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Ariticle by: CNN Producer Alexander Mooney
Barack Obama continues to hold significant leads over John McCain, a fresh round of state and national polls out Thursday suggest, in what is unwelcome news for the Republican presidential nominee as Election Day inches closer and closer. The Illinois senator now holds a 6 point lead over McCain nationwide, a new CNN poll of polls consisting of five recently released surveys show, while 8 percent remain undecided.
A string of new state polls also show Obama holding significant leads in several key battleground states, including Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. McCain is holding onto leads in Montana and Missouri. In Minnesota, CNN’s latest poll of polls shows Obama up 11 points, 52-41 percent, while he holds a 9 point lead in CNN’s latest New Hampshire poll of polls, 51-42 percent. Obama is also holding onto a 4 point lead in Ohio, 50-46 percent in CNN’s latest poll of polls there.
In West Virginia, Obama holds an 8 point lead in a new American Research Group poll, though CNN’s Sept. 21-23 poll of West Virginia showed McCain leading there by 4 points. In Wisconsin, a new Research 2000 poll shows Obama with a 10 point lead, 51-41 percent. CNN’s Wisconsin poll earlier this month showed Obama with a 5 point lead. In Missouri, a new CNN poll of polls shows McCain hanging onto a 1 point lead, while the Arizona senator has a 5 point lead in Montana according to a new American Research Group poll.
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Video: Obama in Cincinnati
Barack Obama spoke about his mortgage plan versus McCain’s mortgage plan in Cincinnati, Ohio. Basically just a follow-up post to my last post on Obama targeting McCain saying he is erratic…
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During a campaign speech Wednesday, October 8, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama criticized Republican opponent Sen. John McCain’s health care plan. “Senator McCain didn’t tell us about the studies that say his plan would cause 20 million Americans to lose their health insurance from their employer,” Obama said.
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CNN’s latest polls of polls show Barack Obama leading John McCain in Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida — but slipping slightly nationally and in Florida, losing one point in each. In CNN’s first Nevada poll of polls, Obama leads McCain by 3 percentage points. The Illinois senator has the support of 49 percent of likely voters in Nevada, while 46 percent support the Arizona senator. Five percent of likely voters in Nevada are unsure about their choice for president.
In CNN’s latest Ohio poll of polls, Obama has increased his advantage over McCain. In Ohio, Obama is now ahead of McCain by five percentage points with support from 50 percent of likely voters in the state compared to support from 45 percent for McCain. Five percent of likely voters in the state are unsure about who they prefer. In CNN’s September 21 Ohio poll of polls, Obama was ahead of McCain by a single point – 47 percent versus 46 percent.
In Pennsylvania, Obama has also increased his advantage. CNN’s October 3 Pennsylvania poll of polls showed Obama ahead by 10 percentage points – 51 percent versus 41 percent. In the new Pennsylvania poll of polls released Tuesday, Obama is ahead by 12 points. The Democratic nominee has the support of 52 percent of likely voters in Pennsylvania, while the Republican nominee has the support of 40 percent of likely voters. In Pennsylvania. Eight percent of likely voters are unsure about their choice for president.
Nationally, Obama leads McCain by four points in CNN’s latest national poll of polls. Forty-eight percent of voters support Obama while 44 percent support McCain; 8 percent of voters aren’t sure about who they support. In CNN’s October 7 national poll of polls, Obama was ahead by 5 percentage points – 49 percent for Obama and 44 percent for McCain. Obama has also lost a point in CNN’s latest Florida poll of polls. Forty-nine percent of likely voters in Florida support Obama, 45 percent support McCain, and 6 percent are unsure about who they support for president. In CNN’s October 2 Florida poll of polls Obama was ahead of McCain by five points :49 percent to Obama’s 44 percent.
Article By Alexander Mooney
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A national poll of debate watchers suggests that Barack Obama won the second presidential debate. Fifty-four percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey conducted after the debate ended said that Obama did the best job in the debate, with 30 percent saying John McCain performed better.
A majority, 54 percent, said Obama seemed to be the stronger leader during the debate, to 43 percent for McCain. By a greater than two to one margin — 65 percent to 28 percent — viewers thought Obama was more likeable during the debate.
“Obama had made some gains on the leadership issue even before the debate,” said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “McCain’s advantage on leadership shrunk from 19 points in September to just five points this weekend. If Obama can use this debate to convince Americans that he is a stronger leader than McCain, he may be difficult to defeat.”
BY: CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
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Cindy McCain lashed out at Barack Obama Tuesday, telling a Tennessee newspaper the Illinois senator has waged the “dirtiest campaign in American history.” The comments came hours before her husband, Republican nominee John McCain, was slated to square off with the Illinois senator at the second presidential debate, and are among her harshest to date of her husband’s rival for the White House. Speaking to the Tennessean, Cindy McCain also said her husband would use Thursday night’s town hall forum as an opportunity to correct what she suggested were misleading statements from the Obama campaign.
