New York: McCain vs. Obama

Polling Data

PollDateSampleObama (D)McCain (R)Spread
RCP Average09/15 - 09/30--56.738.7Obama +18.0
Siena09/28 - 09/30631 RV5836Obama +22
SurveyUSA09/23 - 09/24668 LV5738Obama +19
Rasmussen09/15 - 09/15500 LV5542Obama +13

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Recent Commentary & News Stories

- Town-Hall Debates Can Go Very Wrong - John Dickerson, Slate

- Can John McCain Pull This One Off? - Roger Simon, The Politico

- McCain Campaign and the Financial Crisis - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics

- Low Road to the White House - Walter Shapiro, Salon

- The Bomber as School Reformer - Sol Stern, City Journal

See All New York: McCain vs. Obama Commentary & News Stories

Polling Data

PollDateSampleObama (D)McCain (R)Spread
RCP Average09/15 - 09/30--56.738.7Obama +18.0
Siena09/28 - 09/30631 RV5836Obama +22
SurveyUSA09/23 - 09/24668 LV5738Obama +19
Rasmussen09/15 - 09/15500 LV5542Obama +13
Siena09/08 - 09/10626 LV4641Obama +5
Siena08/11 - 08/14627 RV4739Obama +8
Rasmussen08/04 - 08/04500 LV5536Obama +19
Quinnipiac07/31 - 08/041353 LV5736Obama +21
Siena07/17 - 07/29671 RV4426Obama +18
Siena07/07 - 07/10626 RV5037Obama +13
Rasmussen06/30 - 06/30500 LV6029Obama +31
SurveyUSA06/25 - 06/27531 LV5737Obama +20
New York Times06/06 - 06/11931 RV5132Obama +19
Quinnipiac06/03 - 06/081388 RV5036Obama +14
Rasmussen05/28 - 05/28500 LV5233Obama +19
SurveyUSA05/16 - 05/18600 RV4838Obama +10
Siena05/12 - 05/15622 RV4938Obama +11
Rasmussen04/29 - 04/29500 LV5235Obama +17
Siena04/13 - 04/16624 RV4540Obama +5
Quinnipiac04/14 - 04/151257 LV4739Obama +8
SurveyUSA04/11 - 04/13499 RV5243Obama +9
WNBC/Marist04/03 - 04/04576 RV4648McCain +2
Quinnipiac03/16 - 03/181528 RV4938Obama +11
Rasmussen03/11 - 03/11500 LV5138Obama +13
SurveyUSA02/26 - 02/28592 RV5238Obama +14
SurveyUSA02/15 - 02/17519 RV5736Obama +21
Siena02/11 - 02/14633 RV4740Obama +7
SurveyUSA01/20 - 01/21516 RV4943Obama +6
SurveyUSA12/13 - 12/15503 RV4743Obama +4
SurveyUSA11/09 - 11/11516 RV4943Obama +6
Quinnipiac09/24 - 09/301504 RV4739Obama +8
Siena06/18 - 06/21800 RV4935Obama +14

All Commentary & News Stories

- Town-Hall Debates Can Go Very Wrong - John Dickerson, Slate

- Can John McCain Pull This One Off? - Roger Simon, The Politico

- McCain Campaign and the Financial Crisis - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics

- Low Road to the White House - Walter Shapiro, Salon

- The Bomber as School Reformer - Sol Stern, City Journal

- The Real Obama - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics

- Media Gives Palin a Pass - Richard Cohen, Washington Post

- Biden's No Expert - He Just Plays One on TV - Jonah Goldberg, LA Times

- Bailout Vote is Proof: The Center Holds - Mark Penn, The Politico

- McCain Must Talk Growth and Recovery - Larry Kudlow, RealClearMarkets

- The Twilight of Conservative Rule - Jonathan Chait, The New Republic

- Catholics & Abortion (Again) - Cal Thomas, Sacramento Bee

- In Wisconsin, a Tilt toward Obama - Derrick Jackson, Boston Globe

- Expect the Race to Tighten - Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, New York Post

- The Candidates and the Supreme Court - Erwin Chemerinsky, LA Times

- Obama, McCain Must Have the Guts to Tell Truth - Dallas Morning News

- Europe: The New Wall Street? - Colin Barr, Fortune

- The Many Lives of Arianna Huffington - Lauren Collins, New Yorker

- John McCain's Act III - Peter Wehner, Commentary

- The Race is Over - Howard Wolfson, The New Republic

- The Ayers Question - Yuval Levin, National Review

- Does Race Really Matter? - Michael Cohen, New York Times

- A Reporter Accuses Palin of Racism - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal

