New Gallup tracking poll shows buyer's remorse for Senator Clinton-Obama back on top 47-45%

[Tropics_Dude83]

http://www.gallup.com

And with Mississipi coming up, he should have a 5 point lead again at least by Thursday.

Gallup Daily: Obama 47%, Clinton 45%Based on polling conducted March 6-8, 2008USA Election 2008 Gallup Daily Americas Northern America PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are roughly tied in national Democratic preferences -- 47% for Obama vs. 45% for Clinton -- according to Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted March 6-8.

[jefferson_dem]

1. Bwhahahahahahah...

Classic --- "Clinton gained on Obama in the days leading up to last week's March 4 primary voting, but her successful showing -- winning three of the four elections held that day -- failed to boost her candidacy nationally."

Maybe because Hillary DID NOT have a sucessful showing on Tuesday, no matter how hard the media shovel their bullshit.

[CoffeeCat]

2. One minute Hillary...

...is mocking Obama's speeches (celestial choirs and all), the next she's saying, "I am honored...honored to
be sitting here with Barack Obama; the next minute she's tearing into Obama by propping up McCain, the next
minute she's suggesting how wonderful it would be if they were on the same ticket; the next minute she's
says that Obama isn't fit to be Commander in Chief and comparing Obama to Ken Starr.

Mark my words--now she'll go into Mary Poppins mode. We'll get nice Hillary now, because she only attacks
insofar that it props her up. Prepare for a kindler, gentler Hillary for a few days--before Hillzilla
emerges again.

After a few more cycles of this, the American public will have turned on her for good, if they haven't
all ready. The turn in the polls clearly shows she's losing it. Let's just hope she'll continue a downward
slide into oblivion.

This back-and-forth makes her sound demented. Does Hillary realizing that when she suggests that Obama
will be her running mate, that she's admitting that she would chose a man to be next-in-line for the
Presidency---who is nothing more than "a speech he wrote in 2000" and someone who is "not ready to be
President" and someone who is behaving "like Ken Starr."

Let's start calling her campaign, "The Bi-Polar Express."

[L0oniX]

8. Hillarat a Flip Flopper? ...yep

[CyberPieHole]

23. But what does Barack Hussein Obama have to say about it?

[PetraPooh]

9. Bi-Polar Express, I love it!

[hisownpetard]

11. You've traced the trajectory of her out-of-control bullet perfectly.

[1776Forever]

13. I had to compliment you on your "forecast of the future" of HRC Campaign!

The problem is she is making me physically ill with her deceitfulness! I never thought it would be this bad - I am so disheartened! I wish she would release her tax and other records so the voters know the whole truth!

:hangover:

[NanceGreggs]

15. "The Bi-Polar Express"

That is too perfect!


:rofl:

[IndianaGreen]

33. Hillary is displaying symptons of a personality disorder

Bush was enough for me, I don't want another unstable individual as President.

[Yurovsky]

36. I don't think Chimpy is unstable ...

he's borderline idiot, that's for sure, and easily manipulated by Evil Dick and the Forces of Darkness.

Hillary's mental instability is pretty easily understood, growing up in a GOP household and being married to a guy who can't seem to keep it in his pants. Most strong women tell their husbands to hit the goddamn bricks if they're going to go tomcattin' at every opportunity. She just saw more opportunity in putting up with it, but it's no doubt taken a toll on her mental health. :crazy:

[krkaufman]

39. I was truly amazed after that debate, when Hillary closed with her conciliatory note ...

... and the media lapped-it up as magnificent. She'd been ripping Obama in the middle of the debate and we were supposed to buy her transparent closing as genuine? Well, the media sold it that way, and many bought it. Ridiculous.

You've definitely got the pattern. You can't know which Hillary to expect, and you can't let your guard down.

Andy Borowitz' recent post on HuffPo nails her on the "not ready"/"great VP" hypocrisy. And Larry David has a humorous, related post over on HuffPo, addressing the erratic personality issue.

Lastly, one of my recent favorite political cartoons, found here on DU...

[Thepricebreaker]

3. She is yesterdays news, she is yesterdays bagged lunch... n/t

[papau]

4. LOL - we will see after PA

[Tropics_Dude83]

5. The fact of the matter is

that Senator Clinton should be up by 15 points in the daily tracking polls now after her victories on March 4. The fact that she is trailing Obama once again indicates that there are still many democrats not comfortable with her candidacy.

[papau]

18. I agree - seems to mean polls involving Obama are not that accurate - wonder why

[cali]

6. LOL. There's 5 weeks until PA. That's too long for her.

Obama will close the gap there considerably even if he doesn't win it. She's in deep trouble. Only Hillarians can't see that.

[fightthegoodfightnow]

10. I Was a Obama Supporter

....... but if you are supporting him, maybe I should reconsider.

Why do you support him?

I'm very curious.

