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| Poll | Date | Sample | McCain (R) | Obama (D) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | 53.2 | 44.7 | McCain +8.5 |
| RCP Average | 10/13 - 10/30 | -- | 50.3 | 42.0 | McCain +8.3 |
| Rasmussen | 10/30 - 10/30 | 500 LV | 53 | 44 | McCain +9 |
| Research 2000 | 10/22 - 10/24 | 600 LV | 50 | 41 | McCain +9 |
| Mason-Dixon | 10/13 - 10/15 | 800 LV | 48 | 41 | McCain +7 |
- What Obama Means to This Nation - Anna Quindlen, Newsweek
- From King to Obama, the Nation Heals - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
- The Obama Revolution - John Harris and Jim VandeHei, Politico
- Near-Flawless Run - Nagourney, Rutenberg and Zeleny, New York Times
- Obama Won with Clear Message of Change - David Brody, The Brody File
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| Poll | Date | Sample | McCain (R) | Obama (D) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | 53.2 | 44.7 | McCain +8.5 |
| RCP Average | 10/13 - 10/30 | -- | 50.3 | 42.0 | McCain +8.3 |
| Rasmussen | 10/30 - 10/30 | 500 LV | 53 | 44 | McCain +9 |
| Research 2000 | 10/22 - 10/24 | 600 LV | 50 | 41 | McCain +9 |
| Mason-Dixon | 10/13 - 10/15 | 800 LV | 48 | 41 | McCain +7 |
| Rasmussen | 09/09 - 09/09 | 500 LV | 54 | 37 | McCain +17 |
| Rasmussen | 07/09 - 07/09 | 500 LV | 47 | 43 | McCain +4 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 03/24 - 04/03 | 267 RV | 51 | 34 | McCain +17 |
| Rasmussen | 03/04 - 03/04 | 500 LV | 48 | 38 | McCain +10 |
| SurveyUSA | 02/26 - 02/28 | 632 RV | 47 | 43 | McCain +4 |
- What Obama Means to This Nation - Anna Quindlen, Newsweek
- From King to Obama, the Nation Heals - John Kass, Chicago Tribune
- The Obama Revolution - John Harris and Jim VandeHei, Politico
- Near-Flawless Run - Nagourney, Rutenberg and Zeleny, New York Times
- Obama Won with Clear Message of Change - David Brody, The Brody File
- Decisive Win Gives Dems New Clout - Susan Page, USA Today
- Bipartisanship Could Help Victorious Democrats - Gerald Seib, WSJ
- Conservatism Faces Challenges Ahead - Philip Klein, American Spectator
- America the Liberal - John Judis, The New Republic
- Obama's Post-Racial Promise - Shelby Steele, Los Angeles Times
- Will a Black President Heal the Racial Divide? - T.D. Jakes, Time
- Hail to the Chief - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Which Barack Obama Will Govern? - Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
- Transformational Presidency - Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
- Audacity Wins - Roger Simon, Politico
- Republicans Got the Thumping They Deserve - Rod Dreher, NPR
- Could Anything Have Prevented McCain's Defeat? - Byron York, NRO
- Forging a Conservative Agenda - Tony Blankley, Washington Times
- The Resurrection of the American Dream - Gabor Steingart, Der Spiegel
- How Obama Bent the Arc of History - John Dickerson, Slate
- A Vital Win for Democracy - Trudy Rubin, Philadelphia Inquirer
- President Barack Obama - Washington Post
- America Turns the Page - Boston Globe
- Voters Rebuke Republicans for Economic Failure - Wall Street Journal
- From Slavery to Obama - Chicago Sun-Times
- Obama's Victory is a Mandate for Change - Los Angeles Times
- Ten Questions For Election Day - Vaughn Ververs, CBS News
- Curtain Finally Falls on the Race - Ben Smith & Jonathan Martin, Politico
- Polls Show Obama With Clear Advantage - Dan Balz, Washington Post
- Four Election Day Scenarios - Carl Cannon, Reader's Digest
- Obama Campaign Instills New Pride - Eugene Robinson, Detroit News
- McCain the Choice for Freedom, Prosperity - Deroy Murdock, Union Leader
- Four Reasons to Vote for Obama - James Fallows, The Atlantic
- We Could Be In for a Lurch to the Left - Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal
- Obama's Challenge is to Convince the Country - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones
- The Ghosts in Grant Park - Daniel Flynn, City Journal
- Why American Youth Will Vote - Courtney Martin, The American Prospect
- Economy Looms Over Victor - Davis, Weisman & Aeppel, Wall St. Journal
- Is Obama Swiping the Tax-Cut Issue? - Larry Kudlow, NRO
- Today's Certain Loser: President Bush - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune
