Barack’s Bounce

It's funny. Some people think that if you say something often enough, it becomes true. Truth is, Barack Obama's plans for America are very well defined and it's actually quite amazing what he has accomplished already. He's made significant improvements in ethics reform, transparency in government, lobbyist reform, campaign finance reform, protection from nuclear weapons, health care, foreign affairs, veterans, homeland security -- the list goes on and on.

More on his plans for America: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

More on his many accomplishments: http://tinyurl.com/35lcyh

The newsweek poll is what I call BS. You don't have to be a McCain supporter to know that something is wrong with the numbers. McCain is not ahead but 15 points behind is beyond ridiculous. I don't what what Newsweek has to gain by putting out such a bogus poll, but it's not doing itself a service by doing it. It smell bias to the highest level.

lammo1, think what you want, but the reality is Obama is ahead of McCain. Polls do not lie. Check Rasmussen.

When something positive is posted about Senator Obama, racism rears its ugly head. You can always see from some negative comments about Obama that people have not done their research. They continue to bring things up that they heard that are not true. This is not an "all white" America. The Native American Indians are the only true Americans.

Obama is getting a free ride from the entire Democratic popular media (that's just about all popular media except for Fox). It's interesting how all of America's enemies love him and support his election. Every terrorist group and regime on the planet supports Obama. Charlatan race hustlers like Farrakhan, and Jesse Jackson & Al Sharpton all support Obama. Iran, Chavez & Castro to mention only a few of America's enemies all support Obama. His qualifications for running for President are his extreme radical left wing credentials & his finely honed (in the snake pit that is Chicago Liberal Democrat Politics) ability to soft sell a radical left wing agenda with the help of a complicit & supportive cheer leading Democratic media. Go Obama, Go Obama, Go Obama... is the only news slant & editorial content that we ever get about Obama, whose main credentials to be president are his extreme radical left wing views, and his lack of experience & track record in the U.S. Senate. Being a "Community Organizer" while thoroughly radical and left wing, are some pretty weak credentials that do not qualify anyone to be President of the U.S.

June 23, 2008
Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 43% ..So much for Newsweek

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Monday, June 23, 2008

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday:

Barack Obama 47%
John McCain 40%.

When leaners are included:
Barack Obama 49%
John McCain 43%.

My comment: Seems to be a tighter margin than most people would expect for a Republican, McCain, running up against a Democrat, Obama, in the GE, given the race is following 2 terms of a Republican president that has made a mess of this country (economy, Iraq war, list goes on).

So let me get this straight, Obama leads McCain by 15 points in a poll where Republicans are underrepresented to Democrats by 14 percentage points. For those keeping score at home, 22% of sample is Republicans, 36% is Democrats. Newsweek, this poll is bogus, period.

I say we declare election day to be like a new Saint Patrick's day. When you vote, you will receive a little sticker that says "I voted" (To be worn with honor). Like Saint Patrick's day when you don't wear green you get pinched, on election day if you aren't wearing an "I voted" sticker, you should get kicked.

Just a preemptive thought to maintain voter turn out after these polls :)

Stevespelling,
I guess the poll shows that thinking people are more concerned about McCain's flip-flops and ties to numerous lobbyists than they are about these non-issues. Anyone in politics will have some associations that can be questioned. McCain surely has far more when you consider who is heading his campaign. And what about the Keating Five? The media seems to have complete amnesia about that.

Voters care more about the issues Obama represents and will fight for than about the so-called "liberal media" caricatures of who he is. (A simple example: If Rev. Wright was "preaching race hatred" at every sermon for 30 years, as the right likes to claim, wouldn't his detractors have found at least a few more examples from the recordings done at Trinity Church?). If the media

Some of the reasons voters are rejecting McCain --in spite of the media's love affair with him, are documented in an article you might want to read:

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080707/alterman

I trust Obama far more than I trust McCain. That's the bottom line.

I have a question for some of the other people posting on this site: is it necessary to call people names to make points on these web sites? It doesn't seem like a very effective way to persuade people of your credibility.

PEOPLE AFTER YOU POST YOUR COMMENTS, EMAIL YOUR REPS IN CONGRESS AND TELL THEM TO DRILL, DRILL, DRILL. LET'S MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR . TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME. NEWSWEEK IS DIFFIANTELY IN THE TANK FOR BARACK. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT POLL. SHAME ON YOU NEWSWEEK, SHAME!

Three things are going Obama's way. First, he's an outstanding candidate. Second, McCain is messing up almost catastrophically and making more mistakes than it seems possible to make. Thirdly, George Bush has been so traumatic to America that he has ruined the Republican brand. McCain has not figured out that the best way to the White House in the future is to run away from it NOW. McCain has got to flee and kick Bush in the privates on the way.

This is the first time I have checked these blogs, and I do have to say there are some very nasty people on here such as stevieraycharles and marksgershenson, I am really surprised newsweek has not kicked you out!! . These people and a few others do not even know how to have a friendly conversation on here and the name calling is terrible!!! If someone has a different opinion than your own the comments get so nasty, it's not even pleasent to read these comments. Some of these people making comments really need to grow up and act more like adults!! Opinions very!!!

GM, Nins. How are you today?

I need your help if you have time. Please post that list again of the 40 states where Obama beat McCain in in the popular vote in the primaries. Sharenews is interested to see it, thank you.

huh? This is not a voter bounce...its a Newsweek bounce...aka, rigged! Even Newsweek BFF MSNBC had to get blunt yesterday and said..."the newsweek poll is a out liar!" hmmmmm, and people are saying that the media is not being bias against Mccain?

I think we will see morepolls like this as people begin to actually listen to what Sen. Obama says and stop falling victim to the rumor-mongers. He is an intelligent man who knows how to listen as well as speak and he has confidence in what he knows but recognizes what he does not know. He is a fast learner with the ability to show respect to thoughts other than his own, however he is willing to take a stand when he feels that his idea is the best one for the country. I fail to see why anyone would wish to see him defeated.

Given the current environment, Obama should be up 15 to 20 points over McCain, with Obama gradually dropping against McCain and the race tightening as he is forced to take stands on the issues and his blank slate is filled in. However, I don't see any explanation for why this particular poll shows him 15 points up when the prior polls consistently showed him with 4 to 6 point lead. If the prior polls represent reality, the Obama campaign is in serious trouble.