The Tide is Turning October 10, 2008
Posted by shwaldman in Politics, Society.Tags: Attack Ads, Change, Election, Electoral Votes, McCain, Obama, Poll Data
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With the economy looking more and more chaotic, McCain seems to be losing ground. Here is a chart from the web site Real Clear Politics. It is really a non-partisian site that pulls in stories from both sides. There is a lot of good information and opinions on display here. But the thing I like the best are all the poll data that are pulled together. These graphs are interactive on the site and you can really drill down to see the details.
Here is what the Poll Graph looked like last week:
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and here is what is looks like today:
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What I hope is that this major shift does not create any less sense of urgency. McCain and the Republican Party is now pulling out all the stops. Obama was raked over the coals during the Democratic Primaries. I really don’t see how these attack ads are going to work, but if nothing else, they will motivate Republican base and this is the scary part. Obama will not and should not attack back. I just hope the American people are finally ready to move ABOVE the nonsense. This election is important and everyone still needs to vote!!! We need a change NOW!
Do Polls Pick the President? August 20, 2008
Posted by shwaldman in Politics, Society.Tags: Attack Ads, Election, McCain, Obama
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Boy, I hope not. It is August 20th – less than three months until the election and McCain has managed a 12 point swing in the last month to go from 7 behind to 5 points ahead. It is interesting that during that time Obama tried to prove his ability to try to improve foriegn relations while McCain simply attacked Obama with ads about Obama’s leadership. McCain is a true politian and I am not saying Obama isn’t but I think he is at least trying to take the high road and play nice. Unfortunately, I think for all of us, that isn’t what pays off in Washington. I really hope I am wrong, but this does not look good for the country or the world for the next 4-8 years.
McCain’s Surge is Working Too.. the question is what is it doing to the future… how do you define “working.”
