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| Poll | Date | Sample | Obama (D) | McCain (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 08/13 - 08/26 | -- | 47.3 | 43.0 | Obama +4.3 |
| CNN/Time | 08/24 - 08/26 | 659 RV | 53 | 40 | Obama +13 |
| Rasmussen | 08/20 - 08/20 | 700 LV | 48 | 44 | Obama +4 |
| Mason-Dixon | 08/13 - 08/15 | 400 LV | 41 | 45 | McCain +4 |
- The American Promise - Senator Barack Obama
- Obama Gives a Non-Celebrity Speech - Steve Kornacki, New York Observer
- Rekindling the Flame - E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
- The Democratic Nominee Gets Serious - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- Obama: The Perfect Stranger - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
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| Poll | Date | Sample | Obama (D) | McCain (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 08/13 - 08/26 | -- | 47.3 | 43.0 | Obama +4.3 |
| CNN/Time | 08/24 - 08/26 | 659 RV | 53 | 40 | Obama +13 |
| Rasmussen | 08/20 - 08/20 | 700 LV | 48 | 44 | Obama +4 |
| Mason-Dixon | 08/13 - 08/15 | 400 LV | 41 | 45 | McCain +4 |
| Rasmussen | 07/24 - 07/24 | 700 LV | 49 | 43 | Obama +6 |
| SurveyUSA | 06/17 - 06/19 | 539 LV | 49 | 46 | Obama +3 |
| Rasmussen | 06/18 - 06/18 | 500 LV | 47 | 39 | Obama +8 |
| SurveyUSA | 05/16 - 05/18 | 600 RV | 44 | 44 | Tie |
| Rasmussen | 05/14 - 05/14 | 500 LV | 50 | 41 | Obama +9 |
| SurveyUSA | 04/11 - 04/13 | 490 RV | 44 | 50 | McCain +6 |
| Rasmussen | 04/08 - 04/08 | 500 LV | 45 | 42 | Obama +3 |
| SurveyUSA | 02/26 - 02/28 | 601 RV | 50 | 43 | Obama +7 |
| Rasmussen | 02/17 - 02/18 | 500 LV | 44 | 44 | Tie |
| SurveyUSA | 01/20 - 01/21 | 501 RV | 41 | 50 | McCain +9 |
| SurveyUSA | 12/13 - 12/15 | 523 RV | 40 | 51 | McCain +11 |
- The American Promise - Senator Barack Obama
- Obama Gives a Non-Celebrity Speech - Steve Kornacki, New York Observer
- Rekindling the Flame - E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
- The Democratic Nominee Gets Serious - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- Obama: The Perfect Stranger - Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
- The Dream is Alive - Mary Mitchell, Chicago Sun-Times
- Obama's New, Old Politics Clash - John Harris & Jim VandeHei, The Politico
- Speaking to the Democratic Delegates - David Brooks, New York Times
- A 'Maverick' Nominee, But the Same GOP - James Barnes, National Journal
- A Fine Speech but a Wasted Convention - Toby Harnden, RealClearPolitics
- And If Obama Loses? - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Republicans Don't Feel Your Pain - Paul Krugman, New York Times
- Democratic Platform is for Whiners - Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
- Obama Soars with Feet Firmly on the Ground - Vaughn Ververs, CBS News
- Just What the Doctor Ordered - John Judis, The New Republic
- John Kerry, Foreign Policy Warrior - Matthew Yglesias, American Prospect
- Mr. Obama's Party - New York Times
- Obama Leaves Out the Details - San Diego Union-Tribune
- Statism on Parade - New Hampshire Union Leader
- Bring Back the Real McCain - The Economist
- Jimmy Carter's New Low - New York Post
- Obama's Speech Has Familiar Ring to It - Peter Brown, Rocky Mtn News
- So Many Miles From Selma - Eugene Robinson, Houston Chronicle
- Obama Spares Details, Keeps Up Attacks - Charles Babington, Associated Press
- Obama's Promise to Keep - E. J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Congress Is a Perfect Target for McCain - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
- The GOP Should Ditch the Pro‑Life VP Litmus Test - John Avlon, CNN
- Obama's Historic Night - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal
- A Leap of Faith - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
- Obama's Pragmatism Explained - Cass Sunstein, The New Republic
- Obama Campaign: Ayers is Off Limits - Guy Benson, National Review
- Biden's Plain-Spoken Genius - Ezra Klein, The American Prospect
- Dems Are Stupid to Equate McCain and Bush - Dick Morris, The Hill
- McCain's Prickly Interview - James Carney & Michael Scherer, Time
- The Separation of Church and Pelosi - David Reinhard, The Oregonian
- Will Obama 'Ground Game' Beat Bush's in '04? - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
