NEW USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL JUST OUT!

[jenmito]

11 point lead-Obama's BIGGEST lead YET in this poll! 53%-42%. Just reported on Hardball! Susan Page expected some closing but it widened! TIED in who could better protect us and BIG lead for Obama on the economy, healthcare, who's going to make your life better (+20), etc. I don't know the exact numbers to most of these, but she was impressed. :bounce:

ETA link thanks to jefferson_dem: http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/11/final-usa-today.html

[MadBadger]

1. Im happy that its pretty even with Gallup's other poll

That pissed me off from their previous polls

[jenmito]

2. I'm happy with the internals, too...

37%-37% on who's better at protecting us, and a BIG lead on the economy and other things that I forgot already. :D

[BlooInBloo]

3. Clearly we're doomed.

[SuperTrouper]

4. Joe the Plumber and Socialism DID NOT HELP! It backfired!

[jenmito]

5. I think people are SICK of "Joe the Plumber"...especially since McCain keeps

claiming he never asked to be famous and he has a publicist.

[knowledgeispwr]

9. The McCain campaign really is Wile E. Coyote, isn't it?

beep beep

[AtomicKitten]

6. Suck on it, Republicants.

:bounce:

[jenmito]

7. I'm tempted to go to freeperville to see if they've exploded yet.

:D

[AtomicKitten]

8. To the clock tower! With pies!

[jenmito]

15. Strange...I can't find anything about it on their site!

But :rofl: at your pic! :hi:

[underpants]

10. Race definitely tightening

:rofl:

[Thrill]

11. The 30 min ad. Was a HR

[jefferson_dem]

12. Link here -

Final USA TODAY/Gallup estimate: Obama, 53%; McCain, 42%
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Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by 11 percentage points in the last USA TODAY/Gallup national poll of likely voters before Election Day.

With less than two days to go before polls open, the contenders' support is estimated to be:

• Obama, 53%.
• McCain, 42%.

Those numbers, released this hour, are based on national surveys of 2,472 likely voters. The interviews were conducted by telephone on Friday, Saturday and today. The margin of error on each figure is +/- 2 percentage points.

Gallup says the group it surveyed is mostly made up of voters who fit its "traditional" model of those likely to show up at the polls. Also among the 2,472 are some who have already voted -- including first-timers.

The results are identical to Gallup's "expanded" pool of likely voters, which adds more first-time voters than the survey firm used in the past.

One other set of numbers to consider: Gallup says that when it allocates the 4% of likely voters who either had no opinion or would not choose between Obama and McCain, it estimates the candidates' current support levels would most likely be 55% for Obama, 44% for McCain.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/11/final-usa-today.html

[Jennicut]

13. Freeps must be freaking out or in total denial.

All the polls look great, now all we have to do is VOTE!

[jenmito]

16. Thanks for the link. I'm gonna add it to my OP if you don't mind...

TIA! :D I gave you credit for the link. :hi:

[jefferson_dem]

21. No probs.

We. Are. Family!

[jenmito]

22. Thanks.

Come on everybody-DANCE!

[crossroads]

14. Yah hoo! Great news... thanks! k&r

[jenmito]

18. No problemo!

[polichick]

17. The post-infomercial polls are looking great!

[lolamio]

19. Interviews done on Friday, Saturday, and Today - excellent!

Those numbers, released this hour, are based on national surveys of 2,472 likely voters. The interviews were conducted by telephone on Friday, Saturday and today. The margin of error on each figure is +/- 2 percentage points.

[jenmito]

24. Talk about "most recent poll"!

EXCELLENT!

[Lumpsum]

20. This is huge.

But we still have 1 more day.

[jenmito]

25. Yeah...

time to get "huge-er."

[jenmito]

23. 8:50 PM Update-additional info.:

"Update at 8:50 p.m. ET. USA TODAY's Washington bureau chief, Susan Page, adds that:

McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate doesn't appear to be wearing well with most Americans. In the poll, 45% of registered voters rated the choice as "poor" and another 18% said it was "only fair," while 19% called it "pretty good" and 16% excellent.

Those are much more negative ratings than in a USA TODAY survey taken just after the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Then, 60% called the pick of Palin excellent or good; 38% said it was "only fair" or poor.

In contrast, assessments of Barack Obama's choice of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden remain positive. Now, 60% call Obama's choice excellent or "pretty good," while 38% say it was "only fair" or poor. In early September, the divide was 63%-33%.

Biden has a favorable-unfavorable rating of 53%-32%. Palin has a favorable-unfavorable rating of 42%-49%.

One more historic tidbit from the survey: Obama's favorable rating is 62% -- the highest that any presidential candidate has registered in Gallup's final pre-election polls going back to 1992."

ibid

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

26. Buzz that baby up!!

Incredible!

[jenmito]

29. BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!

:D

[VADem11]

28. Favorables look great

Barack has had every possible smear thrown against him and it hasn't worked. He's more popular than ever. You can't help but like the guy. I believe the CBS/NYT poll also had Obama's favorables as the highest of any candidate since 1980.

[jenmito]

30. Yup-and those Wright ads have been playing non-stop for at LEAST

a few days now! I guess we could thank Hillary for throwing that mud at him in the primaries! It's old news.

[Laelth]

34. His teflon is better than Reagan's.

He is truly amazing.

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[AwakeAtLast]

27. Quick! Somebody call Sarah Palin again!

:evilgrin:

[Laelth]

31. k&r for very good news.

The comments following the results are interesting too--very few Republic voices. They're demoralized and finding it very hard to defend McCain and Bush.

The United States is a LIBERAL Country.

:dem:

-Laelth

[mollymongold]

32. why don't they show the internals

[jenmito]

35. They show some and say to watch for more tomorrow. I guess it's a tease.

[BamaTideFan83]

33. Healthcare!

Of course Obama's lead is widening. Healthcare is the #1 issue, after the environment and energy. Soon, our healthcare will be as good as Canada's! Or England's! But without their problems. And we'll be able to buy cheap drugs online. The poor will have access to all of the quality doctors that the rich monopolize. We won't have to rely on emergency rooms! Obama is what this country needs and the public is seeing that.