press, are pleased to be manipulating the election so that it is "close", a "wild ride", etc. I have watched the televised election coverage at it amazing how much is focused on the irrelevant and designed to sway the public against the front-runner to allow a more interesting finish. That sells, just like the flagrant false advertising the Republicans engage in constantly. But McCain, who wasn't even campaigning yesterday, received as much, if not more sound bites than Obama who WAS campaigning.
I suppose that McCain will "win" the debates even with a modest performance, because, as Bush, that is what is expected.
Your coverage and analysis is pathetic and disappointing. This election should never be this close.

John McCain sent operatives to Alaska to quash the originally bi-partisan investigation into "troopergate" (8 Republicans & 4 Democrats originally for the investigation, 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats on the investigation team). Why are they doing everything in their power to keep this information away from us? This sends up some major red flags for me.

with soooo many polls conducted everyday am getting lost in the web.
which polls should we take seriously,daily,hourly,each media house,my gut feelings,yours?

We're getting what we deserve. We elected Geroge and Company for two terms. We never learn. All great nations eventually fall. Rome fell in a day. We'll fall Nov. 4 if McCain/Palin are elected. We can't afford more of the same.
VOTE OBAMA!

Ohh the polls...

Bradley effect vs teenagers with cell phones.

do the polls really show what is going on in this election? Probably not.

This country needs real leadership, not a Hollywood star.

Anyone see SNL last night?

It pretty much sums up McCain's campaign.

When he is told that being negative and telling lies & distortions of the truth will make him win, then McCain becomes BUSH 3

This is why the electoral college, one of the last two remnants of the 18th century still in the constitution, needs to be abolished or at least amended to be awarded proportionately in each state. How can we call ourselves a democracy when we do not have direct election of the president. (By the way, the other 18th century remnant still in the constitution is the second amendment.)

Truth and reality don't matter! Keep up the good work!

I do not believe these polls. Obama is well ahead based on my daily intercations with people. When will these pollsters start calling young people with cell phones. Pollsters need to move with the times. How many young people use land lines – not many and these are the young people who are going to vote for Obama this time. They can identify with Obama – not McCain.

First Off do these polls call Cell phone. Not so in other words you are not polling the young people. I think If you were calling cell numbers that you would get a different perspective on the polls. Obama would be way ahead, Any how if the American people want to put to lying deceitful people into the White House they will. And then the idiots can finish off the the US, Wake up and see what is in front of your face. A real change is in the works for the American people if they vote for Barack . It is up to us to do this,

This years debates are critical.

I am disgusted to hear that race can be such a great issue with this election rather than intelligence. We have had a white PRESIDENT/VP for 8 years but what good did that do, except for loss of jobs, bad economy, financial turmoil and national debt in the TRILLIONS.... Wake up people, quit with the racial profiling. Do what is right, we need CHANGE, we need Barack/Biden to bring these changes and not McPalin (or should I say dumb & dumber).

WE NEED U OHIO, INDIANA AND FLORIDA!

Democratic Supporter!

My money is buried in an old sock in the backyard. If McCain is elected
money in my backyard puts me way ahead of the rest.

2000 all over again. The Democrats never learn. They lost in 2000, not because the Supreme Court stepped in, trumped democracy, and gave it to Bush (that did happen), but because they campaigned so hard against Nader, against Gore's relationship to Bill Clinton, that they forgot their target, George W Bush, the idiot governor from my state of Texas.

Will they learn? Nope. Now they forgot McCain is the guy running, have focused on Palin, forgot to work on getting back all the voters they insulted within the party who voted for Clinton. They didn't do the things they said they'd do, and now they will risk paying for it. All that Hubris and nowhere to put it.

This is the most important Presidental race that I can remember in my 54 yr lifetime. Political, sociological, and economic elements in America are all on thin threads. Despite the fragile state, the spirit and will of America is alive and I trust we will all be sensible and vote what is truely best for our country. We must.

Yeah, well with the biased coverage that CNN is showing: I notice you have another Obama rally video, but you NEVER show any McCain Palin rallys. It is a wonder why this race is so close; there are many out there that don't buy what you, and Obama are pushing.

I find it cynical the way McCain smiles every time a negative comment is made of his opponent during his speeches. This caddy behavior and should be alarming to most. It certainly is a significant turn-off and not a quality I want my next president to have…. McCain is scary and that’s all there is to it!

What a mess the Republican ticket has become.

