steven787 on 01 September 2008
I love how everyone jumps at every individual poll. It's funny.
Realclearpolitics.com
General Election: McCain vs. Obama
Polling Data

Polling Data
| Poll | Date | Sample | Obama (D) | McCain (R) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 08/18 - 08/31 | -- | 47.6 | 44.2 | Obama +3.4 |
| CNN | 08/29 - 08/31 | 927 RV | 49 | 48 | Obama +1 |
| Gallup Tracking | 08/28 - 08/30 | 2730 RV | 48 | 42 | Obama +6 |
| Rasmussen Tracking | 08/28 - 08/30 | 3000 LV | 49 | 46 | Obama +3 |
| CNN | 08/23 - 08/24 | 909 RV | 47 | 47 | Tie |
| Hotline/FD | 08/18 - 08/24 | 1022 RV | 44 | 40 | Obama +4 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 08/21 - 08/23 | 765 LV | 48 | 45 | Obama +3 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 08/19 - 08/22 | LV | 49 | 45 | Obama +4 |
| FOX News | 08/19 - 08/20 | 900 RV | 42 | 39 | Obama +3 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 08/15 - 08/19 | 869 RV | 45 | 42 | Obama +3 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 08/15 - 08/18 | 1005 RV | 45 | 42 | Obama +3 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 08/15 - 08/18 | 1248 RV | 45 | 43 | Obama +2 |
| Reuters/Zogby | 08/14 - 08/16 | 1089 LV | 41 | 46 | McCain +5 |
| Quinnipiac | 08/12 - 08/17 | 1547 LV | 47 | 42 | Obama +5 |
| Battleground | 08/10 - 08/14 | 1000 LV | 46 | 47 | McCain +1 |
| IBD/TIPP | 08/04 - 08/09 | 856 RV | 43 | 38 | Obama +5 |
| Pew Research | 07/31 - 08/10 | 2414 RV | 46 | 43 | Obama +3 |
| CBS News | 07/31 - 08/05 | 906 RV | 45 | 39 | Obama +6 |
| Gallup Tracking | 08/01 - 08/03 | 2659 RV | 46 | 43 | Obama +3 |
| Rasmussen Tracking | 08/01 - 08/03 | 3000 LV | 46 | 47 | McCain +1 |
| Time | 07/31 - 08/04 | 808 LV | 46 | 41 | Obama +5 |
| AP-Ipsos | 07/31 - 08/04 | 833 RV | 48 | 42 | Obama +6 |
| CNN | 07/27 - 07/29 | 914 RV | 51 | 44 | Obama +7 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 07/25 - 07/27 | 791 LV | 45 | 49 | McCain +4 |
| Pew Research | 07/23 - 07/27 | 1241 RV | 47 | 42 | Obama +5 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 07/21 - 07/24 | 1004 LV | 50 | 45 | Obama +5 |
| FOX News | 07/22 - 07/23 | 900 RV | 41 | 40 | Obama +1 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 07/18 - 07/21 | 1003 RV | 47 | 41 | Obama +6 |
| Gallup | 07/13 - 07/15 | 2638 RV | 47 | 44 | Obama +3 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 07/07 - 07/14 | 1462 RV | 45 | 39 | Obama +6 |
| Rasmussen | 07/11 - 07/13 | 3000 LV | 47 | 46 | Obama +1 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 07/10 - 07/13 | LV | 49 | 46 | Obama +3 |
| Reuters/Zogby | 07/09 - 07/13 | 1039 LV | 47 | 40 | Obama +7 |
| Quinnipiac | 07/08 - 07/13 | 1725 LV | 50 | 41 | Obama +9 |
| IBD/TIPP | 07/07 - 07/11 | 854 RV | 40 | 37 | Obama +3 |
| Newsweek | 07/09 - 07/10 | 1037 RV | 44 | 41 | Obama +3 |
| Gallup | 06/30 - 07/02 | 2641 RV | 47 | 43 | Obama +4 |
| Rasmussen | 06/29 - 07/01 | 3000 LV | 49 | 44 | Obama +5 |
| CNN | 06/26 - 06/29 | 906 RV | 50 | 45 | Obama +5 |
| McLaughlin (R) | 06/26 - 06/29 | 1000 LV | 46 | 38 | Obama +8 |
| Pew Research | 06/18 - 06/29 | 1574 RV | 48 | 40 | Obama +8 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 06/22 - 06/25 | 2000 LV | 49 | 45 | Obama +4 |
