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Originally Posted by TuborgP
Seems like everyday Barack has a new way to spend money on etitlements or giveaways to citizens. His lead in the Rasmussen is contracting. Maybe he is appealing to the wrong voters in his taxation and giveaway programs. Maybe just maybe his affluent supporters are looking at his economic giveaways and going whoa. I am.
Rasmussen Reports™: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a presidential election. (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll - broken link)
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 45% of the vote while John McCain earns 40%. When “leaners” are included, Obama holds a four-point advantage, 48% to 44%. These figures show Obama’s lead to be a bit smaller than results from the past week (see
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I wouldn't say his lead is exactly "contracting" The largest lead he has had, in the Rasmussen poll, is 8% so the 3% difference between then and now is within the MOE. More likely what is happening is things are settling back to normal after the brief bounce Obama received from Clinton dropping out and his clinching of the nomination. Make no mistake about it, no matter what either side would prefer to believe, this is going to be a close election.
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