Dead heat, more polls say
Two new national polls out tonight both had the same bottom line: a tightening race between Barack Obama and John McCain.
The New York Times/CBS News survey and the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll both gave Obama a 45 percent to 42 percent edge. Obama led in the Times/CBS survey 45 percent to 39 percent last month.
That poll also found more excitement among Obama supporters -- 48 percent said they were enthusiastic compared to 24 percent of McCain backers. But on the question of effectiveness as commander in chief, McCain led 44 percent to 21 percent.
The Journal/NBC poll, as most polls have, showed that McCain has the edge on foreign policy and national defense, while Obama has the advantage on the domestic side and the economy.
That survey also found that Hillary Clinton would have a slightly larger lead over McCain if she were the Democratic nominee, 49 percent to 43 percent.
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McCain, effective at what?
Oh yes, driving our country further into the ground; making (largely foreign) oil companies explosively rich and American citizens poorer; making the dollar worthless; sending more American soldiers to death and dismemberment.
Yes, just like Bush, very effective.
Just how dumb are we Americans? Guess we'll see in November.
Yup, the surge was great indeed thanks to McCain.
Great judgment, but wrong country!
Last time I checked, Osama Bin Laden is still in a cave, the Taliban has regrouped in Afghanistan and paid-for-ally Pakistan has done nothing to stop terrorists.
This is the foreign policy we want?
This blogger might want to review your comment before posting it.