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Barack Obama didn't get a "bounce" out of the Democratic convention, finding himself statistically tied with John McCain at 49 percent to 48 percent in a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Aug. 29-31. The margin of error is 3 percent. The survey covered the period including the day after Obama's acceptance speech and McCain's choice of Sarah Palin. Just before the convention, CNN's poll had the two exactly tied.
CNN polling director Keating Holland said: "The convention and particularly Obama's speech seems to be well-received. And the selection of Sarah Palin as the GOP running mate, also seems to be well-received. So why is the race still a virtual tie? Probably because the two events created equal and opposite bounces assuming that either one created a bounce at all."
Sixty-four percent of those who watched the Democratic convention rated Obama's speech as good or excellent.
Perhaps more interesting than another poll showing both men in a tight race were the findings on Palin:
Voters said by 50 percent to 45 percent that she is not qualified to be President , putting her just above Dan Quayle when it came to running mates in whom the public did not have confidence.
Four in ten voters are not familiar with her, 38 percent view her favorably and 21 percent unfavorably.
Fifty-two percent say she was a good or excellent choice against 46 percent who said it was fair or poor.
Six in 10 voters say her selection will make no difference on the way they vote while one in 5 say they are now more likely to votefor the GOP ticket and the same number say they are more likely to vote against.
Three-quarters of voters believe that McCain chose a woman because he thought it would help him win in November.
Barack Obama didn't get a "bounce" out of the Democratic convention, finding himself statistically tied with John McCain at 49 percent to 48 percent in a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Aug. 29-31. The margin of error is 3 percent. The survey covered the period including the day after Obama's acceptance speech and McCain's choice of Sarah Palin. Just before the convention, CNN's poll had the two exactly tied.
CNN polling director Keating Holland said: "The convention and particularly Obama's speech seems to be well-received. And the selection of Sarah Palin as the GOP running mate, also seems to be well-received. So why is the race still a virtual tie? Probably because the two events created equal and opposite bounces assuming that either one created a bounce at all."
Sixty-four percent of those who watched the Democratic convention rated Obama's speech as good or excellent.
Perhaps more interesting than another poll showing both men in a tight race were the findings on Palin:
Voters said by 50 percent to 45 percent that she is not qualified to be President , putting her just above Dan Quayle when it came to running mates in whom the public did not have confidence.
Four in ten voters are not familiar with her, 38 percent view her favorably and 21 percent unfavorably.
Fifty-two percent say she was a good or excellent choice against 46 percent who said it was fair or poor.
Six in 10 voters say her selection will make no difference on the way they vote while one in 5 say they are now more likely to votefor the GOP ticket and the same number say they are more likely to vote against.
Three-quarters of voters believe that McCain chose a woman because he thought it would help him win in November.
What a difference a couple of days and the emerging Palin scandal makes. What was a bounce has now beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen restored. We love you Sarah RealClearPolitics - Election 2008 - Latest Polls
Barack Obama didn't get a "bounce" out of the Democratic convention, finding himself statistically tied with John McCain at 49 percent to 48 percent in a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted Aug. 29-31. The margin of error is 3 percent. The survey covered the period including the day after Obama's acceptance speech and McCain's choice of Sarah Palin. Just before the convention, CNN's poll had the two exactly tied.
CNN polling director Keating Holland said: "The convention and particularly Obama's speech seems to be well-received. And the selection of Sarah Palin as the GOP running mate, also seems to be well-received. So why is the race still a virtual tie? Probably because the two events created equal and opposite bounces assuming that either one created a bounce at all."
Sixty-four percent of those who watched the Democratic convention rated Obama's speech as good or excellent.
Perhaps more interesting than another poll showing both men in a tight race were the findings on Palin:
Voters said by 50 percent to 45 percent that she is not qualified to be President , putting her just above Dan Quayle when it came to running mates in whom the public did not have confidence.
Four in ten voters are not familiar with her, 38 percent view her favorably and 21 percent unfavorably.
Fifty-two percent say she was a good or excellent choice against 46 percent who said it was fair or poor.
Six in 10 voters say her selection will make no difference on the way they vote while one in 5 say they are now more likely to votefor the GOP ticket and the same number say they are more likely to vote against.
Three-quarters of voters believe that McCain chose a woman because he thought it would help him win in November.
Since you love this poll so much I thought I would post todays results for you. What will you see Obama up and McCain down thanks to Sarah P the gift that keeps giving and giving and giving and Obamatrons keep taking and taking and taking. Just hope she has enough left to get us throught the convention. Stay tuned tomorrow night will be her breakthrough night when she takes America by storm. Hotline - Hotline For The Topline
again thank you for asking the question because it ain't close anymore and what can we attribute that to?
A. Gustav
B. Sarah
C. Brilliant Obama
D. Impulsive McCain
E. Poor judgment McCain
F. All of the above
You can name your own but in doing so you acknowledge McCain is on the down turn.
yeah, she will go to war with each one of them because 'its a task from god'
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