NPR: Poll Shows McCain Neck and Neck With Obama, Clinton

Poll Shows McCain Neck and Neck With Obama, Clinton

In the first release of Gallup Poll Daily tracking on the 2008 general election, Republican nominee Sen. John McCain is very close to both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. The Democratic candidates lead McCain by two percentage points each: Clinton leads 47-45, and Obama leads 46-44.

One focus in the ongoing campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is the relative strength of Obama and Clinton against McCain in November's general election. These data suggest that, at this point, no candidate can claim an advantage ...

The results are based on interviews with 4,372 registered voters nationwide.

Meanwhile, Obama continues to lead Clinton in the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll, but the race is basically a dead heat, with Obama leading by two points, 47-45.

6:33 PM ET | 03-12-2008 | permalink

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Oh, oh. We're back to talking about polls again, are we?

Was I the only one who couldn't get that macromedia flash going with that little experiment? What gives? Have we hit a brick wall on this Obama and Clinton thing?

Sure, we have. The GOP understands pop celebrity status. By November the Michael Moore Liberal Utopians (who can barely remember who Michael Moore is) will have gone back to clamoring for photos of Britney Spear's shaved body parts.

You don't think for a moment that the American public is going to stand for four years of bickering about racism and sexism, do you? Voters will demand that Diebold make sure that doesn't happen.

Dang Democrats have been using Diebold to keep the Obama/Clinton friction alive as a vain attempt at keeping the soap opera atmosphere fresh. We're still a long way off from November, and the public is going back to American Idol and real television soap opera. Bored silly with Barack and Hillary.

Well, come on, people. Barack would have to come out with saying he's half gay to keep this soap opera going. Let's be real. Barack is no Elvis in the public mind. Not in the stand of the test of time.

So, we have another poll to talk about. And we all know how much a polling hurts.

The current score is 49 percent to 48 percent. Sounds like the score to a soccer game. Or more Barack Marxist chanting translated from Mao's Little Red Book type conversation.

Okay, so, was I the only one to have trouble with macromedia flash? What gives?

I'd say that Michael Moore is thankful for the free publicity I've been giving him.

fred camorra call

Sent by fred camorra call | 6:45 PM ET | 03-12-2008

Hillary has divided the Democratic Party so badly that hlaf the Democrats despise her now. If she does get the nomination who does she expect to vote for her? McCain should win by a landslide if BILLary is our nominee!!

Sent by Kara | 11:44 AM ET | 03-13-2008

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