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Barack Obama has outspent McCain almost 3 to 1 and his poll numbers have remained virtually the same since he won the Democratic nomination.

Obama has spent nearly 268 million dollars since his campaign started whereas McCain has spent only about 110 million.

That is a HUGE disparity in the amount of dollars spent on self promotion that has not seemed to work for Obama.

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Rasumussen and Real Clear Politics polls show that Obama is even with McCain within the margin of error.

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Possible Reasons for his lack of a surge in the polls:

WSJ Political Diary

Huffinton Post Hillraisers Donated Less Than $20,000 To Obama In June

Patterico The Skepticism About Obama is Beginning to Flow From Places He Can’t Afford It — The Press and the LeftWingNuts

Obama can't even buy a bump in the polls.