Don't ya just love the way the poll numbers are reported ? Oh yeah! McCain surges ahead ! ( one point?) Obama has small lead in Michigan ( five points ?) All along , in CNN reporting, i'ts always , make a big deal out of McCains numbers (if they are ahead ) and understate Obama's ! Anyone else noticed that?? There is going to be a big suprize on Nov. 4th ! The young vote is Obama's ace in the hole, oh and by the way, the other ace in the whole is, people that REALLY REALLY care about their country AND each other, will vote OBAMA .

We deserve everything we get if McCain/Palin are elected. hang on folks, it's going to be a very bumpy ride.

VOTE OBAMA!

I shutter to think where we'll be in 4 year if McCain/Palin are elected. God help us all.

The Polls Will Show A Better Picture After The Debates On Friday! I Think Obama Will Regain The Lead In Those States! I Will Use My Vote To Try And Make Missouri Blue This Year!

McCain is a doing nothing flip flopping Bush-ite. So if that's what people want, well then anyone that votes for them gets exactly what they deserve – 4 more years of the same last 8 years.

Notice how John McCain looks more and more confused.
OBAMA is the SANE choice.

These polls are not accurate... theY are not capturing the full scope of the voters- Obama will win be a LANDSLIDE!!!!

I hope Florida voters will remember that he didn't care about their votes in the primaries. And the only reason you are important to him now is that he needs Florida to win!

It's amazing that people are willing to accept 4 more years of Republican rule, yet, complain they have/will lose everything. The saying is right, STUPID IS FOREVER.

These polls are not accurate... theu are not capturing the full scope of the voters- Obama will win be a LANDSLIDE!!!!

Does anyone believe any polls they read anymore? I don't. Last week they had McCain up 5 and this week Obama is up 5. This polling system is more outdated than McCain himself.

This election isn't even close. Obama 311 electoral votes McCain 224 electoral votes. You heard it hear first.

I'm either going to CRY LIKE A BABY (yeah I admit it) or SHOUT FOR JOY on the announcement of who has been elected the next President of the United States of America.

The election has been a roller coaster.

Obama/Biden '08

I implore people in these swing states to vote for Obama. For the best future of this country and the world, we can not have it any other way.
Thank you,
Robert M Ossining, NY

With many people discouraged, I don't why the polls are as close as they are. Blinded by the light I guess.
OBAMA FOR CHANGE!

I am absolutely stunned that the election is this close.

With the very high likelihood that M-C-C-A-I-N W-I-L-L D-I-E I-N O-F-F-I-C-E A-N-D P-A-L-I-N W-I-L-L B-E P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T, it absolutely shocks me that this is so close.

This is the scariest possibility of all for this voter. May America come to its senses on November 4!

Come on people. Wake up and let's vote Democrat in November. This Hillary Clinton supporter took a little longer to make up my mind about Senator Obama. After seeing Hillary Clinton here in Tampa on 9/8/08 made me make up my mind right then and there. It was great to see her again. We do not want another McBush in the White House. No way, No McCain, and definitely no Palin. OBAMA/BIDEN 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is supposed to be the year for Dem, but Obama is not leading with big margin. Why? The polls are telling us something, that Obama will lose this election, no doubt about it.

Polls, polls, polls...

They mean nothing.

McCain IS going to win Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Nevada, and Colorado.

Goodbye Nobama!

McCain/Palin '08

It looks like Ohio, Florida, Virginia and possibly Missouri will be deciding the election. It will be interesting to see if the people suffering in those states stick with what got them there or will they step in a new direction.
VOTE OBAMA

This article is a little biased. It's all McCain, McCain, McCain. Obama is only a footnote.

This is the first story I've seen that really addresses the fact that it doesn't really matter who is ahead in the national polls since the winner won't be decided by popular vote. What matters are the key states and electoral votes and there we see a dead heat.

When again those polls have been done. During the week, when nobodys home.... Mccain with is lack on economy or goreign affair.... Wow... who is stupid enough to believe him

mccain is a ww3 product republicans want this guy to win so they can attack everyone for oil.

I believed McCain should win all those closely contested states on Nov 4, due to certain factors not included in the surveys.

Latinos for McCain

Obamas pledge of allegiance to ALL BLACK LEADERS, means he will do nothing for Latinos.

He hasn't done anything for us in the past and he is only sucking up to us now because he needs our votes.

Once he gets your vote....he forgets all about you.

