McCain Enjoys First Lead in National Poll

Published by Pamela Gentry on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 1:20 pm.

By Pamela Gentry, Senior Poltical Producer

Sept. 8, 2008 – For the first time since Sen. Barack Obama captured the Democratic nomination his Republican challenger Sen. John McCain is leading in a national Gallup Poll, 48 percent to 45 percent.

McCain’s lead over the Illinois senator is the first time McCain has led in the poll since mid-August. The 48 percent ties his largest base among registered voters being polled since Gallup began this national poll in March.

This isn’t the first time following a party’s political convention the nominee has enjoyed a post-convention bounce.  Following the Democratic convention Obama peaked with a  5 point bounce in polling.   Obama remained in the lead with 49 percent to McCain’s 43 percent in the Gallup poll conducted just before the Republican convention.  The serge for Obama after the Democratic convention saw McCain’s poll numbers fall to 42 percent. 

McCain’s 5-point to 6-point increase following the convention so far, like Obama’s, isn’t really surprising when you look at convention poll numbers with historical expectations. According to Gallup, in the 22 major-party conventions since 1964, the nominee walked away with, on average in most years, with a 5-6 point increase in their polls.

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Birddog23 Said on

I’m going to agree with Della1 on that statement. We are not concerned about who is leading the poll race, the votes of over a million citizens is what matters.



olounwa Said on

JEROME YOU ARE AS BLACK AS A 15 DOLLAR BILL MORON!!LOL!! LOST YOUR POINTS PRICK!!!LOL!! AND MY FANGS WILL BITE YOUR ASS BACK TO WHERE IT CAME FROM.. (PALINS MOUTH) DONT BE FOOLED BY THIS FAKE BLACK REPUBLICAN.. THERE ARE A LOT ON THIS BOARD TRAWLING FOR PALIN/MCCAIN.. JEROME.. STRAIGHT FROM THE HOOD.. RIGHT OUT OF PALIN’S ASS!! HEY JEROME!! THE BRITISH ARE COMING!! TO BITE YOU IN THE BACKSIDE OF PALINS UNDERPANTS!!!.LOL!! OBAMA ALL THE WAY IN THE USA!!! 2008!!! JEROME.. DONT HATE.. APPRECIATE OBAMA IS IN THE WHITEHOUSE!!!



young Said on

It’s crazy to see Hillary supporters voting for McCain out of spite, you’re obviously not a real democrat if you are voting for 4 more years of Bush. You people are dumb as fk.



olounwa Said on

Hey @% oluwana I aint rupublican fool. I said I wont vote for a sellout like Obama cant you read? An why you talkin about British, lol. Britian is one ofthe weakest nations in the world. You dumb bimbo or should I say wanker. You over there with them white men, mad cause you cant have a fine black man like me. You dumb wanker. lol
—————————————————WHICH COPY WRITER PUT THAT OUT FOR YOUR JEROME…??. MUST HAVE BEEN A RE -WRITE OF BOYZ DA HOOD!!! “I IS A BLACK MAN, SEE HOW I IZ FINE”… YOU NEED TO HIRE A BETTER WRITER FOR YOU LAME SCRIBBLINGS!!LOL!! GO ON NOW.. “TOTE THAT BARGE AND LIFT THAT BALE”..!!! SOME OF YOU MUST BE BORED OR HAVE RUN OUT OF MAYONAISSE TO EAT… NEXT!!LOL1



young Said on

Jerome what does it make you to vote of McCain because you think Obama is a sellout, man you ignorant, i bet yo’ dumb a** ain’t even registered to vote.



seschris Said on

I am an educated, married, career woman and I understand the whole strong woman, independent thinker, I am woman hear me roar mentality. However, Palin is NOT our woman. Her “house” is not in sufficient order to lead a nation full of women desperate for a strong female leader. She is not running for President she’s running for VP; but her speech made it appear as though she would have a significant impact. Don’t be fooled; she definitely will not. If you vote for McCain because you think your getting Palin; what your really getting is McCain and the same old boy’s network with Palin in the background. Palin is being used by the Republican Party to win a game. That’s all it is to the republicans. Don’t let the republicans pull the wool over your eyes. They have you believing that you will be supporting women in office (girl power and all that) BUT really that is a psychological GAME that the Republicans are playing with the minds of American women. Why do you think they only chose her at the last minute, they didn’t even take the time to properly vet (investigate) her. She didn’t even have time to think of a better plan to hide her daughter’s pregnancy on stage. What mother puts her daughter thru that? She obviously didn’t have time to protect her. She didn’t even have time to remove those offensive words from her daughter’s baby daddy’s My Space page. Personal attacks, half-truths and just blatant lies are all the republicans had going for them before they picked Palin. Now she is being used as a distraction from the real issues that concern us. This is a game to rich republicans; this is serious business for the working class democrats. They picked Palin as a trump card to trick the women of America into voting for McCain. Don’t believe the hype. I am personally offended by the trickery and more determined now than ever that as a woman IAM VOTING FOR OBAMA/BIDEN ON 11/4/08 because this ain’t a game to me!