- What Hillary's Women Want - Geraldine Ferraro, New York Daily News
- MSNBC Anchors' Fights Go Live - Rebecca Dana, Wall Street Journal
- Obama and MLK's Dream - Ward Connerly, National Review
- Biden's Foreign Policy Experience is No Asset - Charles Lipson, CT
- He's Barack Obama, Not the Messiah - Rosa Brooks, Los Angeles Times
- Oratory Could Be Obama's Undoing - Edward Luce, Financial Times
- Whatever Happened to the Libertarian Democrat? - David Weigel, Reason
- The Challenge of Obama's Lifetime - Eli Saslow, Washington Post
- Eyes on the Pride - Dick Meyer, NPR
- Hillary Can't Fix What Dems Broke - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
- Joe Biden: The Anti-Cheney? - Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
- Americans Must Give GOP a Good Kicking - Anatole Kaletsky, London Times
- Obama Muzzles the Media - National Review
- So is Obama the Saviour of His Party? - Rupert Cornwell, The Independent
- The Master Has Arrived - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- Obama: The Journey of a Confident Man - Carrie Budoff Brown, The Politico
- The Devils in Obama's Details - George Will, Washington Post
- Biden Finally Changes the Subject - John Dickerson, Slate
- Avoiding A Long, Disappointing Fall for Dems - John Judis, New Republic
- McCain's Next Seven Days - Steven Stark, Boston Phoenix
- Where is the 2004 Barack Obama? - Jon Gurwitz, San Antonio Express News
- What Bush Taught McCain - Joe Klein, Time
- Inflating Obama's Record Will Not Work - Karl Rove, Weekly Standard
- Why Obama Was 'The Most Liberal' - Charles Green, National Journal
- The Obama Democrats vs. Capitalism - David Harsanyi, Denver Post
- Obama and The Deeper Promises of America - Rep. Artur Davis, The Root
- Obama Needs to Take a Stand on Race - Juan Williams, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Claims Historic Nomination - L. Meckler & A. Chozick, WSJ
- Bill Clinton: Obama Is 'Ready to Be President' - Adam Nagourney, NYT
- Dems New Southern Strategy: Send Biden - Bob Moser, The Nation
- The Big Contradiction from the Denver Dems - Michael Medved, Townhall
- Biden -- & Kerry & Clinton -- Go on the Attack - Walter Shapiro, Salon
- It Looks a Lot Like Unity - John Nichols, The Nation
- Denver Seems Like the Clinton Convention - Jennifer Loven, Associated Press
- Back on Track - Michael Crowley, The New Republic
- America's Proud Moment - New York Daily News
- What Obama Needs to Say - Chicago Tribune
- Time for America to Get Back Up - Senator Joe Biden
- Did Hillary Help Barack's Cause? - Anne Applebaum, The Telegraph
- Dems Shouldn't Worry, Obama is in Good Shape - Dan Gerstein, WSJ
- Obama's Nomination a Repudiation of Bill - Peter Brown, Rocky Mtn News
- Campaign Confident About Obama's Prospects - Marc Ambinder, Atlantic
- Obama's Stage: Has He Lost His Mind? - Charles Krauthammer, Wash Post
- Avoiding a Lieberman Disaster - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
- McCain: Too Reckless to Lead - Ilan Goldenberg, Democracy Arsenal
- Has the Convention Helped Obama? - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
- The Democrats Strike Back - David Kusnet, The New Republic
- Hillary Gets a Good Start on 2012 - Michael Barone, US News & World Report
- Celebrities for McCain - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
- What Makes Biden Biden? - Norman Kurz, Salon
- Hillary Goes Out With a Whimper - Joshua Green, The Atlantic
- The Senator from Scranton - Terence Samuel, The Root
- Obama, Bill Clinton Remain Distant - David Maraniss, Washington Post
- Brian Schweitzer is Your Barack Obama - Dayo Olopade, New Republic
- Karl Rove's Campaign For Himself - Massimo Calabresi, Time
- McCain Can Win Only as a War President - Robert Scheer, SF Chronicle
- Hillary Outshines Sulking Supporters - Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
- McCain Can Win Only as a War President - Robert Scheer, SF Chronicle
- The Speech Progressives Have Been Waiting For? - Paul Waldman, TAP
- Clinton Urges Unity in Tightening Race - Susan Page, USA Today
- For Obama, a Challenge to Clarify His Message - Jackie Calmes, NY Times
- Voters Must Wonder Why He Didn't Pick Hillary - Kirsten Powers, NY Post
- It's Time to Put Aside Hurt Feelings - Margery Eagan, Boston Herald
- Obama Needs More Than Change - Philip Klein, The American Spectator