Campaign Updates and Media Headlines 8/20/08
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Poll shows McCain in 5-point lead over Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama’s solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll.
Too close for comfort:
POLITICO’s 2008 Swing State Map as of 8/20/08
As of June 3, 2008, when Hillary was forced out of the race (thanks to Ann MacNaughton for the reminder):
LAT/Bloomberg Poll: Presidential Race Tightens (Political Wire )
The latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll shows the presidential race remains tight, with Sen. Barack Obama edging Sen. John McCain, 45% to 43%. “More striking than the head-to-head matchup, however, is the drop in Obama’s favorable rating” which “has sunk to 48% from 59%” since the poll in June. “At the same time, his negative rating has risen to 35% from 27%.”
McCain gains on Obama in Quinnipiac poll (On Politics, USA Today)
Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain 47%-42% in the latest national survey of likely voters by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. A month ago, Obama led 50%-41%… Today’s reading from Gallup’s daily tracking poll: Obama, 45%; McCain 44%. Yesterday it was 46%-43%, Obama leading.
War in Georgia is Bigger News than the Campaign (Project for Excellence in Journalism)
Last week, for the first time this year, an event other than the race for president was the No. 1 story. The crisis with Russia was the top story and campaign theme in a week when Barack Obama got more coverage, but John McCain may have gotten the better of it.
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Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com
