Obama builds lead in Virginia
Barack Obama has built a substantial lead over Republican rival John McCain in the traditionally GOP stronghold of Virginia, according to a new poll released today.
Obama leads McCain 51 percent to 39 percent among likely voters, the Suffolk University poll found, echoing other recent polls that show the Democrat surging in battleground states.
"Barack Obama has built a coalition of suburban DC area progressives from the north, African-American voters from the south, and young voters statewide," David Paleologos, director of the Political Research Center at Suffolk University in Boston, said in a statement. "That broad-based support suggests a 44-year Republican run in the Old Dominion State, dating back to Lyndon Johnson's victory in 1964, is in jeopardy."
The poll suggests that last Thursday's vice presidential debate helped the Democratic ticket. Three fourths of likely voters watched the debate, which tied for the second most-watched debate ever, and 46 percent said Democrat Joe Biden bested Republican Sarah Palin, while 26 percent said Palin won and 20 percent said neither did. One-third of respondents said the debate made them more likely to vote Obama, while 18 percent said they were more likely to support McCain, and 47 percent said the debate didn't affect their decision.
"The toxic state of the economy in the final year of the Bush Administration is making many Republican candidates radioactive,” Paleologos said. "As has been the case in other Suffolk battleground states, the recent Wall Street and economic turmoil has been costly to the Republican party in Virginia.”
The poll was conducted Friday through Sunday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points, Suffolk said.
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Alaskans, let's vote McCain/Palin as she'll help make us an independent state!
And Sarah Palin helped the ticket how? I heard her this morning talking about Bill Ayers? How is that helping my 401K and Retirement funds from disappearing...especially with today stock market plunging. Those Republicans still are talking as if 'THE ECONOMY IS FUNDAMENTALLY STRONG", she's a nice, cute, folksy lady, but her and her running mate, just don't get it.
McSame and the Moron will loose for sure... send the Palin back to the eskimo cave she came from.. liers..
Go, go, go!!!! Don't let up! GO!
Go Obama---you are due!
They probably polled Northern Virginia and the Richmond area to get these results. Most of the southwestern part of the state and Norfolk/Hampton area are heavily McCain. We are in the Bible belt here, so it really depends on how many actually turn out to vote on election day.
Ever occur to any too that Palin's insistence on "drill baby drill" in Alaska's ANWR is her grab at the BIGGEST FEDERAL EARMARK kickback to her state imaginable!
Looks like gramps and piggy are going to take a loss in VA. What next gramps might announce he si suspending his campaign in VA to fix the economy. This is an example of what happens when you have out of touch leading, a fool. You get McCain/Palin better known as Dumb and Dumber
Ever occur to any too that Palin's insistence on "drill baby drill" in Alaska's ANWR is her grab at the BIGGEST FEDERAL EARMARK kickback to her state imaginable!
My husband and I consider ourselves middle America. Our incomes combined are well below $100,000 a year and we had pretty good 401K's until this economy took a nose dive. Now we're scared. But, there are several things I personally take offense to and that is to be called "Joe Six Pack". Does Sarah Palin believe that all of middle America are "Joe Six Pack's"? So does that mean if you're above that $250,000 which means 5% of Americans, they are the "Charles Champagne"? What about the poor, are they "Willy Winos"? Her description of the middle class is insulting and only shows how ignorant she must think we all are to buy into her actually thinking she is one of us. Speak for yourself Sarah.
Whoever wins should carefully balance their mandate with the wills of the 50% of the population who voted for the other guy.
We've had some awefully close elections recently, the candidates really need to address the will of the opposition and let them know that their administration won't give in to the extremist segments of their party.
Dissent from an enourmous minority of concerned American Citizens should not be cast aside as just "ground noise and static".
How is this attacks by Mccain helping my 401k or yours.
How is this going to bring back jobs shipped overseas to India and China
How is this going to save my social security from going bankrupt
How is this going to pay for our kids education when i cannot afford college
Mccain/Bush has give millions in tax breaks to wealthy oil rich persons
I live in Texas, I know how dominant Bush name is. All Bush ever did is fill pockets of big oil rich people who live in glitzy suburbs of Houston. And Mccain is even worse when you consider how dishonest this guy is.
Save your retirement - Vote Obama/Biden08
Wait a minute back in 2005 Democrats Barney Frank and many were saying not to deregulate Freddie MAe and Fannie MAc.
Also Barack OBama and his connection to ACORN got a lot of money from them because they wanted banks to give loans to poor families that can't pay them back? Isn't time that Liberals and Socialists LEftists frightened by her?
Barack Obama is another LEft-Wing nut !
do mccain and palin know what happing in the world all they want to do is have negitative adds and talk negative about obama and biden the econamy is the issue we are tired of things like that your want get my vote palvil and mcclain iget
do mccain and palin know what happing in the world all they want to do is have negitative adds and talk negative about obama and biden the econamy is the issue we are tired of things like that your want get my vote palvil and mcclain iget
It's the ECONOMY STUPID !