“What I have found is that it’s necessary to make sure the American people understand what we have to say, what we stand for as a husband and wife, and what we will do for the American people if we’re lucky enough to be elected,” Mrs. McCain also told the paper. Both presidential campaigns have stepped up the intensity of their attacks, with only four weeks remaining until Election Day. The McCain campaign raised Obama’s past relationship to 1960’s radical William Ayers over the weekend, prompting the Democratic nominee’s campaign to unleash a 13-minute documentary Web video Monday detailing the Arizona senator’s involvement in the Keating Five scandal. In an admitted effort to turn the dominating narrative away from the nation’s ailing economy, McCain’s campaign also launched a new offensive against Barack Obama’s trustworthiness Monday, releasing a new campaign ad that asks “Who is Barack Obama?”, and tells voters the Illinois senator is ‘lying’ about his record.
Article by CNN Political Ticker Producer
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For all those that arent familiar with Gingrich, please allow me to elaborate; Newton “Newt” Gingrich, is an American politician and author, who served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1995, Time magazine selected him as the Person of the Year for his role in leading the Republican Revolution in the House, ending 40 years of Democratic Party majorities in that body. During his tenure as Speaker he represented the public face of the Republican opposition to Bill Clinton. Now that we know this man has credentials let us proceed.
John McCain faces the “crisis of his career,” says former House Speak Newt Gingrich, who predicted the Republican nominee will lose the election unless he makes a public break from the economic bailout proposal. In a column posted on the Web site of the conservative Human Events Tuesday, Gingrich says it is impossible for McCain to catch up in the national or state polls unless he taps into the anger many Americans feel toward the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street investment banks.
“If Senator McCain is not prepared to separate himself from the Bush-Paulson economic program, he has no opportunity to win,” Gingrich writes. “The country is deeply fed up with the Bush presidency and angry about the Paulson bailout. If McCain is confused or uncertain about how bad this economic performance is, he will never get the country to listen to him.”Gingrich is the latest prominent conservative to criticize McCain for supporting the bill.
The latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll confirms the majority of Americans remain deeply distrustful of the massive bailout package. According to the new survey released Tuesday, close to 60 percent say the plan will not treat taxpayers fairly, and more than half think the government will only get a little bit of the money back. More than half also said they don’t think the government will spend the money properly. “If McCain is prepared to declare that it is time for a fundamental change away from the failure of Bush-Paulson and away from the leftism of Obama …then he has a huge opportunity,”
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In the new CNN Opinion Research Corporation poll out Tuesday afternoon, 55 percent of registered voters questioned say that Obama “cares more about people like you” than McCain, with 35 percent saying McCain cares more than Obama. That 20 point margin for Obama is up from a 9 point advantage a month ago.
“The all-time champion of town-hall debates was Bill Clinton, because he was able to connect with the audience members so well,” said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Voters nationwide seem to feel some connection with Obama. Obama also appears to be viewed as the candidate with the clearer plan to solve the country’s problems.
Obama has also made gains on the question of leadership ability: A 19 point McCain advantage early last month on the question of which candidate was a strong and decisive leader has now shrunk to a five point lead. But McCain is still viewed as better-prepared than Obama: by 54 to 36 percent, of those polled said he has the better experience to be president. The Democratic nominee now holds the edge on handling the war in Iraq than John McCain: by 51 percent to 46 percent, they say he would do a better job dealing with that issue — a switch in the standings from the last CNN poll.
The latest NBC/WSJ poll has Obama up six points with registered voters, 49%-43%. Just two weeks ago, that lead was within the margin of error at 2 points. A CNN-Opinion Research Corp.poll has Obama even higher, with an 8-point lead (53%-45%). That’s double the 4-point lead Obama held in their poll taken last month. And, in today’s Gallup Daily Tracking poll, registered voters prefer Obama 51% to McCain’s 42%.
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With just four weeks left until Election Day, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are preparing to face off in Tuesday night’s high-stakes presidential debate. The debate comes amid stepped up attacks from both sides. Gov. Sarah Palin accused Obama of “palling around with terrorists who would target their own country,” and Obama’s campaign released an ad quoting editorials that called McCain “erratic” and “out of touch.” On Monday, the Obama campaign released an online documentary that criticizes McCain over his involvement in the “Keating Five” scandal of the 1980s. Fact check: Did McCain intervene on behalf of Charles Keating?
The back and forth this weekend could set the stage for a more heated event than the first presidential debate; one that had few sharp exchanges as both candidates largely stuck to their talking points. At a campaign event in Denver, Colorado, last week, a voter asked McCain when he was going to “let the gloves come off and go after” Obama. McCain’s responsed, “How about Tuesday night?”
Article from CNN News
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CNN Poll: Obama is winning
A new national poll suggests Barack Obama is widening his edge over John McCain in the race for the White House. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Monday afternoon suggests that the country’s financial crisis, record low approval ratings for President Bush, and a drop in the public’s perception of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin all appear to be contributing factors in Obama’s gains among voters.
Fifty-three percent of likely voters questioned in the poll say they are backing Obama for president, with 45 percent supporting McCain. That 8 point edge is double the 4 point margin Obama held in the last CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, taken in mid-September.
Likely voters nationwide:
Obama: 53 percent
McCain: 45 percent
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