[cali]

14. then reconsider. I could care less. I think it's supremely

stupid for an anonymous poster on a political board to sway someone's vote. I wrote a long piece the day before Iowa on why I decided to support Obama. In brief, I explained that it was in part because of his stance on the IWR. I also appreciate his background before entering politics, his knowledge of the Constitution. I think he has basically sound judgment- though he's certainly had his screw-ups. His voting record isn't perfect, but it's fairly good. He's been firm about such things as never engaging torture and restoring Habeas. I don't think his health care plan is great, but it's no worse than Clinton's. I don't want to see the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton pattern continued. I don't trust Clinton. I appreciate Obama's grass roots campaign.

Oh, and I haven't the vaguest idea who you are.

[KoKo]

16. Lawyers and Law Professors with vast knowledge of the Constitution

presided over it's shredding during Regan and Bushie years. Also, Nixon. So Obama's knowledge of the Constitution could be anything. I don't see that as a reason for voting for him...

[cali]

19. OK, fine. Let me spell it out for you. I appreciate his

knowledge of the Constitution and his interpretation of it- which bears no resemblance to the people you are referring to. And that Reagan, not Regan.

[fightthegoodfightnow]

22. How So?

What about his interpretation of the Constitution distinguishes him differently from Clinton?

[fightthegoodfightnow]

17. Whatever

Well........ if you want to diminish the value of political discourse on an anonymous message board then I would question why the f*ck you are posting here. I guess you have something to say, regardless of whether or not anyone thinks it's worth saying and have no intention of persuading anyone that your opinion is worth anything..... far less worth changing their mind or vote for. That would be ........ what did you say......... stupid? Do you always like hearing yourself rant for the sake of ranting?

PS - I could care less that you have no idea who I am.

[cali]

21. LOL! You insult me and you expect cordial back? Not my style

and I answered your question anyway. Now I can forget you again.

[fightthegoodfightnow]

24. Right......

......got it.

I'm ... what did you call me........... stupid for considering I might change my mind because of your opinion.

[KoKo]

35. No...you throw "fruits and vegetables" against opponents and not many have GUTS

to hit you back. :-)'s

[JackORoses]

29. we will see long before PA

The Supers are not going to wiat 7 weeks to make a decision that they can make next week.
Obama will win the PLedged delegate race.

The SDs can decide now whether they are willing to overthrow the PDs or not.

[Coexist]

7. I hope he really runs up the popular vote there

[NJSecularist]

12. It's pretty clear to me that the voters are showing buyer's remorse with HIllary

They are not convinced.

[Arkana]

20. These goddamn polls are maddening.

I'll start lending them credence when WE HAVE A GODDAMN NOMINEE.

[Kahuna]

25. Claro que si!!!!!

[Unbowed]

26. The moment of final suspense is at hand...

This campaign has been like the plot of a movie.

First we have Barack Obama, the protagonist, underdog, a charismatic but little known candidate taking on the established candidate, Hillary Clinton (the antagonist), wife of the former President of the United States. The deck is stacked against Obama. He starts off badly but comes from behind with an unprecedented streak of wins. It looks like he's going to win hands down.

Ah, but things are never that easy. That wouldn't make for a good story. There has to be that moment of suspense when the protagonist, who has been riding high, seems in danger of losing it all. This is necessary to keep audience interest. Nobody likes it when a winner makes things look too easy. Rocky has to get beaten to a pulp so we appreciate his win in the end.

Just like in Fatal Attraction, when the (apparently dead) Glen Close character rises up, knife in hand, we have Hillary Clinton's campaign coming back from the dead. Our protagonist starts to lose. He's in trouble, or is he?

Things look bad for our hero, but all is not lost. He's down but not out.

This is the turning point, where people who have had second thoughts return to the hero and together they save the day. High Noon and all that.

I've no doubt that Hillary Clinton's little comeback will result in a much better narrative for Obama's eventual win.

It couldn't work out more nicely if he had planned it this way...

[Voice for Peace]

27. Yes, nice description.

Agree with this: "This is the turning point, where people who have had second thoughts return to the hero and together they save the day. High Noon and all that."

We shall see but I remain hopeful.

[Unbowed]

31. You and me both!

:thumbsup:

[QC]

28. What's the margin of error on that poll? n/t

[bigtree]

32. enough to blow the premise of the oP out of the water

[krkaufman]

40. Agreed. As meaningless as the recent posts of polls ...

... declaring Hillary the national poll favorite, by equally slim margin.

[snappyturtle]

34. It's +/- 3 % sample size 1282. n/t

[me b zola]

30. .

:)

[krkaufman]

37. And he continues to gain in PA

http://www.pollster.com/08-PA-Dem-Pres-Primary.php

[Medusa]

38. He has gained on Hillary in EVERY SINGLE STATE

the more voters get to know Obama, the more they like him. The more they get to know Hillary the less they like her. Combine that with her already astronomically high negatives (higher than any candidate-ever) and you have a recipe for disaster if she's the Democratic nominee-which of course, she won't be. :rofl: And Thank God (or the deity of your choice) for that!

[Arkansas Granny]

41. Did you read the rest of the page?

Support lines for the two Democratic contestants have now switched since Gallup's March 7 report, and Obama is back on top, although his two percentage point lead is not statistically significant.

<snip>

For results based on these samples, the maximum margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/104839/Gallup-Daily-Obama-47-Clinton-45.aspx

They are still basically tied.