Today's Gallup Poll-Obama now leads McCain by 7

[jenmito]

48%-41%, up 1 since yesterday:



http://www.gallup.com/poll/107791/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Lead-Appears-Stabilize.aspx

[Hope And Change]

1. Impressive.

[jenmito]

3. Yup. And the more people get to compare Obama and McCain, I bet Obama's lead

will grow much more.

[flpoljunkie]

30. Survey Methods worth reading, as well. Excerpted below.

Survey Methods

For the Gallup Poll Daily tracking survey, Gallup is interviewing no fewer than 1,000 U.S. adults nationwide each day during 2008.

The general-election results are based on combined data from June 7-9, 2008. For results based on this sample of 2,633 registered voters, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±2 percentage points.

Interviews are conducted with respondents on land-line telephones (for respondents with a land-line telephone) and cellular phones (for respondents who are cell-phone only).

In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/107791/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Lead-Appears-Stabilize.aspx

[jenmito]

33. I didn't realize they call cell-phone numbers...

thanks for pointing all that out. :hi:

[AtomicKitten]

2. Now that's what I'm talking about!!!

K&R

:patriot:
:party:

[jenmito]

5. That's what WE'RE talkin' about!

:hi:

[JimGinPA]

4. Going The Right Direction

B-)


K&R

[jenmito]

6. I can't wait 'til the town halls with McCain start!

It'll get better and better.

[NotThisTime]

32. Darn right, I like that upwards movement!

[cyndensco]

36. ..and the growing gap...

:D

[speedoo]

7. Double digits coming up!

I heard Rasmussen also has a 7 point lead.

McCain is in for a tough campaign.

[jenmito]

8. I agree. Wait 'til those who say they're going to vote for McCain find out how different

he is now from 2000!

[msallied]

9. What happened to the naysayers who said that Obama would never beat McCain?

:rofl:

[jenmito]

10. They're busy saying nay.

:D

[scarletwoman]

46. They are the knights who say "Ni".

:D

sw

[gcomeau]

11. I'm just waiting for Obama's convention speech...

...and the polling that comes in a few days after that.

[jenmito]

15. Yup. I can't WAIT! I remember watching him speak in '04-the "rising star."

How true THAT was! And can you imagine how McCain's speech will compare? :rofl:

[fujiyama]

50. Yeah, it's going to be tough to top his own key note address four years ago

The expectations for this will be higher than anything else.

But just think. If he wins this, we will get an inaugural address...Even cooler.

[grantcart]

12. McCain's 41 is a staggeringly low mark

[jenmito]

18. I agree.

He's in big trouble. He's had a free ride for months and is still losing.

[Alhena]

13. But I thought Hillaryis44 was going to prevent Obama from beating McCain

[jenmito]

16. Nope. And as we all know...

now!

[Douglas Carpenter]

14. Kick and recommended -- very important and very good news!!

[jenmito]

19. Thanks. Yes it is!

:hi:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. Again, forget about Obama for a minute. Look at the trend for McCain...

This guy can't even get above 48%, even when supposedly he had all the advantages with Indies and the time to reintroduce himself to voters while Obama and Clinton were duking it out.

We should be celebrating the fact that this guy cannot break 50% no matter what the conditions are!!

[jenmito]

20. You're exactly right...

This is terrible news for McCain (and Hillary supporters who want McCain to be president).

[Max_powers94]

21. hmmmmm I wonder....

McCrazy is weak

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

22. We need to work hard to get Obama beyond that 50% threshold.

I'm not convinced that McSame can do it, but he may succeed if he goes negative and runs a nasty campaign.

Remember that the losing candidate is usually the one who calls for debates and goes negative. These should serve as indicators that McSame isn't doing very well.

I simply cannot wait for the debates. It'll be a treat to witness McSame lose his cool and show his true colors. The man doesn't have the temperament to serve as CIC. That's simply the truth and even his own Republican party cannot stand him and would rather have Obama or stay at home on election day.

[Jack Rabbit]

23. It's the Gallup Poll

If it says Obama leads by 7, he really leads by 10 or 12.

[jenmito]

24. True...

I think he's a Repub. pollster.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

25. EXACTLY!! But we still have tough road and hard work ahead of us!

He must win BIG to be able to prevent vote stealing. Remember Greg Palast who believes that even with turnout, those machines are no joke. Turnout must be HUGE but states and local precincts needs to be prepared to handle such a turnout.

[TeamJordan23]

26. This will be a double digit lead for Obama in the upcoming weeks. nm

[jenmito]

28. I give it ONE week. n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

27. People are calling this a "bump."

I disagree.

Bumps go back down.

[jenmito]

29. Yup. This is only going to go higher.

:hi:

[me b zola]

31. K&R!

:kick:

[mystieus]

34. Would this be considered the bump Chuck Todd was talking about? or does it have to be larger?

[jenmito]

35. I think he said it would have to be double digits...

and I bet it WILL be!

[jenmito]

37. kickety kick

[TexasObserver]

38. The chasm between Obama and McCain opens like the Grand Canyon.

[jenmito]

39. And it's going to grow larger. Obama's just getting started.

[Scoovydoo]

40. The lead will be humongous soon

Obama will win by a very large margin.

[jenmito]

42. I agree. When people see them side by side, I bet lots of Repubs. will be impressed

with him and see him as stronger than McCain.

[senseandsensibility]

41. Wait until Americans hear that Obama is another Jimmy

Carter.:scared: Those numbers will hit the skids then. You'll see.

[jenmito]

43. Yeah-McCain is really out of it. He needs to update his references.

:D

[muryan]

45. It won't work

So McCain will go with "Obama is running for Aaron Burr's first term"

[NorthAmerican]

44. Wonderful! Hopefully the lead will get bigger as time goes on. n/t

[jenmito]

47. I'm sure it will!

[TexasObserver]

48. Obama opens a gash above Grumpy's eye!

Time to pound the vulnerable spot!

[Colobo]

49. McLoon will get trashed in November.