NO OBAMA
NO HOW
NO WAY
NO OBAMA

Considering that it's possible for Obama to win without taking Ohio or Florida, the fact that McCain is just barely ahead in those two doesn't indicate a photo finish, it means he's having trouble holding on to states he previously thought would be easy to get.

Shame on all of us Americans if we elect McCain, we deserve what ever we get.

the polls are BALONEY... there's no way this country will vote for a third term of Bush policies.

OBAMA-BIDEN '08

As a retired social studies teacher, I guess I have a hard time understanding why people are so focused on "experience, foreign policy knowledge," and the like in the upcoming election while the economy is going in the tank. I can see so many similarities between the 1920s and today. Any social studies teacher should be able to tell you that too much buying on credit, manipulation of the stock market by the big money interest, few rules and regulations on business and industry, and, especially, the unequal distribution of wealth today closely resembles these happenings in the '20s. Remember the old saying about learning history so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Well, somebody forgot to read his/her history. We cannot let personalities, race, age, and experience decide our vote in November. It comes down to whose ideas will work best. Take a page from Franklin D. Roosevelt–find the best and brightest advisors, take a chance, and, if it doesn't work, try again until something does work. The people of the U.S. need to have some hope that things will get better, not remain unstable or get worse.

Rush Limbaugh has such control over the morons.

They see turmoil all around them and still think the repubs should stay in charge.

Bush and Company will waltz out of the White House in fine style, leaving the taxpayers of America to fend for themselves.
Our only hope is a vote for Obama.

Well this works out well for all of you hacks that call yourselves journalists, doesn't it?

PLEASE. Real Country threatening problems...We need REAL change and REAL solutions.

Intelligence & Foreign Policy > Good Soldier & Good Mom

I shutter to think of how my life will be if McCain/Palin are elected. I think I'll stuff whats left of my retirement into an old sock and bury it in the backyard.
VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN

This is one very close election. Even the Red states are having second thoughtsw.Obama will win of course. There is no way we can continue to let the Republicans stay in the WHitehouse considering what they have done to the economy for the last 8 years. This mess on wallstreet is a result of non regulation, and MCcain voted with Bush 95% of the time?....There's no way this can happen.

Obama/Biden/08/12

Just like the interview with Rick Warren, McCain answers before he thinks. This week, he said the fundamentals of the economy were strong, opposed a bailout, and changed his position on deregulation. It would be presidential to weigh in on the issues before opening his mouth and putting his foot in it.

When George W. Bush became a socialist this week, that should have sent a message to McCain and his economic advisor Phil Gramm

Although I think Obama has a good shot at getting at least one of these states, there are other states that were red last time that are favoring Obama (CO + NV or NM) that if he gets, he could win the election. Even without the votes of Ohio, Virginia, Indiana or Missouri.

BOJO '08 – The Change We Need

McCain-Palin: The Ultimate "Bridge to Nowhere"

Obama has a good end game.

And he has the people behind him.

He will be the next president of the United States.

Hey McCain ~I can see a Taco Bell from my kitchen window, can I be your Foreign Policy Advisor?

vote obama/biden 2008 !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's get ready to "rumble". The DEBATE is going to be the defining moment for Johnny Boy...let's see how he does when he has to think for himself and won't have the teleproctor giving him Bush's talking point.

The ONE thing I do have CONFIDENCE in, is that Sen. Barrack Obama is a very detailed "thinker" and he won't be cracking "my friends" jokes and repeating his POW history.

EVERYONE in this country KNOWS Johnny boy was a POW. That would be significant if we were electing a POW Candidate, but were NOT. We're electing the next PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES and being a POW does NOT automatically qualify you for President. It also does NOT make you more qualified than the other candidates either.

I can't wait to see the debate. It will truly be "put up or shut up" time.

CNN says, "The perennial bellwether state that has voted for the eventual winner in all but one presidential election since 1904 chose President Bush over John Kerry by a 6-point margin in 2004 and picked Bush over Al Gore by a 4-point margin in 2000."

Let us not forget that Bush did not win the 2000 election. Gore received 50,999,897 votes and Bush received 50,456,002 votes. Missouri was wrong. The vote that really counted was the one in the Supreme Court. As we all remember, the Court ordered the counting of votes to be stopped by a 5-4 vote.

John McCain will be President no doubt.......no one seems to be noticing that early in his bid for the Presidency what a shambles his headquarters was in....people bailed out on him left and right, he had a bare minimum of funds to just barely stay in the race but look at him now.......no doubt....he will be President........

Hasn't America had enough of Bush....? Why would anyone support the "McSame/Falin" policies.

