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Obama Gets His Bounce

huffingtonpost.com — In the first sign that voters are coalescing around Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee, two daily tracking polls notice a widening of the gap over his Republican rival John McCain. Both Gallup and Rasmussen now have Obama holding a gap of 6% over McCain.

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  • dennisrhidalgo, on 06/10/2008, -12/+48Awesome! It is our task to broaden that gap now. Let's get to work for that change we want; for that change we deserve; for that change we have been talking about!
    • CrazyZ, on 06/10/2008, -10/+4For that change that has no real backbone or clear cut goals, for that change that is well.....change, but never actually explained what change this change is about...?....
      • isaactwito, on 06/10/2008, -1/+6No backbone or clear cut goals? Do you support McCain then? The guy who's plan for Iraq is to be there until at least 2013, when he won't be president because he doesn't plan on running again? How the ***** is that good planning at all? Explain *****! I'm sick of you right wingers not backing any single ***** word that comes out of your shriveled, soulless lips.
        • fiktionous1, on 06/10/2008, -4/+1lol. obamatard says "east ta bun knee"
        • CrazyZ, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Touchy aren't we internet tough guy......what makes you think I'm for any of the candidates huh? Maybe I don't like any of them?

          I'm sorry about your mother..... I'll keep my soulless lips off of her next time.
      • unreg, on 06/10/2008, -5/+2So Isaactwito, what is Obamas plan?
      • didiman, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1lol dennis you're such a tool
    • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -13/+8And what "change" might that be, friend? More kowtowing to the Israeli lobby? More saber rattling towards Iran?...sucker.
    • Archer007, on 06/10/2008, -4/+2Republicans kicked Libertarian ideas in the groin and the Democrats have always been for the expansion of Fed power. I'm voting for Bob Barr, thank you.
      • MacEnvy, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Bob Barr has been a "libertarian" for all of 5 years. You got conned.
    • bparkey, on 06/10/2008, -9/+1My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you’ll join with me as we try to change it.

      Is that really what the Obamaniacs are in favor of?
    • Ryan166, on 06/10/2008, -10/+5Dennis, put your pom poms down, and take the dick out of your mouth.
      • jaznova, on 06/10/2008, -3/+5Wow these comments all coming out at the same time time. Remember that article about these *****. Vocal minority and so on. I'm not sayin your getting paid, I'm Jus sayin...
        backbone, clear cut goals, Israeli lobby, I'm voting for Bob Barr, negative slant on the word "change". We don't need a lesson on reverse psychology

        I wouldn't normaly justify you trolls, but try not to be so trolly, if you want to do your trolly thing. And I'm not really talking to you trolls,

        There is a rush of these comments coming out currently at a range of 26 to 9 minutes ago. This is not the people's voice kids.
        • CrazyZ, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3The hell it ain't. The more Obama opens his mouth the more people are seeing that he is not about change. He's about the status quo with a shiny new veneer. He's nothing and neither is McCain. Pick whichever one you want, it won't "change" a thing.

          Obama has you all fooled.
    • Elranzer, on 06/10/2008, -1/+4The sad thing is that the gap is still only 6%. It's amazing that there are that many people who would still vote for a Republican after the last 8 years of ***** (because they have done such a good job!)
      • CrazyZ, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Who has controlled the house and senate over the last several years? Where to bills etc. come from? Yep the Dems have been doing a great job also......(rolls eyes).
      • AgainstObama, on 06/10/2008, -3/+0Because there are people who realize the Obamessiah is an idiot, and his change is nothing but pure BS being feed to the sheep.
    • AgainstObama, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1Change = higher taxes.
    • RichardSwingman, on 06/10/2008, -0/+0Change, thats what all the shallow people know just the word itself. But they dont even know what his plans are.

      its sad that people dont really know whats behind his campaign and they just love the fact that hes black.

      tsk...how uneducated people are today.
      • EtherGnat, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Hmm, let's do a survey to find out whether supporters of Obama or McCain are better educated on the issues. If you think McCain supporters are going to do any better you're in for a rude awakening.
    • Screwy1138, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1I think people are all for the national fingerprint registry.
      http://blog.heritage.org/2008/06/09/obama-among-su ...

      • EtherGnat, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1...for residential mortgage originators.

