HAHA! Oh, Eric...

AHHHHH the sky is falling!!

McCain promises "other wars". Be afraid, spread the word:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdJUCU1UH2w

I hear Rasmussen has a bad Obama poll too in Montana.

Colorado and Nevada hold the keys to the White House.

Wow! These polls are just on fire heading towards a McCain/Palin victory! SOOO exciting!

Regular / normal white women are making the difference (not the Birkenstock wearing sans leg shaving uber-liberal types, but they were never in play anyway) and I see a landslide once this is election is over.

All American Sarah is the perfect compliment to John the country loving war hero.

:)

Yowza! It's tempting to dismiss polls you don't like as being flawed, but SUSA has been good this cycle and Obama's camp needs to take notice. I'm not sure if it means writing off NC or what, but this indicates . . . something.

Yet I still can't help but feeling - WTF. I understand the guy getting a bump, but a 16 point swing in a month? I'd like to see the cross tabs.

SUSA's last poll in the state - on 8/12 - showed McCain with a four pt lead, 49-45. All of the polls of this state, including one that came out just as the GOP convention started, showed McCain leads of between 2-5%...all of them. Now, because of the GOP convention and Palin he jumps out to a 20pt lead. Something is wrong here. I never thought Obama was going to win this state anyway but I thought he'd keep it close, perhaps very close. 20pts? Has to be something wrong.

Honestly, I never thought North Carolina was extremely in play for Obama. Potentially, but I didn't hold my breath too much about it. Though 20 points seems way off. I'm gonna have to wait and see if other polls show similar numbers before I trust this one. It's an outlier until there's more evidence to back it up.

Eric is steering up controversy!!!!OMG !! Holy Cow! McCain ahead by 40 points ....OMG!!! What Are we going to do now?

McCain is ahead by 30 points!!! OMG. Obama is loosing big! OMG! Should i cry? OMG!

Much ado about nothing. Please tell me when a credible news organization post their polling number.

The red states have been, will be, and will always be, red. They could run Jesus as the (D) candy, and McCane still wins Mississippi and Oklahoma by 35% each.

Absolutely no sense even spending a dime in these states. The key to the WH is PA, OH, CO, and MN. Even FL is lost at this point.

Eric sure loves to stuff ten pounds of crap in 5 pound bags

It has been argued that the McCain backers were afraid to admit it, but now they have Palin, they are gleeful to say so. This poll is hopefully an outlier, but it also shows that Obama has been sitting back while the Republicans have thoroughly defined him as an inexperienced, do nothing, accomplished nothing, tax and spend liberal. Reacting to the attacks rather than guiding the discussion is a recipe for four more years of Bush.

I live in a battleground State, and have yet to see any real pushback on the claim that Obama will raise everyone's taxes, included for retired people.

In two or three more weeks, the polls may actually show some value. But if Obama keeps up what he is doing, he will be remembered as someone who blew the impossible.

I cannot believe the Obama people are that stupid, but perhaps they are using the John Kerry playbook.

How can the Obama people be so timid in pushing back against McCain claiming they are the real change people?

Yes, the Democrats have a real good get out the vote process. But the Republicans have a superb suppress the vote apparatus.

The move by Obama to want to shut down any 527 supporting groups may be the stupidest idea among many bad ideas. It is too late now to change his mind.

Eric,

Pres '08
Sep 9 SurveyUSA McCain (R) 58%, Obama (D) 38%

This should read
NC-Pres '08
Sep 9 SurveyUSA McCain (R) 58%, Obama (D) 38%

Poll probably doesn't mean anything.

But if we had an intelligent poplulace, informed by an actual media with reporters and not news marketers, this wouldn't be close.

I cannot understand these large swings in the polls. They started with Palin's pick by McCain, she can't have caused that much of a swing.

Something smells fishy.

I think there are many more states in play than we think and there could be some surprises in Obamas favor this polls are not going to decide this election, WE ARE. Don't unerestimate the door to door, neighbor to neighbor campain out there. I was focusing on young people and my 60 year old friend just told me he got registered yesterday by a woman in front of the grocery store. Don't be shy, ask people if they have registered! www.voteforchange.com, www.rockthevote.com, and www.declareyourself.com are all places supporting registration.

We can win this!!! Stay focused, take action, on the goal and let the waves roll off your back!

Inspite of Obama's 58 state strategy, North Carolina doesn't mean anything. It is unfortunate that the 100% black vote for Obama in the most populous black voter southern states that won him the nomination will mean nothing in the general election.

I don't believe this either. I know a number of people in North Carolina who used to live in the Northeast. None are voting for McCain.