- A Dark Secret: I Still Like President Bush - Andrew Breitbart, Wash Times
- Obama Looks to Rewrite Electoral Map - Zachary Coile, SF Chronicle
- For Obama, Bigger is Much, Much Better - David Gergen, CNN
- Down to the Stretch, Uncertainty Remains - Rich Galen, Mullings
- Obama, Dems Headed for Big Win - This Week Roundtable, ABC News
- It'll Be Closer Than They Think - Jonathan Morris, FOX News
- Swift-Boating of Obama Isn't Working - Michael Tomasky, Guardian
- Voting GOP for the First Time - Vin Suprynowicz, Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Win or Lose, How Will We Cope? - Poussaint & Alexander, The Root
- A Race Like No Other - James Rainey, Los Angeles Times
- The Best Race Ever? Not By a Long Shot - Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
- Math Not Adding Up For McCain - Mark Halperin, Time
- Fickle Voters Fill Pollsters With Dread - Daniel Finkelstein, Times of London
- The Opening Obama Saw - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Blacks' Dreams Will Come True. Then What? - Laura Washington, CST
- A Conservative Reckoning - Jonathan Gurwitz, San Antonio Express-News
- How Smart is the American Voter? - Larry Bartels, Los Angeles Times
- Obama, McCain Spar in Final Weekend - Chozick & Meckler, WSJ
- Campaigns Hit States Their Parties Lost in '04 - Sharon Otterman, NYT
- The Biggest Loser: Conventional Wisdom - Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
- How Obama Mixed Substance with Style - Jay Newton-Small, Time
- McCain, Obama and the 'Change We Need' - Ross Mackenzie, Richmond TD
- The Youth Vote Could Change History - Anna Quindlen, Newsweek
- In the Tank for Obama - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Unity, Hope Must Conquer Division, Hate - Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald
- A Democratic Era Coming? - Dick Polman, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Despite Effort, Obama Fails with Churchgoers - David Paul Kuhn, Politico
- A Brighter Future with McCain-Palin - Newt Gingrich, New York Post
- A Seismic Election Day - George Will, Washington Post
- The Case for Obama - Senator Hillary Clinton, New York Daily News
- Palin Gives McCain a Shot in Middle America - Byron York, Nat'l Review
- World's Problems Await the Next President - William Hague, Telegraph
- Election 2008 Will Have a Lasting Impact - Frank Bruni, New York Times
- History in the Making - Thomas DeFrank, New York Daily News
- Fate Rests on Who Will Turnout to Vote - Jim Tankersley, Chicago Tribune
- Our Polls Are on the Mark. I Think. - Jon Cohen, Washington Post
- Closing the Deal in Pennsylvania - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Obama's Long, Impressive Campaign - Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer
- All the Ingredients for a Historic Meltdown - Thomas Sowell, Townhall
- Spread It Around - Jacob Weisberg, Slate
- Equal Outcome vs. Equal Opportunity - Ruben Navarrette, San Diego UT
- Divided Government's Good for America - Michael Goodwin, NY Daily News
- Obama's Winning Argument - Joe Conason, Salon
- A Soldier Makes a Case for McCain - Kevin Ferris, Philadelphia Inquirer
- A Full Plate in January - David Ignatius, Washington Post
- Obama Presidency Could Reshape Courts - Fred Barbash, Politico
- What This Election Will Say About America - Peter Canellos, Boston Globe
- The Attack on American Affluence - Robert Samuelson, Newsweek
- Obama Has the Vision and Judgment to Lead - Newsday
- McCain is the Clear Choice for America - New Hampshire Union Leader
- Barack Obama is a President for Modern Times - The Observer
- More Radical Than the Warren Court? - Washington Times
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? - Frank Rich, New York Times
- Obama's Clinton vs. Bush Argument - John Berlau, National Review
- An Unexpected Campaign Season - Debra Saunders, SF Chronicle
- Obama May Lead Democrat Landslide - David Yepsen, Des Moines Register
- McCain Missed Obama's Ethanol Pander - Dave Juday, Weekly Standard
- McCain Became a Question Mark - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
- The Weekend Interview: Sarah Palin - Kimberley Strassel, Wall St. Journal
- Barack Obama is America's Future - Times of London