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I’m so glad the CNN just declared Barack Obama the projected winner with 291 electoral votes.
According to John King and his “Magic Board” on Campbell Brown

Unbelievable.

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Investors Business Daily, the most accurate polling outfit of 2004 says the race is virtually tied.

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The race tightened again Sunday as independents who’d been leaning to Obama shifted to McCain to leave that key group a toss-up. McCain also pulled even in the Midwest, moved back into the lead with men, padded his gains among Protestants and Catholics, and is favored for the first time by high school graduates.

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DRUDGE REPORT

MCCAIN MOVES INTO LEAD 48-47 IN ONE DAY POLLING

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Follow the Leader: America sees leadership in John McCain as he goes back to Washington to deal with bauilout mess as Obama looks for someone to tell him what to do as he follows McCain back to Washington.

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Zogby Poll: McCain Recovers as Contest Takes Dramatic Turns; McCain 46% - Obama 44%

And…

Gallup Daily: Race Back to a Tie at 46% Each

John McCain has gained ground and is now tied with Barack Obama among registered voters in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update for Sept. 22-24, with each candidate getting 46% support.

At Bush’s request, Obama will attend Washington meeting Thursday -  Detroit Free Press

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will go to the nation’s capital Thursday after being asked by President Bush to attend a meeting on a solution to the turmoil in America’s financial markets.

It comes just hours after Republican presidential nominee John McCain asked Bush to call a meeting of congressional leaders, as well as the presidential nominees, to reach some sort of bipartisan solution to the impasse over a $700-billion bailout plan for Wall Street.

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It looks like the voters may be waking up to the fact the Democrat controlled Congress with lowest approval rating in history is in need of “change”.

Battle for Congress Suddenly Looks Competitive

A potential shift in fortunes for the Republicans in Congress is seen in the latest USA Today/Gallup survey, with the Democrats now leading the Republicans by just 3 percentage points, 48% to 45%, in voters’ “generic ballot” preferences for Congress. This is down from consistent double-digit Democratic leads seen on this measure over the past year.

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McCain and Obama tied in latest CBS News Poll. Obama loses 6 points in just days.

Poll: Democratic bounce gone, race tied - David Paul Kuhn - Politico.com

Only hours before McCain accepts his party’s nomination in what will likely be the most-viewed moment thus far of his presidential bid, the race is knotted at 42 percent apiece, with 12 percent of voters stating that they are undecided, according to CBS. Obama was ahead 48 percent to 40 percent by CBS’ measure following the Democratic convention.

CBS Poll: McCain, Obama Tied, McCain Closes Eight-Point Gap From Poll Taken Last Weekend

(CBS) The presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain is now even at 42 percent, according to a new CBS News poll conducted Monday-Wednesday of this week. Twelve percent are undecided according to the poll, and one percent said they wouldn’t vote.

This is in contrast to a poll conducted last weekend, where the Obama-Biden ticket led McCain-Palin by eight points, 48 percent to 40 percent.

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As the Obama “train of change” falls off the rails as it pulls into Denver Colorado John Mccain pulls ahead by two points in the Daily Tracking Gallup Poll.

Gallup Daily: No Bounce for Obama in Post Biden Tracking

PRINCETON, NJ — It’s official: Barack Obama has received no bounce in voter support out of his selection of Sen. Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate.

Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 23-25, the first three-day period falling entirely after Obama’s Saturday morning vice presidential announcement, shows 46% of national registered voters backing John McCain and 44% supporting Obama

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Racism is the only reason Obama might lose. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine

What with the Bush legacy of reckless war and economic mismanagement, 2008 is a year that favors the generic Democratic candidate over the generic Republican one. Yet Barack Obama, with every natural and structural advantage in the presidential race, is running only neck-and-neck against John McCain, a sub-par Republican nominee with a list of liabilities longer than a Joe Biden monologue. Obama has built a crack political operation, raised record sums, and inspired millions with his eloquence and vision. McCain has struggled with a fractious campaign team, lacks clarity and discipline, and remains a stranger to charisma. Yet at the moment, the two of them appear to be tied. What gives?

I guess this snapshot of voters preference according to race means nothing to race-baiters like Slate’s Jacob Weisberg.

Candidate Support by Race

Obama is losing support among key groups!

Zogby International

A national Associated TV/Zogby International telephone poll of 1,011 likely voters conducted July 31-Aug. 1 finds Republican Sen. John McCain taking a razor-thin 42%-41% lead over Democrat Sen. Barack Obama in the race for the U.S. presidency.

The Obama campaign has to be terrified right now.

McCain made significant gains at Obama’s expense among some of what had been Obama’s strongest demographic groups. For example:

This poll comes on the heels of the Rasmussen poll showing McCain now leading Obama.

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John McCain pulls ahead of Barack Obama in latest Rasmussen Poll

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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows the race for the White House is tied with Barack Obama and John McCain each attracting 44% of the vote. However, when “leaners” are included, it’s McCain 47% and Obama 46%.

Obama has lost 4 points to McCain just in the last week!

A week ago today, Obama had a three-percentage point lead and the candidates were even among unaffiliated voters. Today, McCain leads 52% to 37% among unaffiliateds.

McCain is currently viewed favorably by 55% of the nation’s voters, Obama by 51%. That is the lowest rating for Obama since he wrapped up the nomination.

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