- 5 Questions About the New Electorate - Tom Schaller, American Prospect

- McCain and the Fact-Checking Fallacy - Byron York, National Review

- McCain, Obama Go for Jugular - Allen & VandeHei, The Politico

- The William Ayers He Knows - Ross Douthat, The Atlantic

- Time for McCain to Turn Up the Heat - Ed Rollins, CNN

- McCain to Take the Low Road - Matthew Rothschild, Progressive

- What About McCain's Pal Phil Gramm? - Harold Meyerson, Washington Post

- McCain Desperately Needs the Subject to Change - Al Hunt, Bloomberg

- Guilt-by-Association Response - Patrick Healy, New York Times

- Young Voters Hint at Electorate Shift - Susan Page, USA Today

- The McCain Campaign's Embarrassing Ugliness - Joe Klein, Time

- McCain Needs to Fix the Message - Mike Murphy, Time

- Judge Obama by the Company He Keeps - Cal Thomas, Fox News

- Is Era of Dominance Over for Conservatives? - John Harwood, NY Times

- Palin, McCain and the Weeks Ahead - Karl Rove, Newsweek

- The Choice: Barack Obama for President - The New Yorker

- Obama's Words Contradict Deeds - Ralph Reiland, Pittsburgh Trib-Review

- Supreme Court Fate Hinges on '08 Race - Robert Barnes, Washington Post

- McCain's Health Care Destruction - Paul Krugman, New York Times

- Obama's Payoff to Unions - Mark Skousen, Human Events

- Economic Woes Dim GOP Chances - Reid Wilson, Politics Nation

- The Wright Stuff - William Kristol, New York Times

- This Election Will Be Decided on the Issues - Michael Tomasky, Guardian

- Honor versus Unity - Laurence Cooper, Commentary

- Nation Can't Afford Candidates' Big Plans - Chicago Sun-Times

- Joe Biden's Fantasy World - Wall Street Journal

- Wall Street Ends McCain's Lucky Streak - Peter Brown, Wall Street Journal

- FDR's Lessons for Obama - David Ignatius, Washington Post

- The Speech John McCain Should Give - Rod Dreher, Dallas Morning News

- Obama and the Chicago Way - John Kass, Chicago Tribune

- Pitbull Palin Mauls McCain - Frank Rich, New York Times

- A Citizen-Politician Runs for Veep - Mark Steyn, National Review

- McCain-Obama Splits Moderates, Middle Class - John Avlon, Politico

- Voter Fraud Expected to Be Rampant - John Fund, New York Post

- Voter ID Laws a GOP Tactic of Cynicism - Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta JC

- Why It is All Uphill for McCain - Clive Crook, Financial Times

- Palin's Words Carry Racial Tinge - Douglass Daniel, Associated Press

- AP: It's Racist to Criticize Obama - Patrick Frey, Patterico's Pontifications

- Can Obama Turn Colorado Blue? - Amy Sullivan, Time

- How Mac Can Close the Gap, Ford Style - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard

- GOP Dread: Dems Could Hit 60 Senate Seats - Vandehei & Allen, Politico

- Instead of Hype, How About Honesty? - Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe

- The Year of Campaign Chaos - Michael Barone, US News & World Report

- Palin Reignites The Culture War - Eleanor Clift, Newsweek

- Can McCain-Palin Catch Up? Of Course - William Kristol, Weekly Standard

- Rethinking Campaign Assumptions - Ambinder & Green, The Atlantic

- Palin and the Dumbing Down of the GOP - Joe Conason, Salon

- Palin's Attraction is Authenticity - Janice Turner, Times of London

- Do Facts Matter This Election? - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics

- McCain's Kremlin Ties - Mark Ames & Ari Berman, The Nation

- Crossed Paths: Obama & Ayers - Scott Shane, New York Times

- Liberals Rethink Free Speech - Rich Lowry, New York Post

- Joe Sixpack's Hangover Headache - Matthew Dallek, New York Daily News

- The Lies Biden Told - New York Post

- Palin and Cheney - New York Times

- The Trouble With Harry Reid - Wall Street Journal

- The Veep Debate: Palin Is Back - Rich Lowry, New York Post

- McCain-Palin's Road To Nowhere - Michael Crowley, The New Republic

- What the Bailout Bill Crisis Has Wrought - Jay Newton-Small, Time

- Attention Shifts Back to McCain - Dan Balz, Washington Post

- Factors that Could Lead to Obama's Downfall - Lorie Byrd, Townhall

- Sarah Palin: A Bridge Too Far - Bob Beckel, FOX News

- Joe Biden's Alternate Universe - Michael Totten, Commentary

- The New York Times & John McCain - Russ Smith, Splice Today

- Don't Underestimate Palin - Mike Gallagher, Townhall

- You Get What You Pay For - John Podhoretz, Commentary

- Biden Wins Debate Hands Down - Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive

- Sarah Palin, the Winner by a Wink - Byron York, National Review

- Joe Biden and the Truth - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

- Joe Biden's His Own Worst Enemy - Howie Carr, Boston Herald

- Palin Was Fine, But The Debate Was No Contest - Joe Klein, Time

- The Amateur and the Professional - Michael Cohen, New York Times

- The Math Without Michigan - Andrew Romano, Newsweek

- Biden, Palin Bring A-Game - George Stephanopoulos, ABC News

- Joe Biden Was No Match for 'Joe Six-Pack' - Peggy Noonan, Wall St. Journal

- Palin Scored Points But Didn't Win - Howard Fineman, Newsweek

- Sarah Palin Changed Her Image Overnight - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard