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| Poll | Date | Sample | Obama (D) | McCain (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 02/07 - 08/07 | -- | 48.7 | 41.7 | Obama +7.0 |
| Rasmussen | 08/07 - 08/07 | 700 LV | 52 | 42 | Obama +10 |
| SurveyUSA | 08/02 - 08/04 | 629 LV | 48 | 45 | Obama +3 |
| Riley Research | 02/07 - 02/18 | 401 LV | 46 | 38 | Obama +8 |
- John McCain's Idealistic Dilemma - David Rogers, The Politico
- The Significance of Sarah Palin - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- GOP Offers Red Meat With a Side of Mean - Michael Cohen, New York Times
- Welcome Back, Dad - Michael Reagan, Human Events
- The Sarah Palin Smokescreen - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
| Poll | Date | Sample | Obama (D) | McCain (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 02/07 - 08/07 | -- | 48.7 | 41.7 | Obama +7.0 |
| Rasmussen | 08/07 - 08/07 | 700 LV | 52 | 42 | Obama +10 |
| SurveyUSA | 08/02 - 08/04 | 629 LV | 48 | 45 | Obama +3 |
| Rasmussen | 07/15 - 07/15 | 500 LV | 49 | 40 | Obama +9 |
| SurveyUSA | 06/17 - 06/19 | 547 LV | 48 | 45 | Obama +3 |
| Rasmussen | 06/11 - 06/11 | 500 LV | 46 | 38 | Obama +8 |
| SurveyUSA | 05/16 - 05/18 | 600 RV | 49 | 39 | Obama +10 |
| Rasmussen | 05/07 - 05/07 | 500 LV | 52 | 38 | Obama +14 |
| SurveyUSA | 04/11 - 04/13 | 543 RV | 51 | 42 | Obama +9 |
| Rasmussen | 03/26 - 03/26 | 500 LV | 48 | 42 | Obama +6 |
| SurveyUSA | 02/26 - 02/28 | 628 RV | 49 | 41 | Obama +8 |
| Riley Research | 02/07 - 02/18 | 401 LV | 46 | 38 | Obama +8 |
| SurveyUSA | 02/15 - 02/17 | 530 RV | 48 | 47 | Obama +1 |
| Rasmussen | 02/13 - 02/13 | 500 LV | 49 | 40 | Obama +9 |
| SurveyUSA | 01/11 - 01/13 | 544 RV | 47 | 47 | Tie |
| SurveyUSA | 12/13 - 12/15 | 537 RV | 46 | 44 | Obama +2 |
- John McCain's Idealistic Dilemma - David Rogers, The Politico
- The Significance of Sarah Palin - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- GOP Offers Red Meat With a Side of Mean - Michael Cohen, New York Times
- Welcome Back, Dad - Michael Reagan, Human Events
- The Sarah Palin Smokescreen - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
- Palin's Working Class Appeal - David Frum, The Week
- McCain's Fiscal Irresponsibility - Weinstein & Dunkelman, NY Daily News
- McCain Needs a Rebellious Address - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Will the Abortion Issue Help or Hurt McCain? - Lydia Saad, Gallup
- Sarah Palin Taps Into America - Andrew McCarthy, National Review
- A Star is Born in the GOP - Michael Barone, US News & World Report
- Why the Media Should Apologize - Roger Simon, The Politico
- Palin Raises Questions About McCain's Judgment - The Economist
- A Cynic's View of Palin's Family Fanfare - Susannah Meadows, Newsweek
- McCain's Focus Tonight - Michael Crowley, The New Republic
- A Foreign-Policy Crash Course for Palin - Michael Hirsh, Newsweek
- Palin Pick Targets the Gender Gap - Peter Brown, Rocky Mountain News
- A Feminist Dream at the GOP - Kirsten Powers, New York Post
- Reshaping the Map - Gary Andres, Washington Times
- The Leadership Washington Needs - Governor Sarah Palin
- Small-Town Ways Will Play Big Across U.S. - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
- Wrong Woman, Wrong Message - Gloria Steinem, Los Angeles Times
- A Pit Bull With Lipstick - John Dickerson, Slate
- Sarah Palin, The Natural - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
- Palin's Social Views Hurt Ticket - Froma Harrop, Providence Journal
- Democrats Have a Problem on Their Hands - David Brody, CBN News
- Call of the Wild: The Education of Sarah Palin - Nathan Thornburgh, Time
- What's So Special About Sarah? - Daniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal
- Palin's Inexperience Still McCain's Problem - Jonathan Alter, Newsweek
- Palin Gets the Spiteful Thatcher Treatment - Janet Daley, The Telegraph
- Hockey Mom Shoots, Scores - Tom Shales, Washington Post
- Where Does the GOP Go From Here? - Clark Judge, Wall Street Journal
- McCain is the Right Guy to Rebrand GOP - John Avlon, New York Post
- A Partisan in Maverick's Clothing - Matthew Yglesias, Washington Post
- Which Ticket Really Will Deliver Change? - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
- Democrats Should Stop Nominating Lawyers - Victor Davis Hanson, RCP
- Hot or Cool on Russia? - David Ignatius, Washington Post