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Why would America REWARD complete Republican failure ?
We wont.
ok, well the reason why the democrats were for giving low-interest rate loans to poor people is so they could stop paying rent and actually buy a house. I'm sure we have all heard that it is better to own than rent. You don't own anything if you rent, but under a mortgage you can sell your house, like if you need the money or want to move. Heck, it's the American dream. People don't dream about living in a crappy apartment building, eventually we all want to either buy a condo or a house.
What happened is with the increasing prices of food, gas, and medications those same people had to choose between paying their mortgage or surviving, and they chose the correct path.
Hahaha... yeah Mark, your side sure has shown that their ideology works. 30 years of right wing insanity and now the whole f'ing country is screwed.
Get over yourself and be a little objective. Your side failed. Your ideology has been debunked by reality. We win, get used to it. Your side is going to e be the minority party for the next 50 years.
Linda THANK YOU. You put into words what I've been trying to say and failing.
My impression of "Joe Six-pack" is a slob in a wife-beater t-shirt, a few steps below Archie Bunker.
Mark, it's Freddic MAC and Fannie MAE. Since you don't even know the names of these two, how could you possibly comment on them or who did or didn't start this deregulation process. Your deregulator is McCain, ask him how he voted.
The people on this website are really a sad bunch of losers. FOR ONCE, look at our great country. Most of you never did one thing to ensure that we all live safe and our nation allows us freedom. Even allows you to speak negatively against it.
Please re-evaluate your values and vote responsible. If you don't you will be leaving the mess to your children to clean up.
Palin has the nerve to talk about Obama - when she infact is one step away from being a felon. Troopergate, tax evasion, witchcraft. This is the best John McCain could do????
Who do you vote for with two canditadates act like two years old fighting over candy.
I WISH WE HAVE BETTER CANDIDATES THAT PUT THE POLICY THAT REPRESENT ON THE LINE INSTEAD OF FIGHTING LIKE TWO YEARS.
OBAMA SUCKS!!! (aka: the next hitler)He and Joe Liar Biden are nothing but a bunch of tax raising losers! Why don't you go to usweekly.com and look up the almighty Obama... he is a racist towards white people and his mom is white!! LOSER! 98% of black registered voters are voting for him...what does that tell you??? he is a racist towards white people. He and his almighty Joe Biden, need to take a hike and go back to their voting on things with a "yea" even though they are too busy to be there. Oh yeah, what has Obama done the last 2 years??? He wrote 2 books. Nice, just who I want....NOT!!!! You think the crap has hit the fan...just wait If the almighty Obama wins, we are all SCREWED!!! MCCAIN / PALIN 2008!!!!!
There is no difference between Obama and McCain.They are both rotten to the core politicians out for the destruction of our country.Obama or McCain will not repeal any of the policies put in place by congress and Bush.Why is it when Bush says jump Congress says how high? For example the $700 billion bailout bill the Iraq war.Until the weak leadership is replaced in Congress we will never see real change.You can all whine about who said what but the fact remains there is no difference and both will lie cheat and steal to get to the prize.
Palin is very fickle.... not being for gay marrige ""GOD this the BIBLE that" dont get me wrong i believe in GOD strongly but she has nerve to talk on that subject with her UNMARRIED pregnant teenage daughter and trying to pass it off as a good thing an play like she knows whats going o in the real world and trying to relate to people. Im just saying don't say one thing and the do another and then act like it doesnt count because of who you are.
When Palin is talking Joe six pack, she is talking to all the rednecks. Her rally yesterday in which one member said kill Obama reminded me of a Klan rally. Her other rally in which she led the chant in calling Obama a terrorist was very troubling.
Our Economy is healthy if you stop the 350 Billion dollars a year drain by the Illegal people that are sending home $200 dollars a week ... There are so we are told about 40 million illegals in the U.S. Take that and do the math . The Economy in this country is like a bucket... each week you get your paycheck out and spend it back into the bucket BUT these people are continuing to take their pay and sending $200.00 per week home to where ever. It only takes so long to empty the economic bucket of even the bucket of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
FIX IT GIT RID OF THE ILLEGALS GIT ER DONE a red neck
you know Obama has absolutely Nothing to offer the nation as a proposed leader.
You might as well Pencil in Biden's name for president.. After all it is Obama that has requested "Me to be in the room with him during all major decisions for the country" (Biden's quote from the first VP debate)
If You think Mcain/Palin are fake, dumb, Liars.. You should really review Biden's past agendas/voting history.. It is SOCIALISM AT ITS BEST!!!
You will not longer have the right to work twice as hard to earn twice the money as your neighbor.. If you do You will have to pay a higher % of tax.. Screw it why dont all of us business owners just close the doors, and try to get hired on somewhere else..????? Wait there woulden't be "anywhere else" to work.. so yes, we should punish all business owners.. Make them pay out the nose for everything.
And just maybe They will overlook everyone in the middle class for that raise they wanted next year.. Afterall they do have to pay more in taxes.. Thats what Ill be doing, to compensate for the loss in taxes.