Gallup So much for the Biden Bump. Tied at 45%

[tocco05]

Gallup Daily: McCain, Obama Tied at 45%

Candidates begin convention period even

• USA
• Election 2008
• Gallup Daily
• Americas
• Northern America

PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update finds a precise tie between John McCain and Barack Obama, with 45% of nationwide registered voters currently supporting each candidate for president.

The two have been closely matched in Gallup Poll Daily tracking for the last 11 days, with neither candidate enjoying a statistically significant lead (though Obama has typically held a slim advantage). Thus, the candidates enter this intense, back-to-back convention period even, after Obama enjoyed a slight advantage throughout the summer. The National Democratic Convention begins Monday in Denver with the Republicans' convention begins Sept. 1 in Minneapolis. (To view the complete trend since March 7, 2008, click here.)
On Saturday, after much speculation, Obama finally named his vice presidential running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden. Initial public reaction to Biden's selection appears rather unenthusiastic, according to a special Biden reaction poll conducted by USA Today and Gallup on Saturday.
Typically, presidential candidates have gotten a bump in the polls after naming their vice presidential running mate. Obama apparently received no immediate benefit in the polls from naming Biden as Gallup Poll Daily tracking interviews conducted during the day on Saturday still showed Obama and McCain closely matched in voter preferences for president.
The first Gallup three-day rolling average in which all interviews will have been conducted entirely after the announcement of Obama's vice presidential selection will be reported by Gallup on Tuesday, and will give a clearer assessment of its impact on voter preferences in the presidential race. -- Jeff Jones

Click here to see how the race currently breaks down by demographic subgroup.

 

[C-Gold]

The Polls had John Kerry ahead until the very end. I think I took George Bush +250 a couple of days before the election.

 

[RobFunk]

Somebody said Clinton did a much better job heading into the convention. I think I agree.

 

[gtc08]

dude its going to vary. one poll had obama up 6. your going to choose the closest one regardless anyway to make your point so its pointless to debate.

 

[RobFunk]

dude its going to vary. one poll had obama up 6. your going to choose the closest one regardless anyway to make your point so its pointless to debate.

I'll start to worry when Obama is down at Rasmussen.

Like I said. Zogby descredited in '04. Now our friend. Whatever.

 

[C-Gold]

:wink:Are you voting for Obama?
:wink: Are you?
:wink: Maybe
:wink: Are you racist?
:wink: No
:wink: So why not Obama?
:wink: Gee, I guess you are right.

"Obama voters voting for Mccain".

 

[paftraft]

-140 on Obama at Carib right now. Lowest point for the betting line on Obama since the odds came out. Bounce, comeon!

 

[tocco05]

What is funny, the moron Obama picks a guy who had a combined 9000 votes in the primary instead of a the person who had 18 million!! How fucking stupid can you be!! A total fucking dumbass.They think he is gonna help Obama with blue collar workers?? He couldn't even help himself in the primary with blue collar voters!! What a fuck up pick Biden is. He let his pride fuck up his chances at winning.

 

[C-Gold]

I think it was arrogant not to choose Hillary. Hillary and Obama had about exactly the same number of primary votes. For Obama to disenfranchise all of those people...

He used to preach how he wants to bring new people to the democratic process... then he was trying to suppress the Florida voters that would have strongly helped Hillary.

Not choosing Hillary was arrogant, he is saying through action that he doesn't need her.

 

[tocco05]

I think it was arrogant not to choose Hillary. Hillary and Obama had about exactly the same number of primary votes. For Obama to disenfranchise all of those people...

He used to preach how he wants to bring new people to the democratic process... then he was trying to suppress the Florida voters that would have strongly helped Hillary.

Not choosing Hillary was arrogant, he is saying through action that he doesn't need her.

I think his old lady has the balls in the family. I think it was her that put the kabosh to Hilldabeast.

 

[JoeContrarian]

Hillary would have been the game changer -- 5++ immediate bounce and all the momentum going forward.

The DNC would have been ELECTRIFIED.

Yes, Michelle wears the pants in that family -- Barack said as much during the Saddleback debate.

Number one liberal in the Senate picks the number three liberal in the Senate as his VP.

Idiot.

 

[C-Gold]

If there is one person I can't stand as much as Barackendash, it is Aunt Jemima.

 

[Seymour]

What is funny, the moron Obama picks a guy who had a combined 9000 votes in the primary instead of a the person who had 18 million!! How fucking stupid can you be!! A total fucking dumbass.They think he is gonna help Obama with blue collar workers?? He couldn't even help himself in the primary with blue collar voters!! What a fuck up pick Biden is. He let his pride fuck up his chances at winning.

And I appreciate his selection

 

[tocco05]

And I appreciate his selection

So do I. Don't get me wrong.

 

[Seymour]

Hillary would have been the game changer -- 5++ immediate bounce and all the momentum going forward.

The DNC would have been ELECTRIFIED.

Yes, Michelle wears the pants in that family -- Barack said as much during the Saddleback debate.

Number one liberal in the Senate picks the number three liberal in the Senate as his VP.

Idiot.

Yeah, all we need is some angry militant bitch running shit - sounds just wonderful

 

[C-Gold]

I was hoping he listed to his preacher and selected al sharpton. Obama/Biden is only 50% change and 50% old washington politics. To have real change, we needed a black vice president too.

 

[JoeContrarian]

So no Biden bounce?

Obama goes to Berlin: drops in polls
Obama shows up for his very first debate and gets his ass handed to him: drops in polls
Obama selects Biden as his VP: no bounce

Obama gives another recycled version of his "hope" and "change" speech in Denver in front of 76,000 screaming college kids: ??????

 

[C-Gold]

Do you think he released his Biden choice for a friday after work so that he would have the weekend to soften the blow with the media?

 

[tocco05]

Do you think he released his Biden choice for a friday after work so that he would have the weekend to soften the blow with the media?

Hell yeah he did. He knew he wouldn't have to worry about all the conservatives on talk radio.

 

[C-Gold]

It will still be big news on monday, but it softened the blow.

If he released his choice monday morning and it was the "buzz thing to talk about", he would get eaten alive by the Hillary people.

Giving her fem warriers time to vent and cool off, and not having that "breaking news" edge softened the blow of J Biden.

It is a PR trick in the media to do something like that friday after work, or saturday when all the reporters are off of work.