- Sarah Palin's Perfect Premiere - New York Daily News
- Speech Doesn't Answer Questions About Readiness - Washington Post
- Palin Rises Above the Feeding Frenzy - Boston Herald
- How Palin Subverts McCain - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
- Why Bristol's Baby Matters - Joe Conason, New York Observer
- Why Palin Could Make the Difference - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
- Can Palin Out-Change Obama? - Noam Scheiber, The New Republic
- A Clear & Present Danger to the Left - Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
- McCain Slimes the Media for Doing Its Job - Joe Klein, Time
- A Shameful Week for the Press - Yuval Levin, National Review
- Lieberman Shows Courage - David Yepsen, Des Moines Register
- Benedict Joseph a Traitor to His Party - Matthew Rothschild, Progressive
- Sexism Rears Its Ugly Head - Ben Shapiro, Townhall
- Whiteness is the GOP's Only Hope - Harold Meyerson, Washington Post
- Palin's Challenge Tonight - Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics
- Public Will Have Final Verdict on Palin - David Broder, Washington Post
- The Palin Feeding Frenzy - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
- Palin Gets the Clarence Thomas Treatment - Victor Davis Hanson, NRO
- Palin's Speech: What Does She Need To Do? - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post
- The Palin Feeding Frenzy - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
- So Where Does Palin Take This? - Mark Davis, Dallas Morning News
- For Palin, Showtime About to Begin - David Von Drehle, Time
- For Republicans, a Different Kind of Party - Vaughn Ververs, CBS News
- What Would Sarah Palin Do? - James Lucier, American Spectator
- Lieberman Makes Compelling Case for McCain - John Avlon, New Republic
- McCain Transcends Party Line - Philip Klein, The American Spectator
- Media is Just Doing Its Job - Dan Amira and Chris Rovzar, NY Magazine
- McCain's Bet on Palin Sets Up Wild Ride - Susan Page, USA Today
- The Palin Soap Opera - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
- Sarah Palin and the Two Americas - Thomas Lifson, American Thinker
- Nevermind the Palin Naysayers - Ruben Navarrette, San Diego Union-Trib
- What Palin Says About McCain's Judgment - Mark Mellman, The Hill
- Palin Choice Paying Off Big Time - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Trib-Review
- The Culture Wars Are Back - Jim VandeHei & David Paul Kuhn, The Politico
- Palin is a True Feminist Role Model - Chrystia Freeland, Financial Times
- The Larger Message of the Sarah Palin Story - Maggie Gallagher, NY Post
- Lieberman's Partisan "Bipartisanship" - John Nichols, The Nation
- Why Obama Can't Close the Sale - Al Hubbard & Noam Neusner, WSJ
- The Right in the Rearview Mirror - E.J. Dionne, American Prospect
- A Stark Contrast with Obama on Abortion - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
- McCain, Palin Are Clueless on Energy - Thomas Friedman, New York Times
- Sarah Palin, Our Energy Answer - Larry Kudlow, RealClearMarkets
- Did You Know McCain Was a POW? - David Corn, Mother Jones
- Western, Maverick Assets - David Hill, The Hill
- The Bizarro GOP - John Dickerson, Slate
- Judging Sarah Palin - Chicago Tribune
- Candidate McCain's Big Decision - New York Times
- Why the Media is Sneering at Sarah Palin - Wall Street Journal
- The Media's Ignorance About Sarah Palin - Investor's Business Daily
- Palin's Importance to the Energy Debate - Investor's Business Daily
- Palin Takes the Big Stage - Dallas Morning News
- A Democrat's Case for McCain - Senator Joe Lieberman
- Palin Will Overcome Negative Media - Larry Lindsey, Weekly Standard
- The Smearing of Palin Gets Uglier - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
- The Case Against the Case Against Palin - Christopher Orr, New Republic
- Dan Quayle With an Up-Do - Margaret Wente, Globe and Mail
- Palin Has Pushed the Left Over The Edge - Andrea Tantaros, Fox News
- It Still Comes Down to How Palin Fares - Clive Crook, The Atlantic
- McCain Camp: NY Times Story 'Materially False' - Byron York, NRO
- Republicans Are Irrelevant - Jack Cafferty, CNN
- Palin and the Narcissistic Left - James Lewis, American Thinker
- What the GOP is Really Up To - Ed Kilgore, The Democratic Strategist
- McCain Has a Tax Plan to Create Jobs - M. Feldstein & J. Taylor, WSJ