McCain Gains Edge Over Dems, Clinton Over Obama
Pictured: McCain, Hussein, and Hillary. Hmmm…wait, these three look familiar. Know them?
For the first time in a month, Sen. Hillary Clinton holds a “statistically significant’’ advantage over Sen. Barack Obama nationally in the daily tracking pools of the Gallup Organization.
Sen. John McCain, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, also holds an advantage over either of the two Democratic candidates in the latest survey – including a statistically significant advantage over Obama, a first for the Arizona Republican in Gallup’s tracking.
The two Democrats had been locked in a statistical tie nationally since Super Tuesday, yet Obama has held a marginal lead over Clinton in several of the polls, most recently March 11-13.
The turn could reflect the controversy that has surrounded Obama since the words of his longtime pastor in Chicago gained public attention last week. However, they do not reflect what impact the senator from Illinois may have had with his speech on race and unity in Philadelphia this week. The latest survey results come from three-day surveys taken through Tuesday.
“John McCain may be benefiting in the short-term from the highly charged Democratic race,’’ Gallup’s Jeff Jones reports. “He holds a statistically significant lead over Obama, 47 percent to 43 percent in registered voters’ preferences for the general presidential election.
“That is the first time any of the candidates has held a statistically significant lead since Gallup Poll Daily tracking began reporting on the general election,’’ Jones reports. “McCain’s 48 percent to 45 percent advantage over Clinton is not statistically significant, but it is the first time he has had an edge over her in Gallup Poll Daily tracking.
The March 16-18 test of Obama and Clinton included 1,209 registered voters, with a possible margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. The March 16-8 test of McCain against each of the two Democrats included 4,376 voters, with a possible margin of error of 2 percentage points.
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Mod Squad??!!
Hill ain’t as cute and sweet as Julie
Hussein ain’t as hip and cool as Linc
And McCain ain’t as cute, ‘troubled’ or ’sensitive’, as Pete
Damn! How I wanted Julie’s wardrobe back then … and that perfect hair!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e0-XrZoHj2k
March 20th, 2008 at 8:34 amHow time flies!
March 20th, 2008 at 10:08 am