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I love how everyone jumps at every individual poll.  It's funny.

Realclearpolitics.com


General Election: McCain vs. Obama

Polling Data

 

Polling Data

PollDateSampleObama (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.