NY Daily News: 'Bounce' from beating Hillary Clinton has Barack Obama out in front

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/06/28/2008-06-28_bounce_from_beating_hillary_clinton_has_.html

BY DAVID SALTONSTALL
DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

Saturday, June 28th 2008, 2:16 PM

Barack Obama was all smiles as he spoke to a group of Latino officials in Washington Saturday. Most polls show him significantly ahead of rival John McCain.

Barack Obama was all smiles as he spoke to a group of Latino officials in Washington Saturday. Most polls show him significantly ahead of rival John McCain.

Barack Obama's got his bounce back.


Barack Obama was all smiles as he spoke to a group of Latino officials in Washington Saturday. Most polls show him significantly ahead of rival John McCain.


Six months after he bounded out of Iowa with his first upset win - and 128 days before voters pick a new President - the Democratic hopeful appears to be settling into a clear front-runner position over GOP opponent John McCain.

Two national polls last week placed Obama's lead in the double digits, while a smattering of others had him up four to six points - a healthy spread most pundits credited to the Democrat's hoped-for "bounce" from his primary victory over Hillary Clinton.

Another survey had Obama up in four key swing states - Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin - by five to 17 points.

"It confirms the bump which Obama was expected to get after his grueling battle with Hillary," said Iowa State University politics Prof. Steffan Schmidt. "But on the other hand, we've seen Hillary Clinton go from being an 'unbeatable' 25 points ahead to losing the nomination."

Indeed, in a year when nothing seems to have gone as predicted (remember GOP front-runner Rudy Giuliani?), no one is breaking out the champagne just yet.

No one expects Obama to implode. He has more money than McCain and a seemingly sure-footed campaign team, and polls show most Americans think the nation's on the wrong track - a mood that should favor Democrats.

FULL story at link.

[1Hippiechick]

1. Don't like the title of the Topic, but it IS the headline - will just inflame HRC supporters....

[Omaha Steve]

3. Agreed

I just didn't think I should alter the title.

[1Hippiechick]

4. Agreed.

[otohara]

2. Obama = Cool

McCain = Not Cool

I know my homeys well.

[1Hippiechick]

5. Agreed.

[Cha]

6. There's a nice Unity in Blue pic of Hillary and Obama

to right in this article, though:)

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"If anything, some argue, Obama ought to be further ahead, given growing opposition to the Iraq war, President Bush's dismal poll numbers and the financial pinch many Americans feel every time they pull up to the gas pump.

"McCain is swimming into a hurricane with an anvil tied around his neck," said GOP consultant Scott Reed. "So in that context, I'd say he's doing quite well."

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"The first lesson I want you to draw is that people are really not gonna start focusing on the campaign until the conventions," McCain told reporters. "So a lot of this polling data is pretty much, sort of, you know, 'Who do you like?' "

That may be. But plenty of others believe McCain's drooping numbers also reflect his campaign's failure to deliver a consistent message as the general election comes into focus.

Not helping was a comment last week from top adviser Charlie Black, who said another terror attack would be a "big advantage" for the veteran McCain."

[Kahuna]

7. That ol' Obama is sporting that flag pin everywhere he goes now..

Notice that McGramps doesn't wear one and we never hear about it.