However, I agree with the poster from Pennsylvania who said that he lives in a battleground state and hasn't seen many Obama ads. I am temporarily in Florida and have seen 10x as many McCain ads (usually the same one) as Obama ads. What gives? When is Obama going to start unleashing his ad dollars in the right places?

Dear Mr. Kleefeld:

There doesn't appear to be much profit in attempting to interpret these polls, except for those who like to keep their arms loose by hurling tomatoes at you every time you comment.

Your call.

I want to see this in a poll:
- was the earth created in 6 literal days?
- was Eve literally created from Adam's rib?
- is Fox News your main information source?

I swear, this nation is populated by fools who will vote IN A SECOND, against their economic well-being. Just throw 'em a little misogynist, racist, fundi-Christian red meat, and they eat it up, like ants on Terro.

Eric, why don't you join Fox news, you will fit very well over there.

Inspite of Obama's 58 state strategy, North Carolina doesn't mean anything. It is unfortunate that the 100% black vote for Obama in the most populous black voter southern states that won him the nomination will mean nothing in the general election.

Inspite of Obama's 58 state strategy, North Carolina doesn't mean anything. It is unfortunate that the 100% black vote for Obama in the most populous black voter southern states that won him the nomination will mean nothing in the general election.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

A call to ALL McCain/Palin supporters. This is being posted on ALL blogs.

Call your nearest Republican campaign office (especially those in the swing states and/or in large urban areas) and sign up to be a 'poll watcher'.

It is well known that the Obama campaign is hailing their 'ground game' as their 'ace in the hole' on Nov. 4th.

We need to be vigilant since what they mean is they have their ACORN nuts on hand (you know, those he 'organized' as a 'community organizer' lol) which means there will be attempts at voter fraud at every turn.

Having ALL of us as poll watcers will thwart their plans and guarantee us a true and legal election and McCain / Palin victory!

Please call ASAP, as many of us have, as there is a short course (30 minutes) required to become qualified and obtain your credentials.

NO CHICAGO STYLE ELECTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY! NO DEAD PEOPLE VOTING AND ONLY 1 VOTE PER PERSON IN AMERICA!

Thanks, Lori :)

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

A call to ALL McCain/Palin supporters. This is being posted on ALL blogs.

Call your nearest Republican campaign office (especially those in the swing states and/or in large urban areas) and sign up to be a 'poll watcher'.

It is well known that the Obama campaign is hailing their 'ground game' as their 'ace in the hole' on Nov. 4th.

We need to be vigilant since what they mean is they have their ACORN nuts on hand (you know, those he 'organized' as a 'community organizer' lol) which means there will be attempts at voter fraud at every turn.

Having ALL of us as poll watcers will thwart their plans and guarantee us a true and legal election and McCain / Palin victory!

Please call ASAP, as many of us have, as there is a short course (30 minutes) required to become qualified and obtain your credentials.

NO CHICAGO STYLE ELECTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY! NO DEAD PEOPLE VOTING AND ONLY 1 VOTE PER PERSON IN AMERICA!

Thanks, Lori :)

Oh, come on. Eric is a bit poll-happy, but no reason to jump all over him.

It's a bad poll for Obama by a reputable firm that has a track record in the state. My god, Obama's going to lose North Carolina! We can't win without North Carolin! ...or not. McCain's entire bounce destroys Obama in North Carolina and other Southern states, along with the Plains States, probably. Boo hoo. Obama was going to lose those anyway in a close election.

The question is, when McCain's bounce recedes, will it recede only in these states, making them competitive for Obama again, or will he recede to a lesser in all states? If it's the latter, Obama takes--CO, NV, VA, FL, and OH!

The campaign should look at the polls at the beginning of next week, and if McCain is still strong in NC, redirect all efforts elsewhere.

How did I know that Eric was going to post this crap poll? Talk about outliers. I guess Eric has a thing for them.

It's been said that the Rasmussen website, which has at least one ad running for John McCain, 24/7 is gratis of the owner, Scott Rasmussen. He is an evangelical Christian who got his start polling for Bush 43.

From Wiki:

Rasmussen's polls are notable for their use of automated public opinion polling, involving pre-recorded telephone inquiries.[8] These types of polls have been shown to produce accurate results at low cost, although some traditional pollsters are skeptical of this methodology and prefer traditional, operator-assisted polling techniques

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Rasmussen

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/

How did I know that Eric was going to post this crap poll? Talk about outliers. I guess Eric has a thing for them.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

A call to ALL McCain/Palin supporters. This is being posted on ALL blogs.

Call your nearest Republican campaign office (especially those in the swing states and/or in large urban areas) and sign up to be a 'poll watcher'.

It is well known that the Obama campaign is hailing their 'ground game' as their 'ace in the hole' on Nov. 4th.

