Rasmussen daily GE graph for 8/29/08 - Obama 46, McCain 43 (O up 1, M down 1)

[DavidDvorkin]

With leaners, Obama 49, McCain 45 (O ↑ 2, M ↓ 2)














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Gallup - Obama 49%, McCain 41%:


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Data in tabular form
Discussion

[Sugarcoated]

1. What are leaners?

[Bicoastal]

2. They're a little bit like sea lions.

A leaner in its natural habitat.

[Sugarcoated]

3. Seals and polar bears for Obama/Biden!

[DavidDvorkin]

4. People in the process of becoming slender and fit

Seriously, though, I think they ask questions to determine whether someone is leaning toward a given candidate, as opposed to those who say they definitely intend to vote for one or the other.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. A serious answer for your question:

A pollster says: Which of these guys will you vote for?

If the respondent says "I haven't decided" the pollster then says, "Which way are you leaning?"

Some public polls include leaners in their headline number, others do not. At this point if the numbers add up to over 90% leaners are probably being included. (Some polls have low net numbers like 43%-38% which suggests the respondents were not pushed to make a choice.)

Rasmussen gives both figures, which is a good practice.

[phrigndumass]

5. Hail Mary ...

Full of Grace :D

We should begin to see the trendlines "lift and separate" soon ...

:hi: