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Analysis: Why didn't Obama get his bounce?
WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama's progress through Israel and Jordan, like his visits to Afghanistan and Iraq earlier this week, was a smoothly constructed triumph. Yet he isn't getting the bounce out of it in the polls he ought to. Whatever is going on?
A Domestic Reality Check on Obamania Abroad
Gallup- July 24, 2008
And not only is Obama not getting an immediate spike from his European trip, he doesn't have an unusually strong position in general for a Democratic candidate in the United States. If it's true that Obama's youthful charisma and rock star appeal is propelling him to such positive positioning in Europe, then there's an interesting question as to why it's not having the same effect here in the United States.
There was a
rock concert at the same location where Obama was to speak. He did the same thing in here in the states when he claimed a crowd of 70,000 in Oregon.
While improving our image world wide is a wonderful thing, Obama's presence won't single handedly do that despite the spin the "O" tries to push.
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Slim Edge Over McCain
NJ --
Gallup Poll Daily tracking of national registered voters' presidential election preferences finds Barack Obama with a slight advantage over John McCain, 45% to 43%.
McCain Makes Significant Gains in Key Battleground States
Republican John McCain has quickly closed the gap between himself and Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama in several key battleground states even as the Arizona senator struggles to break through the wall-to-wall coverage of Obama's trip to Europe and the Middle East this week.
McCain and Obama are in a statistical dead heat in Colorado, Michigan and Minnesota while the Illinois senator has a more comfortable double-digit edge in Wisconsin, according to polling conducted by Quinnipiac University for washingtonpost.com and the Wall Street Journal during the past week. Only in Colorado, however, does McCain hold a greater percentage of the vote share than Obama.
Presidential poll calls Michigan a toss-up
Rasmussen Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Barack Obama has caught up to John McCain in Florida. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Obama with a statistically insignificant one-point advantage over his rival, 46% to 45%. When leaners are included, the Democrat leads 49% to 47%.
In case you hadn't heard, Sen.
Barack Obama is on a presidential victory tour of Europe and the Middle East this week. He's going to give what his staff bills as "a major speech" in Berlin on Thursday because Germans can't vote in the American election.
So the new
NBC-Wall Street Journal Poll is coming out this evening. And even in this alleged year of the Democrat, with the Obama campaign practically printing money and already running general election ads in Republican strongholds, the new July results will show that the Illinois Democrat's 6-point lead from June has remained exactly the same as in June -- 6 points. (See MSNBC video below.)
According to the results, Americans (46%-41%) feel McCain is the "safer choice" for the White House. McCain leads by a larger margin (58%-46%) as the candidate with the background and set of values they most identify with. A majority (51%-27%) find themselves thinking more about what an Obama administration would be like.
McCain Opens Modest Lead in Ohio
Rasmussen - July 22, 2008
John McCain has opened a modest lead over Barack Obama in the key swing state of Ohio. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Buckeye State shows McCain attracting 46% of the vote while Obama earns 40%