We need to be vigilant since what they mean is they have their ACORN nuts on hand (you know, those he 'organized' as a 'community organizer' lol) which means there will be attempts at voter fraud at every turn.

Having ALL of us as poll watcers will thwart their plans and guarantee us a true and legal election and McCain / Palin victory!

Please call ASAP, as many of us have, as there is a short course (30 minutes) required to become qualified and obtain your credentials.

NO CHICAGO STYLE ELECTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY! NO DEAD PEOPLE VOTING AND ONLY 1 VOTE PER PERSON IN AMERICA!

Thanks, Lori :)

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

A call to ALL McCain/Palin supporters. This is being posted on ALL blogs.

Call your nearest Republican campaign office (especially those in the swing states and/or in large urban areas) and sign up to be a 'poll watcher'.

It is well known that the Obama campaign is hailing their 'ground game' as their 'ace in the hole' on Nov. 4th.

We need to be vigilant since what they mean is they have their ACORN nuts on hand (you know, those he 'organized' as a 'community organizer' lol) which means there will be attempts at voter fraud at every turn.

Having ALL of us as poll watcers will thwart their plans and guarantee us a true and legal election and McCain / Palin victory!

Please call ASAP, as many of us have, as there is a short course (30 minutes) required to become qualified and obtain your credentials.

NO CHICAGO STYLE ELECTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY! NO DEAD PEOPLE VOTING AND ONLY 1 VOTE PER PERSON IN AMERICA!

Thanks, Lori :)

Seriously, it's time for the Obama campaign to run A SERIES OF ADS targeting the Palin problem.

One could be on the amounts of earmarks that she obtained when she was a mayor and governor, playing up how ridiculous they were/are by contrasting them to earmarks other places obtained, including Illinois and a city and a town.

Another could be on both McCain's and Palin's lies (about the earmarks for the bridge saga, about her responsibilities with the Alaskan national guard, about the jet that was sold for a loss and was never sold on eBay, etc. I am sure there are more.) and link them to Bush and Cheney's lies about the Iraq War so as to link these politicians together (something like "McCain and Palin, the next Bush and Cheney) and to play up the disastrous consequences of dishonest leadership.

A third could be on her criticizing Hillary Clinton for whining and yet trying to avoid talking to the press --- this hopefully will puncture her heroine, straight talker image among white woman voters as well as hurt her appeal among disgruntled Hillary supporters.

I don't know how much money the Obama campaign can afford to spend but they have to play smart --- run ads that will be instant hits so the networks can help play the ads over and over again.

Inspite of Obama's 58 state strategy, North Carolina doesn't mean anything. It is unfortunate that the 100% black vote for Obama in the most populous black voter southern states that won him the nomination will mean nothing in the general election.

Look -- it isn't great -- but it may not be such a good thing for a presidential campaign to be almost completely dependent on the vice-presidential candidate for its success.

Especially when the vice-presidential candidate is an inexperienced, dogmatic, socially conservative extremist, who is in the middle of 2 abuse of office investigations. One with a possibly traitorous husband (who, at the very least is a bit of a man/boy), a vulnerable, pregnant teen-age daughter who has an "iffy fiance," and who spins many untruths about her own past -- I mean, REALLY, Sarah -- when are you going to deal with the Ebay lie?

Add in that the VP candidate stole from her own government, demanding per diem for living in her own home because she didn't want to move her family to the state capital and because she carted her children around like little props for State events, that she seems to care more about oil companies and hunters than the extinction of polar bears and ANWAR -- and you see how easily McCain's poll numbers could go down as Palin's narrative starts to shift downward, as one of the investigations goes against her -- or after she makes a gaffe of serious consequence.

McCain will not only have a "bad VP" -- but he will have to answer for the bad judgment to nominate her in the FIRST place.

Live by the focus group/poll numbers -- die by the focus group/poll numbers!

At the same time that red states Obama hoped to compete in have been taken off the table by Sarah the Hunter -- AK, MT, ND, NC, and GA -- suddenly Obama must deal with deep blue states lightening up -- WI, WA, and NJ -- and blue swing states poised to flip -- MI and PA.

Buh bye, Obama Bin Biden.

Even if this poll is an outlier, I think we can make the following assumptions at this point.

States not in play for Obama:

MT, The Dakota, NC, GA

States possibly in play:

IN, NV, OH

States very much in play:

CO, VA, FL

States likely Obama:

IA, NM

States Obama CANNOT lose:

MI, PA

If he holds all the Kerry states and takes IA and NM as well, a CO victory will put him over the top. If he can't win CO, it's back to freaking Ohio and Florida yet again. (I personally think VA is going to slowly but surely slip away and into McCain's column)

Look -- it isn't great -- but it may not be such a good thing for a presidential campaign to be almost completely dependent on the vice-presidential candidate for its success.

