Circling
Oct 8th, 2008 | By gopnation | Category: Breaking‘Doom and gloom‘ is what most of my fellow GOPers are calling me right now. I think that we’ve done our part here in promoting John McCain and regretfully, in my opinion, he isn’t going to win. I know that this isn’t yet the universal opinion neither here or on other conservative sites, but again, this is just my opinion. I hope that I am wrong. natasha08
Natasha’s post, once again caused a lot of heated discussion on FreeRepublic. The only comment that really irks me is when someone says that this website is pro-Obama or anti-GOP. Just isn’t correct. gopnation
GOPNation.com Average: Obama 49.2, McCain 43.2
Here are the internals of the Diageo / Hotline poll, which if they carry over to other polls would be very, very interesting:
In today’s Poll, Obama-Biden is at 45%, McCain-Palin is at 44%, with 9% of voters undecided.
General Election Ballot: McCain-Palin v. Obama-Biden*
With the economy dominating likely voters’ minds (62% say it is the top issue facing the country) the Poll shows a complete close in the gap on perceived performance on the economy (42% to 42%).
Who would do Best Job Handling the Economy?*
McCain still fares better than Obama in terms of his perceived preparedness to lead, (50% - 37%), with a gradual expansion of the margin since the October 4 Poll.
Preparedness to Lead*
When asked which candidate “better understands the needs and priorities of people like yourself,” Obama still outranks McCain, (49% - 38%), but the margin has been gradually declining since the October 4 Poll.
Better Understands Needs and Priorities*
* data presented in charts based on rolling 3-day average of 900+ interviews concluded the previous day (based on at least 300 interviews conducted daily).
The State: Everyone knows how I felt about last night’s debate, now you can read more about my overall opinion in today’s column. natasha08
North Carolina Red: While the RealClearPolitics average still shows a modest Obama lead in NC, the GOPNation has pushed the state to the red side this morning. This gives Obama a still sizable 349-189 lead.
Where is this argument?:
John McCain is the only way we would get divided government in Washington. The little secret that neither party seems to want to admit, especially the GOP and McCain is that most Americans like divided government. They liked it in the 1980s when Reagan was president and the Dems controlled the House, and they liked it in the 1990s when Clinton was president and the GOP held Congress. So far, McCain has not painted this grim picture: without him in the White House, the Democrats will control everything. And with the Democratic Congress rated below George W Bush’s dismal numbers, this is an argument that McCain could win. If he would make it, that is. So far, McCain hasn’t addressed the subject, instead trying to play Mr. Nice guy to Barack Obama, which isn’t working.
We hated the debate, but here is something interesting:
The polls are getting closer…Diagio/Hotline +1 Obama, Rasmussen, +6 Obama, but McCain gained 2 today. Hmm.
Post-debate reads
Stalemate Works to Obama’s Favor - Vaughn Ververs, CBS News
McCain vs. Obama: The Snoozer in Nashville - Byron York, NRO
The Obama-Ayers Connection - Dick Morris, The Hill
Sharp Tone, No Gaffes in Town Hall Debate - Susan Page, USA Today
Status Quo Debate - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
