Obama's chances looking stronger by day

[j&t'sdad]

I'm still undecided, but as of right now, things don't look all that great for McCain, do they?

Obama lead in national polls widens again today.
VP debate tomorrow, which will probably not help McCain.
Bush's approval rating at another all time low.

Anyone else get the feeling that McCain is running out of time?

EDIT:Edited title of thread, as I personally don't feel as though Obama has looked stronger - Just his chances of winning.

 

[breezy1077]

 

[Laura]

Anyone else get the feeling that McCain is running out of time?

Definitely.

 

[JMD]

This election will be a landslide, in favor of McCain.

 

[Barbossa]

Obama has been ahead in the polls for about two months sans the understandably short Palin bounce period. This does not bode well for Mr. McCain.

 

[Amirah95]

I'm still undecided, but as of right now, things don't look all that great for McCain, do they?

Nope. He may need another Sarah Palin.

 

[Todd&Copper]

And many news sources, including the Economist, tend to believe that Obama needs to be 6 points ahead, above the margin of error, for even a super close victory to really be in his future.



Polls are just guesses based on what is said by the slobs who actually answer the phone or the survey. Exit polls on elections are not even accurate, b/c people lie or won't answer. Why put so much credence in them?

 

[UConnJack]

And many news sources, including the Economist, tend to believe that Obama needs to be 6 points ahead, above the margin of error, for even a super close victory to really be in his future.



Polls are just guesses based on what is said by the slobs who actually answer the phone or the survey. Exit polls on elections are not even accurate, b/c people lie or won't answer. Why put so much credence in them?

I think this may be true for 2 reasons. First, Obama will be relying on a lot of young votes, who are notoriously inconsistent voters. Second, as sad as it is, there will be some people who may say they are for Obama, but have enough reservations about voting for a black man that they either don't vote or switch their vote last second. These two factors I think necessitate that Obama have a comfortable lead in the polls if he is to win.

 

[pr surfer]

This election will be a landslide, in favor of McCain.

Thank you for your insight Nostradamus

 

[Peter Pirate 2]

I think the fat lady is warming up...But I have to say that with this economy why would either of these guys want the job? I'm thinking that maybe Hillary is not nearly as disappointed as she once was about not getting the nom.

 

[UConnJack]

I think the fat lady is warming up...But I have to say that with this economy why would either of these guys want the job? I'm thinking that maybe Hillary is not nearly as disappointed as she once was about not getting the nom.

Because, after bottoming out sometime early in the next administration (through no fault of their own), the ecomony will undoubtedly rebound and they will potentially get the credit for it. It worked for Bill.

 

[famofsix]

The silent majority

This election will be a landslide, in favor of McCain.

 

[Par8hed]

Anyone else get the feeling that McCain is running out of time?

Yup. And in more ways than one.

 

[bicker]

The popularity polls are hard to read. What you really need to do is map this onto the electoral map, as is done here:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/

So McCain could win Minnesota, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Nevada and Indiana ... all very real possibilities ... and win the election.

 

[Nik's Mom]

It's still too close to call. Both campaigns show cracks in the foundation.

 

[Chad Sexington]

This election will be a landslide, in favor of McCain.

Could you be any more wrong?

[/Matthew Perry]

 

[marybet]

I always thought that once the debates started that it would benefit Obama. I also think he did a much better job handling the economic crisis. I think it looks good but there are still over 4 weeks to go. Let's not do what McCain did and take credit for the win before the votes are counted.

 

[disneyfan67]

No one really knows what the outcome will be and I haven't found one poll I can really put my trust in. When you factor in the low poll numbers of Bush and the overall fatigue that the public feels about him, unfortuney McCain is going to pay for that being a long time Republican. Supposedly if reports are true there is a huge voter enrollment turnout among young people and I would bet the farm they ain't enrolling for McCain.

But then we have to introduce the elephant in the room a lot of people don't want to acknowledge. Is America ready for a Black man as POTUS and will people vote for him? People can say what they want in public, but the voting booth is private and last time I checked we don't have the ability/technology to read people's minds/thoughts.

Also will middle America vote for his policies which have strong aroma of being socialist in nature? Does middle America really trust Obama and believe what he's been saying on the campaign trail? On election day we shall see how America feels.



One more thing.
Wasn't the last election pretty well split down the middle?

George W. Bush 62,040,610 50.73%

John F. Kerry 59,028,444 48.27%


If the people who voted for Kerry don't switch allegiance and that core remains intact, plus add in the new voter enrollment, things look good for them. Plus factor in the dissatisfaction of the people who regretted voting for Bush, you may have the land side some predict. November 5th will provide all of the answers, I guess.

 

[What the Heck]

I'm still undecided, but as of right now, things don't look all that great for McCain, do they?

Obama lead in national polls widens again today.
VP debate tomorrow, which will probably not help McCain.
Bush's approval rating at another all time low.

Anyone else get the feeling that McCain is running out of time?

EDIT:Edited title of thread, as I personally don't feel as though Obama has looked stronger - Just his chances of winning.

Which polls are you talking about? From what I heard, it went from an 8 point spread yesterday to 4 today. Thats not good news.

 

[djm99]

A couple days ago I was going to start a thread, "Why are the Republicans giving Obama the Presidency". I was distracted and never got back to it. Everyday that this economic drama continues it is a gimme for Barack. I thought Barack had it in the bag before Palin hit the scene. Then I watched her do interviews. It was scary. Once again the conservatives begin to turn against McCain. And poor McCain, this last stunt of trying to be the knight and shiny honor for the world economy back fired miserably.

BTW, Bill (Clinton that is) finally made a speech that appears to be FOR Obama. Bill is something else. BTW, I love that new campaign that Hilary is running, "Hilary sent me" - good for her.