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USAToday/Gallup poll
I haven't seen these here yet, hopefully I'm not reposting them.
In the head-to-head race between the candidates, Obama now leads McCain by 50% to 43%. Last week, the Gallup poll had them tied at 44% to 43%.
On personal characteristics, Obama eliminated McCain’s advantage as “strong and decisive leader”, with a slight majority who now say this characteristic applies more to Obama: 46% to 44%. Before the convention, McCain held an 8-point advantage.
Obama now has a 13-point advantage with voters who see him as “someone who shares your values” over McCain. Before the convention, only a 6-point advantage.
Obama is also viewed as the more trustworthy of the two, with an 8-point advantage over McCain. Before the convention, the two were tied.
He has also eliminated McCain’s advantage on “handling Iraq”, with 47% now preferring Obama, and 46% McCain. Before the convention, McCain had a 9-point advantage.
Comments (2)
THAT, ladies and gentleman, is what I call a bump. Give it until after the first debate though. Expectations are actually low for Obama in the debate. McCain won the day at the forum so people think he will do very well now.
September 1, 2008 10:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now that he has put a little distance between him and McCain, and has connected with people and created the trust, it is time to hammer home the populist message - it's not about me, it's about you. McCain is off talking about cleaning up Washington (reform reform reform), but a clean Washington don't put food on my table.
September 1, 2008 10:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
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