        You make it sound like it's for everybody. It's probably still something that I wouldn't support, but you're clearly misrepresenting it.
  • 03FightOn, on 06/10/2008, -37/+6including a 25% bump among blacks.......race...nah..........
    • Macrophallus, on 06/10/2008, -4/+12Black voters are helping the country whether you like it or not.
    • Deanblackoak, on 06/10/2008, -2/+3Yeah, shut the hell up you racist ass.
      • dan.stryker, on 06/10/2008, -2/+3Who's racist when all of a certain race vote for one particular candidate just because he is of the same race...
        • acroyear2, on 06/10/2008, -2/+2The black community has historically voted democratic. Added to that Bush is an assholeblicans and so the nation is tired of repu. Added to that Obama is black! and we're all the better for it. So there.
        • Gerz1219, on 06/10/2008, -2/+2Kerry got 88% of the black vote in 2004 against George Bush.

          But wait, during primary season, there was a black candidate named Al Sharpton. Obviously the racist monolithic black people would have voted overwhelmingly for him, right?

          Except in the South Carolina primary, John Edwards won 37% of the black vote, John Kerry got 34%, and Sharpton received only 17%.

          John Kerry and John Edwards don't look black to me...
        • dan.stryker, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1Black people know Sharpton is just another Jesse Jackson wannabe...

          Did Kerry and Edwards win???? Can't win on the "black vote" alone...
        • Gerz1219, on 06/11/2008, -1/+2So black people didn't vote for Al Sharpton because they thought he was an inferior candidate? It's almost like black people support Obama because they think he's a good candidate and not just because he's black.
        • dan.stryker, on 06/18/2008, -0/+1Get your head out of the sand, 90% of the black vote is voting barack hussein obama because he is blacker than mccain... It's as simple as that...
    • greatgran1, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1And an even bigger bump from white folks.He's got the best tan in town.
  • acroyear2, on 06/10/2008, -3/+41Gentlemen, synchronize Swatches.
  • westerner22, on 06/10/2008, -9/+29And this is only for the starts, John McCain! People are really tired of the current economy, tired of the lies about the unnecessary war, tired of the unbalanced republican budget, tired of the prospect of 5 dollars gas, tired of families working full time and cutting down on their groceries. The primaries are over! If you want real change from these failed policies help Obama become our next president.

    Obama '08
    • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -16/+4I'm tired of the current economy and am looking forward to an even worse one!
    • CrazyZ, on 06/10/2008, -7/+7And pray tell how Obama is going to change the economy and the price of gas? He's magic i guess?
    • leoedin, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Obama is an inspirational guy, and really a breath of fresh air compared to the same old politicians who follow in their father and grandfathers footsteps. However, I don't see how he will reduce oil prices. George Bush promised to reduce prices before he got into office, and they more than doubled in his time.
  • alapoet, on 06/10/2008, -7/+9Let's keep and widen that bounce!

    If you care about the future of this country, talk to everyone you know.
    • didiman, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1you will have to leave the basement first
  • DenaL, on 06/10/2008, -6/+19When Hillary's supporters, independents, and thinking Republicans examine Barack Obama's stand on the issues and realize that he will be the first President not owing anything to PACS or lobbyists, I am confident this gap will widen into a landslide victory in November for Obama. Obama will restore the democratic process to the people and end the strangle-hold of wealthy interest groups.
    • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -8/+7Guess you didn't catch your messiah genuflacting before AIPAC: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?vide ...
      • Ryan166, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1Dugg for "genuflacting"
        • Naidel, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1Thanks, I learned a new word today. You spell it "genuflecting", though.
        • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1Touche. Scary thing is, I'm a proofreader by trade.
      • FairDinkumMate, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4First of all - AIPAC is not a PAC!

        Secondly, of course Obama(& any political candidate for that matter) is going to talk to interest groups. The issue is whether they take money from the organisation. If Obama doesn't, then he "will be the first President not owing anything to PACS or lobbyists" as DenaL stated.
        • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -4/+1"When Hillary's supporters, independents, and thinking Republicans examine Barack Obama's stand on the issues and realize that he will be the first President not owing anything...lobbyists."