| Time | 06/19 - 06/25 | 805 RV | 47 | 43 | Obama +4 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 06/19 - 06/23 | 1115 RV | 49 | 37 | Obama +12 |
| Franklin & Marshall | 06/16 - 06/22 | 1501 RV | 42 | 36 | Obama +6 |
| Newsweek | 06/18 - 06/19 | 896 RV | 51 | 36 | Obama +15 |
| FOX News | 06/17 - 06/18 | 900 RV | 45 | 41 | Obama +4 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 06/15 - 06/19 | 1310 LV | 50 | 44 | Obama +6 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 06/12 - 06/15 | RV | 49 | 45 | Obama +4 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 06/12 - 06/15 | 880 RV | 44 | 40 | Obama +4 |
| Reuters/Zogby | 06/12 - 06/14 | 1113 LV | 47 | 42 | Obama +5 |
| Ipsos | 06/05 - 06/11 | LV | 50 | 43 | Obama +7 |
| Rasmussen | 06/08 - 06/10 | 3000 LV | 49 | 44 | Obama +5 |
| Gallup | 06/07 - 06/09 | 2633 RV | 48 | 41 | Obama +7 |
| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl | 06/06 - 06/09 | 1000 RV | 47 | 41 | Obama +6 |
| Hotline/FD | 06/05 - 06/08 | 806 RV | 44 | 42 | Obama +2 |
| IBD/TIPP | 06/02 - 06/08 | 916 RV | 43 | 40 | Obama +3 |
| CNN | 06/04 - 06/05 | 921 RV | 49 | 46 | Obama +3 |
| CBS News | 05/30 - 06/03 | 930 RV | 48 | 42 | Obama +6 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 05/30 - 06/01 | 803 RV | 47 | 44 | Obama +3 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 05/29 - 05/31 | 802 RV | 44 | 43 | Obama +1 |
| Pew Research | 05/21 - 05/25 | 1242 RV | 47 | 44 | Obama +3 |
| Newsweek | 05/21 - 05/22 | 1205 RV | 46 | 46 | Tie |
| Reuters/Zogby | 05/15 - 05/18 | 1076 LV | 48 | 40 | Obama +8 |
| IBD/TIPP | 05/12 - 05/18 | 953 A | 48 | 37 | Obama +11 |
| Rasmussen | 05/13 - 05/16 | 3000 LV | 44 | 45 | McCain +1 |
| Gallup | 05/12 - 05/16 | 4385 RV | 44 | 47 | McCain +3 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 05/13 - 05/15 | 1014 LV | 48 | 46 | Obama +2 |
| Battleground | 05/11 - 05/14 | 1018 LV | 49 | 47 | Obama +2 |
| Quinnipiac | 05/08 - 05/12 | 1475 RV | 47 | 40 | Obama +7 |
| ABC News/Wash Post | 05/08 - 05/11 | 1122 A | 51 | 44 | Obama +7 |
| POS/GQR | 05/07 - 05/08 | 800 LV | 48 | 43 | Obama +5 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 05/01 - 05/08 | 1986 RV | 46 | 40 | Obama +6 |
| Ipsos | 04/30 - 05/04 | 755 RV | 46 | 42 | Obama +4 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 05/01 - 05/03 | 803 LV | 47 | 48 | McCain +1 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 05/01 - 05/03 | 601 RV | 51 | 40 | Obama +11 |
| Hotline/FD | 04/30 - 05/03 | 803 RV | 47 | 43 | Obama +4 |
| CNN | 04/28 - 04/30 | 906 RV | 49 | 45 | Obama +4 |
| FOX News | 04/28 - 04/29 | 900 RV | 43 | 46 | McCain +3 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 04/25 - 04/29 | 956 RV | 45 | 45 | Tie |
| NBC/WSJ | 04/25 - 04/28 | 1006 RV | 46 | 43 | Obama +3 |
| Rasmussen | 04/24 - 04/27 | 1600 LV | 46 | 46 | Tie |
| Pew Research | 04/23 - 04/27 | 1323 RV | 50 | 44 | Obama +6 |
| AP-Ipsos | 04/23 - 04/27 | 760 RV | 46 | 44 | Obama +2 |
| Newsweek | 04/24 - 04/25 | 1203 RV | 47 | 44 | Obama +3 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 04/18 - 04/20 | 1016 A | 47 | 44 | Obama +3 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 04/17 - 04/20 | 802 RV | 45 | 44 | Obama +1 |
| Newsweek | 04/16 - 04/17 | 1209 RV | 48 | 44 | Obama +4 |
| Reuters/Zogby | 04/10 - 04/13 | 1049 LV | 45 | 45 | Tie |
