| tokilamockingbrd said: I would guess Barack is hoping that the economy keeps getting worse. It seems to be his "winning" message. There are still what 48 days left, and the debates. Obama's ties with Freddie and Fannie are just now coming to light, and most of these polls were taken from Sunday-Tuesday, when the crash happened and all. Also for Obama to win he will need a 2-3 point lead. He is doing well with younger voters, but they do not turn out as well as the old fogies mccain has locked in. Another thing these polls were taken around the time or before it was made public the hack job that CBS did on Palin's interview. So we shall see. I expect the momentum to shift back to McCain then back to Obama several times before election day. It looks like whoever has the mo going at that time may win. Remember Obama is a poor debater. He got crushed by Hilary, so you cannot count on one side or the other now. Also Palin is pretty quick on her feet, and she is affable, so even if Biden debates better, if she is "likable" she will hold her own. Most people in America like Palin, I think it was 40% Favorible, 30% unfav (which is higher than Obama and Binem), Right now people are in Panic mode about the economy so do not count your chickens before they hatch. |
You are just plain stupid if you think Obama had any influence whatsoever in the government bailing out Freddie Mae and Fannie Mac.
You are also assuming that the polls accurately reflect the electorate, which is not necessarily true because they can only legally call land lines. Many young and even 30 year-old people have ditched their land line. My mom is 48 and she got rid of hers. This is a flaw that pretty much no poll can overcome as they tend to skew towards older people in this day and age.
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