Jerome Said on

Hey Olwana you want me to ship you some deoderant since it isnt supplied over there? lol



olounwa Said on

NA.. THANKS THOUGHT. BUT THE STENCH OF HYPOCRACY COMING FROM THE REPBULICAN PARTY IS WELL AND TRUELY SMELT OVERSEAS… THE WIFF AND PONG OF DOUBLE STANDARDS BRINGS ODOR DE NO TOILET TO US OVER HERE.. ARE YOU THE MARKETING MANAGER OF THE PRODUCT?. JUST ASKING AS YOU SEEM TO BE KEEN TO PEDDLE YOUR MUCK ON HERE…LOL!!!



Lady Shi Said on

Obama is written in the stars. He is the fourth king. whether he win or lose he is history and you can not change that. Therefore, he is a king as we say, Crown him fool!



Marsha Said on

I have one thing to say. I am God will forgive the majority of you for what you have been saying and how you feel.

God is in control and he knows who will be the next President of the United States of America.

I will pray for you!!!!!!!!!



Earl Said on

People been accusing blacks of voting for Obama because he’s black with no regard for his stand on the issues. Now women are voting for McCain because Palin is a woman with no regard for McCain’s stand on the issues. What is the difference?



Jerome Said on

Young dont worry about me fool worry bout yourself. Im not gonn avote cause no matter who wins there will be no difference. The president dont have any power congress runs the country. Even if I was gonna vote it wouldnt be for that uncle tom obama. fool



olounwa Said on

Jerome what does it make you to vote of McCain because you think Obama is a sellout, man you ignorant, i bet yo’ dumb a** ain’t even registered to vote.
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LOL!YOUNG, JEROME IS NOT BLACK , BUT IS A WHITE REPUBLICAN WHO KNOWS THAT IF HE OUTS HIMSELF AS ONE ON HERE HE WOULD BE BASHED INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.. HIS TAIL OR WOE AND NEED ARE VERY INCONSISTENT AND DONT ADD UP.HE IS FAR TO XENAPHOBIC TO BE ANYTHING BUT A REPUBLICAN GUN NUT..!! HEY!! PALIN’S PANTIES CALLED JEROME..!! SHE NEEDS HER ROLE MODEL IN YOU SO WEAR THEM WELL.!! AND WHILE WE BASK IN THE DELIGHTFUL ODOR OF “EWWW DE STANKO REPUBLICAN BIT.OACH ” ALL OVER EUROPE AND BEYOND.. YOU CAN THINK OF SOMEMORE BYLINES TO TROT OUT TO SUPPORT YOUR “CREW” .. PALIN/MCCAIN AND THE REDNECK BABY MAMA’S”!!



olounwa Said on

AS JFFFN SAID, PALIN WILL COME OUT AND SHOW HER TRUE REDNECK COLOURS AND ALL THOSE WHO ARE DUMB ENOUGH TO FOLLOW HER COS SHE IS A WOMAN WILL GET WHAT THEY PAID FOR.!!! AND JEROME.. TAKE SHELTER.. THE BRITISH ARE COMING.. TO BREATH ALL OVER YOU.!!LOL!!



Sally Said on

Obama just seems shady to me. I really don’t think he is ready to be president. If he would have picked Hillary I would have voted for him.



Esther Said on

Chris,

Obama is NOT racist. If he were he would have fought back when the Clinton’s were making their racist statements and when McCain camp keeps insulting the black race by saying we are only voting for him because he’s black (like we’re too stupid to learn the issues and choose). Also his beloved mother and grandparents are both WHITE. Youtube and MySpace are NOT credible sources.



Deborah Said on

OBAMA – anyone voting for McCain is an idiot. You think things are bad now, just wait. With him as Presient things will be worst. You people just don’t get it. He doesn’t care about the Black people and how we are living and how most can’t afford healtcare, etc. Honestly. If you don’t care about your state of living, etc. Then vote for him, but you will be doomed!!!!Its not only about race but about who is the better Person and who cares and you idiots think McCain is the better man for President. WOW Shame on all that will vote for him!!!!



Chris Said on

Esther you obviously didn’t watch the video until the end. At the very end it becomes clear how truely racist Obama is. He is a muslim in american clothes.



Crystal Said on

if this country want to really make a difference then were going to have to stick together and vote OBAMA YALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mcain has to stop reading off his paper that someone else has writting for him 4 me tko even believe to hear what he has to say not that it even matters because i want change!!!



ecko Said on

Lets just say whatever door God opens cannot be closed and whatever door God closes cannot be opened. THIS IS A MOVEMENT. IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE. They are so focused on him not knowing anything about foregin policies but what about us. I’m tired of this mess of a govenment that we have. We need someone that is not tainted.