Recent Polls Dispel Stories of Possible McCain Collapse in Florida and Georgia as Media Wishful Thinking
The last two weeks had brought talk that Barack Obama just might win in Florida and Georgia against John McCain, based on a few recent polls, particularly polls done by Public Policy Polling (PPP), a Democratic polling outfit.
But polls done by both Rasmussen and Strategic Vision in Florida show McCain with a seven and eight point lead respectively:
FLORIDA - Rasmussen
48% John McCain
41% Barack Obama
FLORIDA - Strategic Vision
49% John McCain
41% Barack Obama
In Georgia, an Insider Advantage poll two weeks ago had McCain only up by one point with Bob Barr in the equation, but now two polls which include Bob Barr show McCain with strong leads in Georgia:
GEORGIA - Rasmussen
53% John McCain
43% Barack Obama
1 % Bob Barr
GEORGIA - Strategic Vision
51% John McCain
43% Barack Obama
3 % Bob Barr
This would seem to indicate that the dire scenarios some in the media were painting of a John McCain collapse across the nation was wishful thinking on their part. McCain is still very strong in the areas where the GOP ususally wins, and he has put places like Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire in play. We'll see if the polls keep coming back McCain's way as the euphoria over Obama's clinching of the Democratic Nomination subsides.
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You cannot trust the MSM or Obama polls
I do not pay any attention to polls when they have Obama in the polls. He always polls higher then the actual votes he gets. The only polls that are close to right are the African American polls. I am not worried about how much money he spends or what not because I have seen him outspend my girl by anywhere 2 to 1 even sometimes from 3 to 1. He got crushed in most of the Primaries.
I trust the Straw poll more then I trust the Scientific polls.