Richard Tafoya
Jun 20th, 2008, 06:41 PM
TPM:
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/poll_with_primaries_over_obama.php
Barack Obama might just be getting his post-primary national bounce. A new poll from Newsweek (http://www.newsweek.com/id/142465?from=rss) gives him a 51%-36% lead over John McCain, up from a 46%-46% tie a month ago.
Obama is helped by some key statistics. Five-five percent of respondents now call themselves Democrats or Dem-leaners, compared to only thirty-six percent Republicans and GOP-leaners. With the Democrat-on-Democrat mudslinging out the way, Obama is now able to fully enjoy that wide base of support.
Obama is doing better at this point in the game than John Kerry or Al Gore did before him, an encouraging sign for a Democratic victory. A caveat, though: Obama's lead right now is comparable to Michael Dukakis' lead back when he clinched the nomination, and he went on to lose the election.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/poll_with_primaries_over_obama.php
Barack Obama might just be getting his post-primary national bounce. A new poll from Newsweek (http://www.newsweek.com/id/142465?from=rss) gives him a 51%-36% lead over John McCain, up from a 46%-46% tie a month ago.
Obama is helped by some key statistics. Five-five percent of respondents now call themselves Democrats or Dem-leaners, compared to only thirty-six percent Republicans and GOP-leaners. With the Democrat-on-Democrat mudslinging out the way, Obama is now able to fully enjoy that wide base of support.
Obama is doing better at this point in the game than John Kerry or Al Gore did before him, an encouraging sign for a Democratic victory. A caveat, though: Obama's lead right now is comparable to Michael Dukakis' lead back when he clinched the nomination, and he went on to lose the election.