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| Poll | Date | Sample | McCain (R) | Obama (D) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 05/05 - 08/21 | -- | 48.8 | 38.0 | McCain +10.8 |
| Rasmussen | 08/21 - 08/21 | 500 LV | 54 | 44 | McCain +10 |
| University of Texas | 07/18 - 07/30 | 668 RV | 43 | 33 | McCain +10 |
| Texas Lyceum | 06/12 - 06/20 | LV | 43 | 38 | McCain +5 |
| Baselice & Ass. (R) | 05/20 - 05/25 | 1005 RV | 52 | 36 | McCain +16 |
| Research 2000 | 05/05 - 05/07 | 600 LV | 52 | 39 | McCain +13 |
- Changes in Politics - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
- Palin is Brilliant, but Risky, VP Choice - Ed Rollins, CNN
- The Palin Pick: Bold or Disastrous? - Mark Halperin, Time
- McCain Has Wowed the Public & Enthused the Right - National Review
- The Double-X Dan Quayle - Dee Dee Myers, Vanity Fair
| Poll | Date | Sample | McCain (R) | Obama (D) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 05/05 - 08/21 | -- | 48.8 | 38.0 | McCain +10.8 |
| Rasmussen | 08/21 - 08/21 | 500 LV | 54 | 44 | McCain +10 |
| Rasmussen | 07/30 - 07/30 | 500 LV | 52 | 44 | McCain +8 |
| University of Texas | 07/18 - 07/30 | 668 RV | 43 | 33 | McCain +10 |
| Rasmussen | 06/25 - 06/25 | 500 LV | 48 | 39 | McCain +9 |
| Texas Lyceum | 06/12 - 06/20 | LV | 43 | 38 | McCain +5 |
| Rasmussen | 06/02 - 06/02 | 500 LV | 52 | 39 | McCain +13 |
| Baselice & Ass. (R) | 05/20 - 05/25 | 1005 RV | 52 | 36 | McCain +16 |
| Research 2000 | 05/05 - 05/07 | 600 LV | 52 | 39 | McCain +13 |
| Rasmussen | 05/01 - 05/01 | 500 LV | 48 | 43 | McCain +5 |
| SurveyUSA | 02/26 - 02/28 | 600 RV | 47 | 46 | McCain +1 |
- Changes in Politics - Thomas Sowell, RealClearPolitics
- Palin is Brilliant, but Risky, VP Choice - Ed Rollins, CNN
- The Palin Pick: Bold or Disastrous? - Mark Halperin, Time
- McCain Has Wowed the Public & Enthused the Right - National Review
- The Double-X Dan Quayle - Dee Dee Myers, Vanity Fair
- Palin a Calculated Risk for McCain - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
- Experience Question Cuts Both Ways - Ross Douthat, The Atlantic
- Why Obama's Speech Succeeded - John Heilemann, New York Magazine
- Obama Offers a Beautifully Packaged Lie - Robert Tracinski, TIA Daily
- Beyond Oratory - Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
- McCain's Surprise Choice - Robert Barnes & Michael Shear, Washington Post
- McCain to Obama: 'We Can Too' - Dan Schnur, New York Times
- Debate with Biden Will Be Tough - John Nichols, The Nation
- An Extraordinary Choice - Hugh Hewitt, Townhall
- The Ticket: McCain-Palin - Tim Grieve & Jonathan Martin, The Politico
- A Risky but Excellent Choice - Yuval Levin, National Review
- American Revolutionary - Walter Shapiro, Salon
- Obama Silences Doubters - Clive Crook, Financial Times
- 'Elation' Among Evangelical Leaders - David Brody, Brody File
- The Potential Downsides - Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review
- The Case for Sarah Palin - Jack Kelly, RealClearPolitics (June 2008)
- Why McCain Picked Palin - Michael Grunwald, Time
- A War-Time Vice-President? - Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic
- Sarah Palin, A Fresh Face For The GOP - Pam Fessler, NPR
- 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
- And If Obama Loses? - Pat Buchanan, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- A 'Maverick' Nominee, But the Same GOP - James Barnes, National Journal
- A Fine Speech but a Wasted Convention - Toby Harnden, RealClearPolitics
- Republicans Don't Feel Your Pain - Paul Krugman, New York Times
- Democratic Platform is for Whiners - Robert Robb, Arizona Republic
- A Speech to the Delegates - David Brooks, New York Times
- 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