Senator Barack Obama surges into 7 point national lead in Gallup Daily tracking-49% to 42%

[Tropics_Dude83]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/104383/Gallup-Daily-Tracking-Election-2008.aspx

For several days, nationwide Democratic voters' preferences have been shifting toward Barack Obama in Gallup Poll Daily election tracking. Now, the Illinois senator enjoys his first statistically significant lead, 49% to 42%, over Hillary Clinton, according to the Feb. 13-15 results. Additionally, the 49% support for Obama represents the high point for him in the daily tracking program.

[loveangelc]

1. w00t

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

20. Gallup Chart Showing Obama Momentum here

OBAMA MOMENTUM!

PRINCETON, NJ -- For several days, nationwide Democratic voters' preferences have been shifting toward Barack Obama in Gallup Poll Daily election tracking. Now, the Illinois senator enjoys his first statistically significant lead, 49% to 42%, over Hillary Clinton, according to the Feb. 13-15 results. Additionally, the 49% support for Obama represents the high point for him in the daily tracking program.




Obama has won the last eight Democratic primaries or caucuses, and hopes to make it 10 straight on Tuesday in Wisconsin and Hawaii. The tracking data reflect the Obama momentum since the Feb. 5 Super Tuesday primaries, moving from a +13 Clinton advantage in Feb. 3-5 polling to a +7 Obama lead in the latest results.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/104383/Gallup-Daily-Tracking-Election-2008.aspx

[babylonsister]

2. Yes We Can! WooT! nt

[Eurobabe]

3. Good. Let's get this over with. n/t

[TalkAgain]

4. Not suprised at all!

[sniffa]

5. Me neither but wow!

:woohoo:

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. takin' off like a jet

[JackORoses]

9. Jet! wooohooo woooo woooo

[Adelante]

15. That's lovely to look at, delightful to see

:)

[sundancekid]

18. super KEWL post - the graphic AND the PICTURE - thanks

can I send that pic to others??? did you do the great job of composing the design elements and word concepts????

[kid a]

7. awesome! lets end it in texas ... phone bank anyone??? nt

[Az_lefty]

8. this is the kind of suge I can get into......

the Obaminator cometh!!!!

[Hepburn]

10. Yes!!!

:applause:

[TheDonkey]

11. GO OBAMA!

[Tropics_Dude83]

13. This is really quite extraordinary

This race has defied history in so many ways. No dominant frontrunner the way Senator Clinton was has ever won New Hampshire and then gone onto lose a national poll lead after that. Conversely, Obama's stunning win in Iowa should have given him a substantial New Hampshire victory. It didn't!

After Obama lost New Hampshire, Senator Clinton should have coasted to the nomination. I will never understand ever why President Clinton went nuclear in Nevada and South Carolina. She would have won Nevada and come close in S.C. if he had just kept quiet. His finger wagging red-faced fury at that Nevada reporter was the turning point when Senator Clinton lost the voice that New Hampshire had given her. Her husband stole it. Does anybody have any clue why?

Can you imagine if Clinton hadn't gone nuclear in Nevada or South Carolina and she had won the Nevada caucuses even with the powerful culinary union against her? Can you imagine if Bill hadn't said some of the stuff he did in South Carolina that so infuriated Senator Kennedy and helped lead to his endorsement of Obama, which was a critical turning point in this race. Again, I'm speehless. We can all agree she would have won Nevada without Bill's help right and she certainly wouldn't have lost 90% of the black vote if her husband had kept quiet in S.C.

What's even more remarkable is that Senator Clinton lead this race like 50-23 in December according to Gallup and she was one of the most formidable frontrunners of all time. Now, that has collapsed.

For political junkies, this race will need to be analyzed for a long time. Also, this is the 2nd cycle in a row now where the democratic frontrunner has run into such huge trouble once the actual voting starts,

[Laurab]

14. I don't have a clue why Bill did what he did

but I'm glad he did. Although I'm not certain that that was the only thing that turned it around - some of the Mark Penn tricks didn't go over well, either. I think people are tired of Rovian type campaigns.

[Kahuna]

19. I believe in God. I believe that God confounds Bill's mouth in a

turrets syndrome fashion and causes him to blurt out some really dumb shit.