| ABC/Wash Post | 04/10 - 04/13 | 1197 A | 49 | 44 | Obama +5 |
| Rasmussen | 04/10 - 04/13 | 1600 LV | 42 | 49 | McCain +7 |
| AP-Ipsos | 04/07 - 04/09 | 749 RV | 45 | 45 | Tie |
| Gallup | 04/02 - 04/06 | 4380 RV | 45 | 45 | Tie |
| CBS News/NY Times | 03/28 - 04/02 | 1196 RV | 47 | 42 | Obama +5 |
| Hotline/FD | 03/28 - 03/31 | 799 RV | 44 | 46 | McCain +2 |
| Rasmussen | 03/27 - 03/30 | 1600 LV | 42 | 47 | McCain +5 |
| NBC/WSJ | 03/24 - 03/25 | 800 RV | 44 | 42 | Obama +2 |
| Pew Research | 03/19 - 03/22 | 1,248 RV | 49 | 43 | Obama +6 |
| FOX News | 03/18 - 03/19 | 900 RV | 43 | 44 | McCain +1 |
| CBS News | 03/15 - 03/18 | RV | 48 | 43 | Obama +5 |
| CNN | 03/14 - 03/16 | 950 RV | 47 | 46 | Obama +1 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 03/14 - 03/15 | 685 LV | 49 | 47 | Obama +2 |
| Reuters/Zogby | 03/13 - 03/14 | 1004 LV | 40 | 46 | McCain +6 |
| NBC/WSJ | 03/07 - 03/10 | 1,012 RV | 47 | 44 | Obama +3 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 03/06 - 03/09 | 802 RV | 43 | 45 | McCain +2 |
| Newsweek | 03/05 - 03/06 | 1,215 RV | 46 | 45 | Obama +1 |
| ABC/Wash Post | 02/28 - 03/02 | LV | 53 | 42 | Obama +11 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 02/28 - 03/02 | 802 RV | 47 | 38 | Obama +9 |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 02/21 - 02/25 | RV | 42 | 44 | McCain +2 |
| AP-Ipsos | 02/22 - 02/24 | 755 RV | 51 | 41 | Obama +10 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 02/21 - 02/24 | 1653 LV | 47 | 48 | McCain +1 |
| Pew Research | 02/20 - 02/24 | 1240 RV | 50 | 43 | Obama +7 |
| CBS News/NY Times | 02/20 - 02/24 | 1115 RV | 50 | 38 | Obama +12 |
| FOX News | 02/19 - 02/20 | 900 RV | 47 | 43 | Obama +4 |
| Hotline/FD | 02/14 - 02/17 | 803 RV | 48 | 40 | Obama +8 |
| Reuters/Zogby | 02/13 - 02/16 | 928 LV | 47 | 40 | Obama +7 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 02/08 - 02/10 | 706 LV | 50 | 46 | Obama +4 |
| AP-Ipsos | 02/07 - 02/10 | 1,029 A | 48 | 42 | Obama +6 |
| Time | 02/01 - 02/04 | 958 LV | 48 | 41 | Obama +7 |
| CNN | 02/01 - 02/03 | 974 RV | 52 | 44 | Obama +8 |
| Cook/RT Strategies | 01/31 - 02/02 | 855 RV | 45 | 43 | Obama +2 |
| ABC/Wash Post | 01/30 - 02/01 | 1249 A | 49 | 46 | Obama +3 |
| FOX News | 01/30 - 01/31 | 900 RV | 44 | 43 | Obama +1 |
| NPR | 01/29 - 01/31 | 1000 LV | 47 | 48 | McCain +1 |
| Rasmussen | 01/25 - 01/27 | 1200 LV | 41 | 47 | McCain +6 |
| NBC/WSJ | 01/20 - 01/22 | 1008 A | 42 | 42 | Tie |
| LA Times/Bloomberg | 01/18 - 01/22 | 1312 RV | 41 | 42 | McCain +1 |
| Rasmussen | 01/16 - 01/17 | 800 LV | 46 | 41 | Obama +5 |
| USA Today/Gallup | 01/10 - 01/13 | 1106 LV | 45 | 50 | McCain +5 |
| Hotline/FD | 01/10 - 01/12 | 803 RV | 41 | 39 | Obama +2 |
| CNN | 01/09 - 01/10 | 840 RV | 49 | 48 | Obama +1 |
| Rasmussen | 01/04 - 01/06 | 800 LV | 43 | 46 | McCain +3 |
| FOX News | 12/18 - 12/19 | 900 RV | 40 | 44 | McCain +4 |
| Zogby | 12/12 - 12/14 | 1000 LV | 47 | 43 | Obama +4 |
| CNN | 12/06 - 12/09 | RV | 48 | 48 | Tie |
| Rasmussen | 11/26 - 11/27 | 800 LV | 44 | 44 | Tie |
| Rasmussen | 11/16 - 11/17 | 800 LV | 46 | 43 | Obama +3 |
| Gallup | 11/11 - 11/14 | 897 RV | 47 | 44 | Obama +3 |
| Quinnipiac | 10/23 - 10/29 | 1636 RV | 43 | 43 | Tie |
I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.







