Do you believe that Obama/McCain are neck and neck?

[Dover]

I'm just curious about people's perceptions.
The MSM, polls and pundits are certainly presenting this reality.
I'm just curious if you are buying?

[opihimoimoi]

1. Americans are Sometimes duped, stupid, brainwashed, etc...but NOT this time...

See SWING VOTE...Kevin Costner...5 Stars....

[lpbk2713]

2. Anyone who answers 'Yes' ....

Get in contact with me ASAP. I have an excellent opportunity I want to tell you about.

It involves prime waterfront property in the Everglades. :eyes:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

9. While I'm not an avid Obama supporter, but he's going to walk away with it.

All he has to do is run as the "not a Republican" to waltz into the White House...after the necessary fumigation.

[donco6]

3. No way. n/t

[book_worm]

4. most polls even the tracking polls have Obama ahead and state polls

show him doing well in most blue states (even Michigan he's doing better than what was Kerry's final victory margin of 4-pts according to the poll of polls), and doing better than dem nominees have done in many years in some key red states. Now if McCain were really tied with Obama or even a point or so ahead he would have to be doing better than the state polls indicate he is doing in these red states.

[EFerrari]

5. Obama is bringing in tons of new registrations and a bunch of money.

McMore can't even fill his events. There's no way.

[ellenfl]

6. the election will be easier to steal if the msm can convince us it's close. eom

[1Hippiechick]

35. BINGO! n/t

[Marr]

7. Not even close. If I had to make a guess, based on anecdotal evidence like

yard signs, bumper stickers, the size of crowds the two men are drawing, etc., I'd say Obama's about 20-25 points ahead.

[zootlux]

8. Easier to steal

The Republican controlled Media manipulates the polls to make citizens think the race is closer than it really is. That way, it won't seem too outrageous when they steal another one.

SezMe

[Lars39]

11. Yes. That's the way they operate.

Welcome to DU,zootlux! :toast:

[1Hippiechick]

36. I agree. n/t

[Diane R]

10. No. They want it to be believable when the repugs steal it again.

[1Hippiechick]

37. BINGO #3! n/t

[Breeze54]

12. NO !!!

The polls are skewed... they aren't polling the young, cellphone users or AA's !

[beac]

21. And a "likely voter" is someone who has voted before, so they are IGNORING

all the new registrants.

Still, the "neck and neck" meme makes me VERY nervous b/c it sets up McCain to "win by a nose" (ie. by Diebold stealing the election for him). :scared:

[mvd]

13. The Gallup likely voter poll made me doubt

Still, we have to act like it's close. Do what we can to make Obama President.

[Spouting Horn]

14. What do the state polls

in bellwethers like Missouri say?

Missouri has voted for the eventual loser only once since 1900.

[Breeze54]

16. Doesn't matter... they only poll people with landlines. n/t

[nevergiveup]

15. I think it is very close.

I still think Barack may break away but he hasn't yet. The debates will be crucial. Obama is a phenomenal speaker but in a debate setting he retreats too often to sound-bites and is too cautious. Expectations for McCain will be so low that if he doesn't fall off the stage he will be declared the winner. I have been a political junkie since Ike vs. Adlai and my political vibes at the moment are a little discouraging. I also have never seen a presidential candidate given such a free ride by the press as has John McCain. It is astonishing.

[mnhtnbb]

17. No doubt the polls are a reflection of the media favoritism for McCain.

[lonestarnot]

26. Oh bullshit. Look at fuckwad's performance against President Kerry's performance

in the debates of 2004, and tell me how "crucial" debates are. This is just a media lie prepping for the cheat that's coming.

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[LWolf]

18. I don't really know.

I haven't been tuned in to either campaign, other than tripping over it at DU.

[Dover]

19. Lol. Hi LWolf. Well that's certainly another category of the 'electorate'

that should be included in this poll.

It would read, "MSM? Campaign? Not Interested."

[LWolf]

20. Sort of.

MSM? Not at all interested or tuned in. Nothing new there.

Election? More angry than interested.

[Dover]

22. Yeah, the disenchanted disenfranchised.

Sign me up.

[LWolf]

24. Yep. nt

[BlooInBloo]

23. Neck and neck popular-vote wise, of course. There'll never be more than 5-sh points separation.

[spanone]

25. msm would have you believe that obama received NO BUMP from his european trip

BULLSHIT

[LBJDemocrat]

28. It's business. More people will tune in if it's a close race.

The media wants it to be a neck-and-neck race.

[yella_dawg]

29. Absolutely!

And I'm a close third.

[kevsand]

30. As astonishingly large number of people...

...still believe the myths they get in their email or from their friends. Most people still haven't paid close enough attention to know the truth about either candidate, and sadly, most never will.

Never overestimate the intelligence of a public that made it close enough for W to capture two presidential elections, or that still has a sizable percentage of people who believe that Saddam was responsible for 9-11, or that we found the WMD.

People in here pay attention. People out there don't. The message has to be in ten foot letters on a daily basis for months before it sinks in to enough voters.

Always run like you're ten points behind, no matter what the polls say.

[The Gunslinger]

31. There is no doubt they are close.

The rightist main stream media has unleashed an unprecedented biased campaign against Obama, which will swing undecided voters not necessarily for McCain, but against Obama. Also Obama's recent turn to the right probably has affected Democratic voters as well.

[MJW]

32. polls this far out are basically useless

and besides it is state polls that count. The president is elected state by state

[Dover]

33. Re; Polls - Well tell that to the MSM who likes to quote them

and quote them....and quote them. In fact they often make up the basis for pundit discussions.

And it's not JUST polls. It's the whole MSM fabricated 'reality'.

[1Hippiechick]

34. Hell, no. HOW are ppl polled? By phone? HA! MSM is up to its typical deception. BORING!

:boring:

[Dover]

38. I've lived a long time and have NEVER been asked to participate in a political poll.

Either by phone or mail.