McCain hits 50% in Rasmussen poll for first time


	McCain hits 50% in Rasmussen poll for first time

n2sooners

9-14-2008 7:36 PM

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9-15-2008 1:21 AM

BitDrifter

What does that mean for us clippers? Probably an increase of about 20% in clips that attack Palin, yay.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/719bbcd1-6a85-48eb-a6f8-6d994f6794dd/5307783D-428E-4C0D-840D-B08DA328A22B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll" style="font-size: 11px;">www.rasmussenreports.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll">
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows John McCain reaching the 50% level of support for the first time since Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic Presidential Nomination. McCain retains a three-point advantage for the third straight day, 50% to 47%</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll">
Voters are <A  href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/35_expect_mccain_victory_34_say_obama_will_win" linkindex="18" set="yes">evenly divided as to who they think will win</A>,<B> </B>but McCain voters are now more excited about the election than Obama’s. <A  title="blocked::http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/latest_results_from_rasmussen_markets" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/latest_results_from_rasmussen_markets" linkindex="19">Rasmussen Markets</A> data gives McCain a 				<A target="_blank" href="http://rasmussen.intrade.com/aav2/trading/contractInfo.jsp?conDetailID=68255" linkindex="20"><SPAN id="intrade_9656_461" class="intrade">52.1</SPAN></A>
	%<B> </B>chance of victory while expectations for Obama are at 				<A target="_blank" href="http://rasmussen.intrade.com/aav2/trading/contractInfo.jsp?conDetailID=68256" linkindex="21"><SPAN id="intrade_9654_7757" class="intrade">46.8</SPAN></A>
	%.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll">
McCain is viewed favorably by 57% of the nation’s voters while Obama earns positive reviews from 53% (<A  title="blocked::http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/favorable_ratings_for_presidential_candidates
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/favorable_ra" href="http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/favorable_ratings_for_presidential_candidates" linkindex="22" set="yes">see trends</A>). McCain is supported by 90% of Republicans and has a six-point edge among unaffiliated voters. Eighty-two percent (82%) of Democrats say they’ll vote for Obama.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll">
The Rasmussen Reports <A  title="blocked::http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_elect" href="http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update" linkindex="27">Balance of Power Calculator</A> shows McCain leading in states with 200 Electoral College votes while Obama has the edge in states with 193 votes.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5307783D-428E-4C0D-840D-B08DA328A22B/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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