Gallup: Obama has the highest favorable rating of any FINAL pre-election poll since 92

[Ichingcarpenter]

The final Gallup Poll from USA today updated





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.

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

[Bicoastal]

1. Nice!

[Fluffdaddy]

2. Very nice

[HCE SuiGeneris]

3. I'm just bouncing around REC'ing post after post!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :party: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

I love good news!!!

[TheDonkey]

4. 62% is really good. Gobama/