Comments on: Pew Poll: Obama Widens Lead Over McCain And Gains Leadership Image http://themoderatevoice.com/23107/pew-poll-obama-widens-lead-over-mccain-and-gains-leadership-image/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: mlhradio http://themoderatevoice.com/23107/pew-poll-obama-widens-lead-over-mccain-and-gains-leadership-image/comment-page-1/#comment-155993 mlhradio Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:24:25 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/john-mccain/23107/pew-poll-obama-widens-lead-over-mccain-and-gains-leadership-image/#comment-155993 Okay, I just razzed on Joe in another discussion thread about cherry-picking the Gallup Poll that bucks the trend and shows a closing gap between Obama and McCain, when literally every other poll shows the opposite.<br><br>I should have read just a little further to this discussion thread, to see the Joe *did* look at the other polls. Mea culpa.<br><br>Still, the old adage "overnight is a lifetime in politics" is just as valid. Don't get caught up any single moment in time or single tracking poll, because things change so quickly and dramatically in politics. Five more weeks until the election, and I'm sure it will be a very wild ride until then. Okay, I just razzed on Joe in another discussion thread about cherry-picking the Gallup Poll that bucks the trend and shows a closing gap between Obama and McCain, when literally every other poll shows the opposite.

I should have read just a little further to this discussion thread, to see the Joe *did* look at the other polls. Mea culpa.

Still, the old adage “overnight is a lifetime in politics” is just as valid. Don't get caught up any single moment in time or single tracking poll, because things change so quickly and dramatically in politics. Five more weeks until the election, and I'm sure it will be a very wild ride until then.

]]> By: elrod http://themoderatevoice.com/23107/pew-poll-obama-widens-lead-over-mccain-and-gains-leadership-image/comment-page-1/#comment-155970 elrod Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:28:39 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/john-mccain/23107/pew-poll-obama-widens-lead-over-mccain-and-gains-leadership-image/#comment-155970 As I commented above regarding the Gallup poll, keep an eye on polling averages, not single polls.<br><br>The Pew poll is useful mostly for its internals regarding Palin's favorability and the work the debate did in boosting Obama. As I commented above regarding the Gallup poll, keep an eye on polling averages, not single polls.

The Pew poll is useful mostly for its internals regarding Palin's favorability and the work the debate did in boosting Obama.

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