StuffinEnvelopes: No Candidate Has Ever Lost with Obama's Lead Over McCain

[jefferson_dem]

Stephanopoulos: No Candidate Has Ever Lost with Obama's Lead Over McCain
October 13, 2008 7:49 AM

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: The presidential election is now just 22 days away, and Barack Obama is leading John McCain by a whopping 53 percent to 43 percent according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll.

No candidate has ever lost with a lead like this since modern polling began in 1936.

Americans are in a very angry mood right now and that is helping Obama.

A record high of 90 percent of the country believes we're going in the wrong direction right now.

A vast majority of the nation, 73 percent of the country, disapproves of the job President George W. Bush is doing. No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating, not even President Richard Nixon at the height of Watergate.

Obama leads McCain 53 percent to 37 percent when it comes to the candidate voters trust to handle the nation's struggling economy, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Obama's 10-point lead puts him on solid ground with three weeks to go before Election Day. To put this in perspective, three weeks before the 2004 election President George W. Bush has 50 percent support and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., had 46 percent, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Oct. 10, 2004.

However, ultimately the 2004 election results were Bush 51 percent and Kerry 48 percent.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/stephanopoulo-9.html

[treestar]

1. Great, and now we can work just as hard for a landslide!

Bury the SOBs. Send Phailin back to Alaska for good and send Gramps to the old folks home.

[mwb970]

9. I want to see Palin's concession speech.

What can she say?

[Nipper1959]

10. I can see

defeat from my house!

[BumRushDaShow]

2. So when will Obama "close the deal?". n/t

[LiberalFighter]

7. Election night. When the people vote!!

[Essene]

3. Gore 51% Bush 40% (2000) - this kind of rhetoric doesn't help & he should know that

Obviously Stephanupolus would explain that he's talking about the radical EV dynamics in swing states, but that's not how his comments will be represented. He'll be shown as an example of how the "liberal media" is throwing their support behind Obama.

Not helpful.

[cali]

6. doesn't hurt in the least.

his remarks will neither hurt or help Obama. It's just ludicrous to be concerned about this. Get a grip.

[Schulzz]

4. It's a trap!

[Ian David]

5. Not even Dukakis? n/t

[LiberalFighter]

8. No president has ever had a higher disapproval rating

I wonder if GW is proud of his rating being higher than his daddy?

Maybe poppy bush can jab GW and tell him I told you so, you pipsqueak. Don't come crying to me.

[demodonkey]

11. Don't trust the polls. Elections have been stolen and can be again. Only defense is a big LANDSLIDE.

The election-stealing machinery is in place and doing its thing. The best and only defense is a massive LANDSLIDE.

And -- pay attention here -- no matter what happens on Nov. 4 WORK TO IMPROVE OUR ELECTIONS. Get rid of paperless voting machines and the local, state, and national officials who approve of them. Get better access to the polls and the ballot for all. No more deceptive practices. Clean up our elections!

It would be a tragedy if President Obama's hands are tied behind his back after two years because we let them steal back the Congress in 2010 !!

Support and join the election integrity organization of your choice. The groups at the local and state level who are on the ground fighting on the front lines need the most help. Throw them a few dollars, and if you can, a few hours of your time to spread the word. YOUR VOTE IS WORTH IT!