Gallup Daily: Obama hits the magic 50% mark... 50-44

[scheming daemons]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/110551/Gallup-Daily-Obama-50-McCain-44.aspx

[and-justice-for-all]

1. What makes 50 the magic number? nt

[scheming daemons]

2. Because it means that even if ALL the undecideds break to McCain, Obama wins

[and-justice-for-all]

4. I see, ok...thanks

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. That would be 51, no?

And national preference polls don't determine any such thing when the election is decided by electoral votes.

[scheming daemons]

7. No..... 50% + 1 vote. With 100 million voters, that's 50.0000001%

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. Except it depends entirely on where those votes are.

It's possible to get over 50% of the vote and still LOSE depending on the breakdown in the electoral college.

[adoraz]

3. woooohoooo we are going to WIN this!

[and-justice-for-all]

5. This does not mean we can slack off!!!

Got that!? NO SLACKING!!

we also have a congress that we must have a majority in, it has to be filibuster proof.

[Indiana_Dem]

8. Heh, heh. Okay mom! lol

[and-justice-for-all]

9. Dont okay Mom me...you heard me...

hop to it! We have a country to save and a world in waiting. :P

[demosincebirth]

10. Research 2000 poll has Obama with 50 McCain with 42

[grantcart]

12. The key to a landslide is if McCain has hit his actual ceiling 44

If you take out the convention/Palin bounce McCain who is well known is unlikely to get much more past his natural ceiling.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

13. We're basically back to pre-Palin GOP convention numbers

looking good