[jkshaw]

25. Kahuna, it's Tourette's syndrome,

and I agree with you -- it certainly resembles that tragic disorder.

[TheDonkey]

26. I agree. This is one of the most fascinating political primaries of a generation

The rise, the collapse, the drama in between. It is still playing out too. Who knows what will happen. But I still believe Obama can come through and pull off this monumental upset.

[I Vote In Pittsburgh]

28. Thanks for the perspective and analysis n/t

[intaglio]

12. Polls don't matter

States don't matter (unless Hillary carried them)
Super delegates don't matter (Unless they vote for HRC)
Howard Dean doesn't matter :sarcasm:

[PleaseSayItAintSo]

16. You people don't understand - the trend lines don't count! n/t

[apocalypsehow]

17. K & R

:kick:

[krkaufman]

21. ... with 2 1/2 weeks to go before March 4th. That's a LOT of TIME...

... for the TX & OH voters to jump off one bandwagon and onto another. I gotta believe that news coverage of polls like this would affect the Clinton leads in those states.

[Matteon]

37. Big win v. small win

The nice thing for Obama is he doesn't need to win them, he just needs to keep it close. If Tx and Oh go 52/48 or 51/49 in favor of HRC it is a meaningless win for her, especially if Obama wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii and pads his lead. She must have at least 60/40 in both to stay in the race. I don't see it happening.

[krkaufman]

44. Yes, if Obama is within single digits across those 3 states (OH,TX,PA)...

... then it is a moral victory and effective delegate victory for him (and his campaign). If he also manages to win in any of those 3, then the nomination is sealed.

[VolcanoJen]

22. Finally, A Surge We Can Believe In!

w00t!!!!

:bounce:

[woolldog]

23. sweet

[respublicus]

24. Gallup Poll - owned by far right wing Gallup company - the Diebold machine of the polling industry

[loveangelc]

27. lol....

[WillyT]

29. LOL !!! - So... It's Down To That, Eh ???

:rofl::banghead::rofl:

Oh... and K & R !!!

:kick:

[Tropics_Dude83]

30. The Gallup poll that gave Kerry all of the undecideds in 2004

To make it a 49-49 tie when Bush was actually 2 points ahead in their real poll 48-46?

Sounds like a right wing conspiracy to me as well!!

[MadBadger]

31. Gallup is rated second most accurate this election season.

[Stuckinthebush]

32. Look, I like them both...but that's just sad

Gallup is a fine polling company.

The trends are unmistakable. Hillary is losing momentum and Obama is gaining it.

[Johnny__Motown]

36. Feel free to post a better poll We would all love to see it

[D23MIURG23]

46. If you can give us a quantitative analysis of Gallup's inadequacies

then I will give your criticism some thought.

[ErnestoG]

40. Oh of course. Dont like the facts? Attack the messenger!

[thereismore]

33. Look at the trend - there is no mistake, BO has been on a steady roll. HC needs

a huge break. I hope she doesn't get it.

[ErnestoG]

34. YESSSSSSSSS

[Johnny__Motown]

35. Feb 5th looks like it was 52-39 for Clinton now it is 49-42 Obama, a 20 point gain in 10 days

Woot, I guess that is momentum for ya

[Nedsdag]

38. Nice!

I'll take it.

Let's keep it up!

[workinclasszero]

39. Awesome!

Hillary should stop her divisive campaign now and get behind the next POTUS...Barack Obama!:applause:

[stillrockin]

41. Yes! Go Obama!!!!

[cooolandrew]

42. ....

[totodeinhere]

43. Look for the polls in Texas and Ohio to move in Obama's direction too.

[ekwhite]

45. Great post!

As an admitted political junkie, I am fascinated by the way this primary season is going. Before the voting started, Hillary Clinton was supposed to be unbeatable. Now, her campaign is struggling and has fallen behind the Obama campaign. Barack Obama has run one of the most impressive campaigns I have ever seen in my 36 years of voting.

[From The Left]

47. President Elect Barack Obama

I think the Democrats have their candidate and thank goodness it will be Barack Obama.

In every poll, he beasts John McCain, unlike Hillary Clinton who will have her ass handed to her in a race against McCain.

[dailykoff]

48. Meanwhile Tonya and boyfriend are still tyring to bash his knees

and something tells me they're not gonna let up for the next eight years.

:rofl: