Rasmussen Tracking Poll [Obama vs McCain]

[Rowan]

Thursday-October 2, 2008
Obama 51%(nc)
McCain 44%(-1)

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Thursday-October 2, 2008
Obama 51%(nc)
McCain 44%(-1)

sounds around right

[Wiz in Wis]

Black vote in Rasmussen polls:
MS: Obama 98%-McCain 2%
TN: Obama 98%-McCain 2%

Disgusting....

If you were a voter of X descent and A party embraced the X group while the B party has people who have prejudices against you, how would you vote?

Oh thats right, Republicans are racist. I forgot. My bad.

So, choose between the first African American for president or a man who thought MLK Jr wasn't worth of a holiday... pretty easy choice there.

[Sam Spade]

Actual:
                                           samp goes tom   samp went today
Obama 51.22% (51.17% / 50.85%      /        50.44%                  /   50.43%)

McCain 44.39% (44.72% / 44.89%      /        45.05%                  /    44.35%)

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Actual:
                                           samp goes tom   samp went today
Obama 51.22% (51.17% / 50.85%      /        50.44%                  /   50.43%)

McCain 44.39% (44.72% / 44.89%      /        45.05%                  /    44.35%)

i can't understand what this is saying ( other than Obama has a big lead)

[ChrisFromNJ]

Rasmussen changed his party ID weighting today to more favor the Republicans.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/party_affiliation/partisan_trends

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[Wiz in Wis]

Rasmussen changed his party ID weighting today to more favor the Republicans.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/party_affiliation/partisan_trends

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Which resulted in Obama +1... what?!

[Sam Spade]

Actual:
                                           samp goes tom   samp went today
Obama 51.22% (51.17% / 50.85%      /        50.44%                  /   50.43%)

McCain 44.39% (44.72% / 44.89%      /        45.05%                  /    44.35%)

i can't understand what this is saying ( other than Obama has a big lead)

The first number is today's unrounded three-day number, the second number was yesterday's unrounded three-day number, and so on and so forth...

When I say sample went today, I mean that that day's sample that produced that three-day sample falls off.  The sample that fell off today was fairly McCain (in comparison to the two that came after it).

[Sam Spade]

Rasmussen changed his party ID weighting today to more favor the Republicans.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/party_affiliation/partisan_trends

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No he didn't stupid.  He's just telling you that those are the partisan results for September, NOT the new partisan weighting.  That changes every week.

[Brittain33]

Very true. You would be shocked by the amount of times at work I've heard McCain called a "cracker" and Palin called "a stupid whore".

Where do you work that it's appropriate to call someone a whore?

[Rowan]

Very true. You would be shocked by the amount of times at work I've heard McCain called a "cracker" and Palin called "a stupid whore".

Where do you work that it's appropriate to call someone a whore?

McDonalds.

[Eraserhead]

Thursday-October 2, 2008
Obama 51%(nc)
McCain 44%(-1)

Coolness.

[Eraserhead]

We are getting state polls from MT, KY, NE & NM. Let's see just how badly Mac is wounded here.

[Lief 🗽]

PREDICTION:

MT- M+5
KY- M+12
NE- M+18
NM- O+8

[Aizen]

It would seem Obama has built up yet another insurmountable lead

[??????????]

Very true. You would be shocked by the amount of times at work I've heard McCain called a "cracker" and Palin called "a stupid whore".

Where do you work that it's appropriate to call someone a whore?

McDonalds.

Haha, yeah you're so funny!!

[Democratic Hawk]

Thursday-October 2, 2008
Obama 51%(nc)
McCain 44%(-1)

Forty-two percent (42%) of voters are certain they will vote for Obama and will not change their mind. Thirty-eight percent (38%) say the same about McCain. Fifteen percent (15%) express a preference for one of the candidates but could still change their mind. Just over 1% remain committed to a third-party candidate while 3% remain undecided

Obama leads 63% to 32% among voters who name the economy as the top voting issue. McCain lead 74% to 24% among those who say that national security is the highest priority. Fifty percent (50%) of voters say the economy is most important while just 19% see national security that way.

New polling has been released this morning showing Obama with a slight lead in North Carolina. Swing state polls are following the national trend and Obama’s advantage in the Electoral College has grown over the past week.

Later today, new poll results will be released for New Mexico, Montana, Kentucky and Nebraska. Polls on Senate and Governor’s races in those states will also be released.

Favorability

Obama: 58% favorable; 41% unfavorable (nc, nc)
McCain: 52% favorable; 46% unfavorable (-1, nc)

Nationally, Obama is viewed favorably by 58% of voters, McCain by 52%. This is McCain’s lowest his favorable rating since June 15

[minionofmidas]

Very true. You would be shocked by the amount of times at work I've heard McCain called a "cracker" and Palin called "a stupid whore".

Where do you work that it's appropriate to call someone a whore?

McDonalds.

No. States and me are the only people on this forum, AFAIK, that actually do work for a living. Which explains it though.

[Brittain33]

Anyone got numbers? The site isn't updating.

[ChrisFromNJ]

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Obama: 51 (NC)
McCain: 44 (NC)

[Sam Spade]

Actual:
                                           samp goes tom   samp went today
Obama 51.06% (51.22%/   51.17% /             50.85%      /        50.44%)

McCain 44.36% (44.39%/   44.72% /             44.89%      /        45.05%)

[Reds4]

Sam,

Are you saying that you think the sample from last night individually was 50.85% to 44.89%?

Actual:
                                           samp goes tom   samp went today
Obama 51.06% (51.22%/   51.17% /             50.85%      /        50.44%)

McCain 44.36% (44.39%/   44.72% /             44.89%      /        45.05%)

[Sam Spade]

Sam,

Are you saying that you think the sample from last night individually was 50.85% to 44.89%?

Actual:
                                           samp goes tom   samp went today
Obama 51.06% (51.22%/   51.17% /             50.85%      /        50.44%)

McCain 44.36% (44.39%/   44.72% /             44.89%      /        45.05%)

These are not individual samples.  Rather, these are the three-day averages.  When I say "same went today", that means that the one-day sample which formed the first day of that three-day average fell off today.

[Ronnie]

"However, since even last Friday night’s debate between the Presidential candidates failed to change the poll results, it is unlikely that last night’s event had a significant impact in either direction."

[??????????]

No. States and me are the only people on this forum, AFAIK, that actually do work for a living. Which explains it though.

Perceptions of blue collar work around here and the reality of it are two different things.