Poll Roundup, Duck and Cover

Submitted by Simon Rosenberg on 9/25/08

Again, DemFromCT over at Kos has an excellent morning analysis of the latest polling trends.

Of note is the new Fox Poll, which has it 45 Obama 39 McCain.

Yesterday, this Fox poll and the WaPo poll (52-43) were two of the worst polls for John McCain of this entire Presidential election. Yesterday morning it also became clear that the McCain campaign had told a huge lie about Rick Davis, its campaign manager - that despite its assertions otherwise, Davis was still making money and an advisor to one of the major instittuions in the financial collapse through August of this year all while he was the manager of McCain's campaign.

I have no doubt this new crazy idea to "suspend the campaign" came because the McCain campaign was desperate to break an increasingly vicious news and public opinion cycle. There simply is no precedent for this. Presidential candidates did not suspend their campaigns during the Civil War, the Great Depression, WWII, the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Lincoln. FDR. Kennedy, Nixon. They stood, debated, made their case. Why can't McCain do the same? This feels so craven, so political, so full of cowardice and fear that it says a great deal about the man who wants to be our next President.

I mean, what else could he possibly be doing tomorrow night that is more important than having a frank conversation with the American people about our future?

I know. He will be having Shabbat dinner with his old friend Joe Lieberman. That's a good enough excuse to unilaterally withdraw from one of the four debates that will help the American people choose their next leader. A previous engagement. Dinner with an old friend.

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Presidential election...

Submitted by PaydayLoanAdvocate (not verified) on 10/31/08.

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Being involved in politics is a dangerous
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he will be the only candidate left, the position will be for him in four years.
In just one more week, we will find out who will be the next President that
will represent our country for the next four years. As the time nears, I am
getting more excited and nervous by the second. The so-called “political
polls” that have been smeared all over the nightly news broadcast and
websites is not something I would put any stock into. Reputable news sources
such as the Associated Press, NBC, CBS, ABC and Reuters, are said to be the
backbone of these “official” polls. However, what they don’t
tell you is that the poll which represents two-thirds of the
people who support Barack Obama might be the cause of concern.
This is not because of the fact that Obama intends to put an
end to legitimate financial options such as cash advance
stores. Rather, because two-thirds of what this poll is
talking about only signifies two-thirds of their viewing audience, and does not
represent the nation as a whole. So, read all the information about all of the candidates
before you cast your vote; don’t allow the media to fool you.

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Lies? Cowardice?

Submitted by George Dominguez on 9/26/08.

I know politics is a tough business, Simon, but even if one were to concede that the 8 year Bush Presidency was the worst in history and almost single handedly destroyed our nation, I'm saddened to see how you have become so cynical, mean-spirited and/or disheartened...

To my mind, America was intended to be, and should be, bigger than our politicians...an elusive ideal, for sure, but a noble goal nonetheless...wouldn't you agree?

In the eyes of some (perhaps many) both may lie or cowar occassionally...but neither seems to me a liar or a coward-- either one of these men can serve effectively as President of this country...and America will endure, regardless....

Meantime, my prescription is dinner with an old friend....or maybe some new ones....