Especially when the vice-presidential candidate is an inexperienced, dogmatic, socially conservative extremist, who is in the middle of 2 abuse of office investigations. One with a possibly traitorous husband (who, at the very least is a bit of a man/boy), a vulnerable, pregnant teen-age daughter who has an "iffy fiance," and who spins many untruths about her own past -- I mean, REALLY, Sarah -- when are you going to deal with the Ebay lie?

Add in that the VP candidate stole from her own government, demanding per diem for living in her own home because she didn't want to move her family to the state capital and because she carted her children around like little props for State events, that she seems to care more about oil companies and hunters than the extinction of polar bears and ANWAR -- and you see how easily McCain's poll numbers could go down as Palin's narrative starts to shift downward, as one of the investigations goes against her -- or after she makes a gaffe of serious consequence.

McCain will not only have a "bad VP" -- but he will have to answer for the bad judgment to nominate her in the FIRST place.

Live by the focus group/poll numbers -- die by the focus group/poll numbers!

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

A call to ALL McCain/Palin supporters. This is being posted on ALL blogs.

Call your nearest Republican Loyalty Commission (especially those in the swing states and/or in large urban areas where scary black people live) and sign up to be a 'poll thug'.

It is well known that the Obama campaign is hailing their 'ground game' as their 'ace in the hole' on Nov. 4th.

We need to be vigilant since what we'd rather be doing is restricting choice, questioning science and making fun of people who actually donate their time inservice of others (you know, because making fun of 'community organizers' is a winning strategy lol) which means there will be attempts at voter fraud at every turn by the former company Diebold and Republican Secretaries of State.

Having ALL of us as poll thugs will thwart their plans, turn away hundreds if not thousands of legitimate voters, frustrate many more while we tie up the system disputing nuns and black people and guarantee us a truly illegal election and McCain / Palin victory! Because it's only winning that matters! Screw Democracy and the right of every citizen to vote!

Please call ASAP, as many of us have, as there is a short course (30 minutes) required to become qualified and obtain your credentials. It mainly involves watching videos of the Brooks Brothers riot, and a special presentation by Kenneth Blackwell and Katherine Harris.

BRING BACK JIM CROW LAWS IN OUR COUNTRY! POLL TAXES ARE A GREAT IDEA AND ONLY 1 VOTE PER WHITE PERSON IN AMERICA!

Thanks, Troll :)

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

A call to ALL McCain/Palin supporters. This is being posted on ALL blogs.

Call your nearest Republican Loyalty Commission (especially those in the swing states and/or in large urban areas where scary black people live) and sign up to be a 'poll thug'.

It is well known that the Obama campaign is hailing their 'ground game' as their 'ace in the hole' on Nov. 4th.

We need to be vigilant since what we'd rather be doing is restricting choice, questioning science and making fun of people who actually donate their time inservice of others (you know, because making fun of 'community organizers' is a winning strategy lol) which means there will be attempts at voter fraud at every turn by the former company Diebold and Republican Secretaries of State.

Having ALL of us as poll thugs will thwart their plans, turn away hundreds if not thousands of legitimate voters, frustrate many more while we tie up the system disputing nuns and black people and guarantee us a truly illegal election and McCain / Palin victory! Because it's only winning that matters! Screw Democracy and the right of every citizen to vote!

Please call ASAP, as many of us have, as there is a short course (30 minutes) required to become qualified and obtain your credentials. It mainly involves watching videos of the Brooks Brothers riot, and a special presentation by Kenneth Blackwell and Katherine Harris.

BRING BACK JIM CROW LAWS IN OUR COUNTRY! POLL TAXES ARE A GREAT IDEA AND ONLY 1 VOTE PER WHITE PERSON IN AMERICA!

Thanks, Troll :)

NC-Pres
Sep 9 SurveyUSAMcCain (R) 58%, Obama (D) 38%

Oilbama bigtime appeal in Red States is the one of the biggest lies Oilbamabots tell. They said they were going to change the map and put Red states in play everytime Hillary slaughtered him in a state Democrats will have to win.

Oilbama voted for Dick Cheney's Energy Bill, that gave away Billions of dollars in tax breaks to Big Oil. That is the Change his Oilbamabots are always talking about. A Democrat acting as Dick Cheney's bitch. That is Change we can do without. Even McCain crossed party line to vote against it.

There would have been no need for a Surge if Bush & Co. had not taken the U.S. into a Phony & Pretend War on Terrorism while the Real War on Terrorism in Afghanistan where Bin Ladin lived, was ignored! And if we do not Wise up this might happen in the future!

http://www.youtube.com/v/PdJUCU1UH2w