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Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama's 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday.

The survey showed the extended Democratic primary campaign creating divisions among supporters of Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and suggests a tight race for the presidency in November no matter which Democrat becomes the nominee.

McCain is benefiting from a bounce since he clinched the GOP nomination a month ago. The four-term Arizona senator has moved up in matchups with each of the Democratic candidates, particularly Obama.
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26 responses // McCain crushes Obama's lead in newest national poll

  • Let's hear your thoughts because I know you have them?
    woodywoodbeck
  • Oh and don't forget, leave those webcams!
    woodywoodbeck
  • Not sure being tied constitutes the word "crushes" in your headline. Was it not catchy enough to be honest?

    The bump is the benefit of being the nominee. Once the democrats start running against him it will be a different story. And you're going to have to work a lot harder to spin your stories then. Enjoy it while it lasts.
    krag2112
  • Duly noted and fixed! :)
    woodywoodbeck
  • woodywoodbeck -- I like the catchy headlines! ;-)

    But, yeah, I really don't think the poll is reflective of anything.

    I mean....did anything actually "happen" that would give McCain such an unusual boost? Did he cure cancer? Suddenly come out against the war? Film himself beating up a 16 year old girl and put in on his Myspace page?

    Until McCain actually goes head-to-head with Obama and they start engaging in 2hr long televised debates the poll number really are reflective of anything serious.
    crob80227
  • He did call his wife a trollop and a cunt, maybe he got a boost from the abusive spouse demographic?
    rabidlemur
  • rabidlemur always brings the funny.
    krag2112
  • If i didn't laugh so much, I'd be crying =)
    rabidlemur
  • I can't believe this. It's actually going to happen. 65% of Americans disagree the man and he's probably going to win. Why do we even bother having elections? Lets just fill out a form of what we want to see happen and then get someone to do the exact opposite for us.
    RonenA
  • This is interesting, it will show us how many people would "never" vote for Hillary, but who are also tired of the old style run of the white house.

    Something has got to give, something has to shift this spiral back up to the good, back toward the positive forward movement of the country (pick a category: economy, health insurance, extreme division in wealth, homelessness, education, real estate, oil, lack of renewable energy technology applied).
    303wine
  • This one is for the sheep...

    And you won't hear any Baa-ing over in this stable.
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    mariposablanca
  • On the same day we see a poll announcing that opposition to the war has reached an all time high, we also see a poll announcing that the pro-war candidate is winning?

    Maybe there is more to that "americans are stupid pod" than I thought.
    seeker561
  • Anyone notice this was a poll of a head-on matchup, with ten percent of people obviously either undecided or "other?" Also it says at the end that over a hundred more Democrats than Republicans were interviewed. Talk about media bias and skewed results.

    seeker561:

    Maybe more Americans than you think are willing to take the bitter pill of extended unsanctioned occupation and increased military spending (borrowing) in exchange for promises of "securing our borders" and tax cuts in a time of economic decline. Oh wait, that's all the major candidates.
    BlueDotProdux
  • I say hold off on all of this speculation until there really are two candidates running. if Barack could take his sights off Hillary, he could focus on beating McCain. McCain currently has a huge advantage. He's just sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying the fight. But hopefully the time will come when somebody starts to ask him the tough questions, because it sure as hell won't be the media as we can plainly see. Also, as soon as Al Sadr cancels the cease-fire and our "fragile gains" have been plunged once again into chaos, folks will (knock on wood) be reminded of this ugly ugly war and they'll turn their anger on McCain.
    thedismembermentplan
  • http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/pap...
    Maybe someday people will learn the lesson of speculating wildly before the fact, but somehow I'm doubting it.

    You would think there would've been enough examples of it already as this article points out

    "Throughout the 2008 primary election cycle, there have been polls from nearly every state, and many have been completely inaccurate."

    A lot of things can happen to change the outcomes even if that poll was accurate for the time it was taken and not skewed to reflect the bias of the sample or the questions asked.
    Argon18
  • This election is like watching the NBA playoffs. We all know there is going to be an East team versus the West team, but all know the real game is coming from the West. What's that mean? No matter what Dem wins the Primary, they will most likely be president
    jlaboy
  • Obama's inability/ refusal to answer unscripted question is catching up with him. He has yet to sit down and take questions from anyone that isn't willing to blow him in the process.
    Liberal_Extinction
  • This is expected and that's why it's called a race. I doubt it will be hard fought on the Democrats because survey after survey think McBush is another more of the same.
    I do however, wish to point out in a poll as early as two days ago, it showed it is Hillary Clinton who is poised to beat McBush. I think Americans will begin asking, who can beat the Republican in November and as long as the numbers are in Hillary's column, you may see the Super delegates take a hard look and go Hillary for President.
    RRH
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  • watch this comment being used here, here, here, here, here and here
    Perhaps this is more evidence to suggest that either an Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama ticket would be best because it would then unite the divided Democratic supporters of either candidate.

    The way some of the people who strongly support either candidate talk to each other is ghastly sometimes. You would think that either side would not even vote in the election if their preferred candidate wasn't the nominee.
    jubal
  • He crushed his lead, true, by tieing with him...
    that makes sense... but alas... neither are worthy of the presidency of the United States of America... and the Hillary story telling stuff... okay, she is trying to give you a sense of what others in our nation are experiencing... Sure some of it is embellished... None of us can relive time... We do our best in re-enactment... The "Media" is so closed to Senator Hillary Clinton... But she presses on, and is trying to educate us about the political system... She knows how it functions... That is how I see it thus far... And we need to reestablish our military system, and rejuvinate our soldiers!!!! NOW!!!!!
    jjmaster
  • Whoopsthereitis... and I said I would not reveal my on political leanings, as it begins an array of attacks that I do not have the energy to defend, or I am called a racist if I am not voting for Senator Obama....and then I have to reveal my own personal convictions, and much like Chelsea Clinton might say... "Some things are my own business... not for public scruitiny!" That's why we have private booths to vote in... Hello. Thank heaven, too, because delegates can vote however they see fit! That is why they represent true democracy... Their votes are counted, no doubt! I count on them to represent me... I have serious concerns about McCain and Obama, in terms of our need for SAFETY from all harm.
    jjmaster
  • I agree Argon18:

    "Maybe someday people will learn the lesson of speculating wildly before the fact, but somehow I'm doubting it."

    I'm in Texas and we got GOBS of those poll phone calls. Who actually answers all 500 of those?! It was SO annoying! They would call at the butt crack of dawn on a Sunday or Saturday morning. If they woke my husband, he would yell & slam the phone down.

    I don't see how those polls can be statistically valid at all if only a select few end up answering them.
    Binarysunset
  • Binary, its a formula set up by engineers. It is the same formula that sample products on a manufacturing line for flawed product. It is not going to inspect each item, but samples every X product. That being said, I don't think America will make the same mistake 3 times. Who knows, they elected a guy who said " Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, uh uh uh, fool me can't fooled again"
    jlaboy
  • But they are STILL continuing to make that mistake, otherwise the polls wouldn't be so wildly inaccurate like the ones that have happened since the primaries began.

    In addition Clinton wouldn't have been considered "inevitable" by the "conventional wisdom" before the primaries began and Obama wouldn't be considered to be "coronated" now before the decision is made at the Democratic Convention.
    Argon18
  • My two cents on polls.
    HellerGoodale

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