LA Times: Obama Gets Initial Poll bounce Over McCain For Berlin, Paris Stops

[Hissyspit]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/obama-poll-trip.html

Obama gets initial poll bounce over McCain for Berlin, Paris stops

An initial daily tracking poll by Gallup shows that all the media coverage of the European portion of Barack Obama's foreign jaunt has produced a bump in approval for the freshman senator.

Before the trip, designed to produce just such political progress for the Democrat's campaign, Obama had a statistically insignificant two point lead over Arizona Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee.

Even during the first days of his field trip in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, Jordan and Israel, the poll numbers held steady.

But Gallup reports a bulge in approval began showing up in polling done while Obama was in Germany and France. His lead is now up to seven points, according to our friends over at the Swamp. Tonight, he returned to his home on Chicago's South Side.

It's 48% for Obama now and 41% for McCain.

[MrModerate]

1. This could be one of those defining moments . . .

McCain has appeared as a sniveling loser this week, and certainly not qualified to be president. Obama looks presidential as all get out, and shows nuanced judgement in a way that even people who decry nuance can approve of.

Let's see what the next few weeks hold. We may be looking at a trend.

[opihimoimoi]

2. How could this not be??? many good things came of the trip..Obama grateful for the urging to "go get

some foreign experience" by McVain.

The man is Obama Almighty...he can do no wrong...protected by Destiny...he carries on...

Good Bump///now its a 6 point lead and growing....

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Hate to be picky, but it's 7 points, but what's a point or two among friends.

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[opihimoimoi]

4. LOL...a nit I can take....pick all ya want...LOL

:toast:

[Hissyspit]

5. morning kick n/t