RAS Tracking Poll: Obama: 51% McCain: 45% (Obama's highest point in RAS Poll)

[book_worm]

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows Barack Obama attracting 48% of the vote while John McCain earns 43%. When "leaners" are included, it’s Obama 51%, McCain 45%. This is the highest level of support enjoyed by Obama at any point in Election 2008 (see recent daily results). Tracking Polls are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day and a FREE daily e-mail update. is available.

Obama is now viewed favorably by 58% of the nation’s voters, McCain by 55%. (see trends).

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

[GarbagemanLB]

1. Jesus. Obama's convention speech + McCain shooting himself in the foot is really showing

in the polls.

[Bicoastal]

2. 51% is awesome, but it's still only 6 points ahead of McCain...

...WTF?

[tomg]

3. So let me get this straight.

Obama is getting a bounce from the Republican convention. This could be almost as disasterous for the Republicans as Chicago in 68 was the for the Dems.

[book_worm]

4. well we don't know about the convention yet, but it seems like the Palin selection is starting to be

a factor.

[tomg]

6. True, but I've been watching the

debacle ( I have a truly sick sense of humor), and it looks like a cross between a wedding no one wants to be at and a funeral for a vaguely known business acquaintance. Real deer in the headlights stuff. It made a local broadcast of the Jerry Lewis Telethon positively rivetting ( seriously, no disrespect to Jerry Lewis Telethon).

[bushisanidiot]

5. RNC bounce for Obama!! yeah, baby!!

;)