McCain erases Obama lead

[IsItJustMe]

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 24 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama's 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday.

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The survey showed the extended Democratic primary campaign creating divisions among supporters of Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and suggests a tight race for the presidency in November no matter which Democrat becomes the nominee.

McCain is benefiting from a bounce since he clinched the GOP nomination a month ago. The four-term Arizona senator has moved up in matchups with each of the Democratic candidates, particularly Obama.

An AP-Ipsos poll taken in late February had Obama leading McCain 51-41 percent. The current survey, conducted April 7-9, had them at 45 percent each. McCain leads Obama among men, whites, Southerners, married women and independents.

Clinton led McCain, 48-43 percent, in February. The latest survey showed the New York senator with 48 percent support to McCain's 45 percent. Factoring in the poll's margin of error of 3.1 percentage points, Clinton and McCain are statistically tied....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080410/ap_on_el_pr/presidential_race_ap_poll
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Democrats have always been good at forming circular firing squads. This primary has gone on way to long.

[crankychatter]

1. The primary race inflates McCain's numbers

the more time we give him by infighting the worse it will be in November

[wowimthere]

2. These polls between democrats and republicans are dumb... Until there is a Dem Nominee... these...

POLLS MEAN NOTHING!

[Ned_Devine]

3. Wait 'til the "see you next tuesday" comment goes around about McCain...

...that word bothers me as a man. I can't imagine how women will respond. Once the temper meme picks up steam, voters will think a bit differently.

[futureliveshere]

4. It IS Just YOU!!!

[rurallib]

5. I am sure McCain will fuck it up.

[depakid]

6. Don't buy into the corporate media spin

Because that's ALL this lazy article is....

[snooper2]

7. When Hillary is out of it..

and it's just McWobble and Obama, Obama will get a 10-15 point jump...

Here's why, I guarantee if they call a Hillary supporter and poll, they will say McCain over Obama, just to sway the poll to make Obama look worse. I would do the same thing ( say McWobble over Hillary), although I know I am going to vote for the Dem in November...

[Hepburn]

8. I wish to hell we could get on with the business of going after McCain.

Hillary staying in the race is hurting ALL Dems...:grr:

[johnnydrama]

9. they mean absolutely nothing

for both candidates.

There are a certain % of Obama supporters who will say McCain to hurt Hillary, and a certain amount of Hillary supporters that will say McCain to hurt Obama.

It's enough to skew any polls until we have one candidate.