**TIME Poll ** Obama 50%, McCain 43% as of 10/1/08

[FrenchieCat]

Key points:

No Democrat has crossed the 50% threshold in the general election since before Ronald Reagan was elected, let alone done so a month before the election.

23% of McCain supporters say they might change their mind, while only 15% of Obama's say they could be persuaded to switch.

Voters give Obama a 45% to 37% edge over McCain as the better equipped candidate to handle the economic crisis.

23% of those who watched the first presidential debate said it made them more likely to vote for Obama, while 16% said they were more likely to vote for McCain.

Also dragging McCain down: President Bush's approval rating is 23%, the lowest number ever found in the poll.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/10/01/time_poll_obama_expands_national_lead.html

[Hope And Change]

1. K & R!Women Flocking Back to Obama....

TIME Poll: Women Flocking Back to Obama

New national numbers find McCain is losing female voters “faster than Sarah Palin attracted them after the Republican convention.”

Among women: Obama 55, McCain 38.
After McCain picked Palin they were virtually tied Obama 48, McCain 47. Before GOP convention Obama led 49 to 39.

Dates conducted: Sept. 26-29. Error margin: 3 points.


http://thepage.time.com/more-from-the-time-poll/">Read more on the poll here.


http://thepage.time.com/2008/10/01/time-poll-women-flocking-back-to-obama/">Link

[FrenchieCat]

3. Excellent.....

Of course, that is speaking as one who doesn't believe in polls....
especially Gallup polls! LOL!

[mvd]

2. K&R! That's more like it

:kick:

[Schulzz]

4. I am really looking forward to their state polls later today.

And to McBaghdadBob's excuses why they are wrong, too.:spray:

[RagAss]

5. The surge is working, my friends !

[RichGirl]

9. You mean the surge in Obama's poll numbers!

[RagAss]

11. That's right....! That's the surge that will repair this country !

[SuperTrouper]

6. The trends look good. Very soon these leads will harden and then

McCain will be spinning his wheels on sand.

[RichGirl]

7. So the McCain people "might" change their mind, while the...

...Obama people have to be persuaded! Since they're counting on Sarah doing the persuading......I think we're okay.

[loyalkydem]

8. Good news

Kick and reccomended

[maseman]

10. This was the most telling line in the above story

Also dragging McCain down: President Bush's approval rating is 23%, the lowest number ever found in the poll.