-Obama/Biden '08

According to the Polls people change their mind each morning and evening twice a day .
Also interesting never been Polled / know NO one that has ever been called . HMMMMM

We haven't learned a thing from the last eight years – Bush, now McSame.
Guess the country will have to relive the Great Depression before they get some smarts back.

With the ecomony the way it is and the events of Wall Street, why would a person vote with the party who got them where they are at today? It took 8 years to absolutely destroy the U. S. economy. And we have people are ready to vote for 4 more. Americans are so easily fooled and even more easily led.

GO OBAMA!.

The new report that just came out about race in this election should prove to all the white people of the usa that black people in the usa should be very worried about there kids. If your have not read it make sure you do!! It's a reminder of what white some!! People think of us just because of the color of our skin! Here and now 2008 some of them would rather hurt themselfs then to vote for a half black man!

shame on you!!

Funny... The general wisdom is that this elections will be won by Democrats at all levels... Everybody seems to have a very negative opinion on President Bush and the Media has done nothing short of linking McCain proposal with those of Bush... Then why are Obama and McCain neck-to-neck? May it be because most Americans can see past the liberal rethoric and the media bias? Something to think about.

The republican party has locked up voters based on Roe V. Wade. They have no intention to reverse Roe V. Wade. They would like to create the appearance of changing this. What they really want is the loyal voter base who votes on this one issue. If they voted based on what would actually help them. They need to really look at the platforms of both candidates and see who really is going to help them in the future. The current administration has not been looking after them. This admininstration created the lax lending laws and allowed the financial markets to get to this state of affairs. They are currenlty trying to clean up the mess. Make no mistake this mess is very serious. Your retirement accounts and money markets funds were in jeopardy this week.

I continue to be amazed that John McCain is still ahead in Florida. The issues of blocking social security privitazation, covering medicare costs, expanding access to affordable health care, stopping oil price gouging and protecting voting rights should move the state to Obama. In the 2007 congressional voting record (released May 1) the Alliance for Retired Americans gave Senator Obama and Senator Clinton a score of 100% while John McCain scored a zero.

After the past 8 years, I am stunned that there is anyone out there who wants another republican in the white house. The only logical explanation is pure racism. Sad that Americans would rather lose their homes, life savings, jobs and country than elect a black man as President.

Obama has no experience. 8 years of Ill State Politics, with NO significant legislation.

One year as a US Senator prior to annoncing his run for President. With, no significant legislation. All of his legislation has come in the last year or so. Basically, this is a bunch of dems adding Obama's name to existing bills, just to overcome the "he has never done anything" comments. And, much of his legislation is honoring someone or, establishing a day in honor of someone.

While in ILL politics, he couldn't choose a side, so he voted Present 180 times.

I like him, alot. But, how can we put somone like this in the WH?

Now, on the other side, we have an experienced man, who has a history of working with dems. He has written many important bills, and, he could die anyday.

Then, we would have a VP with about as much experience as Obama.

This is where the "lesser of two evils" statement finds it's way into politics.

Close your eyes and point, either way, we could be in alot of trouble.

She didn't say "thanks but no thanks" until after Alaska TOOK the money. Here's a follow-up:

Ketchikan Mayor Bob Weinstein said the 3.2-mile road now is ideal for road races and hunting and possibly some commercial development. But with no bridge to serve it, that's probably about it.

The bridge has also become a focal point in the presidential race with Palin, now GOP presidential nominee John McCain's running mate, repeatedly telling crowds that she told Congress "thanks but no thanks" for that Bridge to Nowhere.

The state is considering cheaper designs for a bridge. State lawmakers made a brief attempt at securing funding for a bridge during this year's legislative session.

The two-bridge project would have connected the town's airport on Gravina Island to Revillagigedo Island, where most of the 13,000 residents of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough live.

The airport is separated from its users by a quarter-mile-wide channel of water, forcing travelers to catch either a ferry or a water taxi.
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We need to take this country back for US. NO MORE subpoena-dodgers should be allowed in the WH.
Obama/Biden '08

I'am having trouble believing the closeness of the polls. People are suffering. It will be interesting to see if those people vote with what got them where they're at today or will they step out in a new direction. . .
OBAMA/BIDEN

It might be interesting to note that McCain has slipped more in the polls by people losing confidence in his judgement and ability to handle the crises facing this country. He himself is responsible for his downward spiral.

Obama has pretty much stayed on message and kept his course.