          Genius, AIPAC is the second biggest lobby in the empire after AARP. If he doesn't lick boots there will be no "change we can believe in," no second coming.
      • poxonyou, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Everyone, who has a chance of becoming president, panders to AIPAC. It sucks ass, but somehow they came to represent the "Jewish vote". Piss off AIPAC, watch your Jewish voters vanish. The only way to remedy this pro-Israel problem is for a non-Zionist pro-Jewish interest group to take over as the interest group representing Jewish Americans. Don't expect a politician, who actually wants to win, to be that bold.

        If it means anything, Obama is seen as the weakest of the 3 in being pro-Israel.
        • rz8472, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1There is one that arose this year called "J Street"... it's only about 1% as powerful as AIPAC though.

          I didn't like Obama's AIPAC speech and I didn't like that double USA/Israel flag lapel pin he put up (obvious pandering) but unfortunately that's just the political atmosphere we have right now. Chuck Hagel is one of the few politicians not beholden to AIPAC, and was one of the few to call for a ceasefire for the Israel-Lebanon conflict of 2006. I hope he is appointed Secretary of State.
    • gerbil20, on 06/10/2008, -8/+4And his tears cure cancer too. I haven't seen anything except hot air from the guy. Let's see if he can produce enough hot air to fool his way to the presidency.
      • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -2/+4You "haven't seen anything except hot air from the guy" because he speaks his own logic. You must believe to understand. It is a phenomenon that can only be revealed. Just let it go and believe.
        • lajaw, on 06/10/2008, -2/+2Yes, if you believe it enough, you will get a warm feeling in your chest, and your legs will thrill all the way up to your spine.
        • gerbil20, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1It is a mystery.
        • Metman, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1What are we talking about the next leader of the free world or Catholicism?
      • DrThunder, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1I love people with your mind set. You think the government can't do any thing right so you vote for people that think the same. Then they break the government further and say see the government doesn't work and the cycle starts over.

        Government does work
        I vote for people that think the government doesn't work
        They break the government
        Government does work
        I vote for people that think the government doesn't work
        They break the government
        Government does work
        I vote for people that think the government doesn't work
        They break the government
        Government does work
        I vote for people that think the government doesn't work
        They break the government
        so on and so on

        Here's is a idea. Vote for someone that thinks the government works if we fix it.

    • dragonfire417, on 06/10/2008, -8/+2Do any of you Obama supporters know what Chicago politics is like? Look no further than Tony Rezko - Obama's political friend. Now is that Change we can believe in? Remember, he chose the gang infested, muslim sympathizing, black liberation, white hating church in Chicagoland to begin his "clean cut" rise to power. Oh sure, this is change we can believe in- change Washington DC to Chicago style politics.
      Undigg all you like, Obama supporters don't want to see the truth, they want to see a vision and a dream, nice ideas, wrong man. Obama is preaching marxism right under your noses, don't be blind.
      • DrThunder, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2"gang infested, muslim sympathizing, black liberation, white hating church"?

        Can you give some examples?
        Black liberation maybe but the other?
      • KJSatz, on 06/10/2008, -1/+3Yeah yeah Obama isn't perfect, but at least he isn't a complete dumb ***** like McCain?
  • MoneyEnergy, on 06/10/2008, -8/+15Obama's hot stuff.
  • sdott313, on 06/10/2008, -6/+17Obama is the buisness, lets keep the support flowing.
    • Macrophallus, on 06/10/2008, -2/+2Obama for America, Obama for the world.
    • dragonfire417, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1Wow, now that is frightening.....


  • DD2CC2U, on 06/10/2008, -9/+16Has anyone else noticed how much John McCain lies? It seems McCain cannot say the same position on policies to two different people. If McCain talks to person "A" he says he stands for this policy, but the next day he is talking to person "B" and then states he is against the same policy he told person "A" he was pro for.
    McCain will say and do anything to get elected. I do not trust the man. Vote the Bum OUT!
    • banido, on 06/10/2008, -3/+5You mean all those frontpage stories bashing McCain submitted every 20min?
      No...haven't noticed.
    • CrazyZ, on 06/10/2008, -10/+4Kinda like Obama on Nafta when talking to US residents and the Canadian government?
      • Metman, on 06/10/2008, -2/+2Sush... this is not a place for the truth.
  • nyirendac, on 06/10/2008, -6/+21Though I am stay thousands of miles away from USA, I am impressed with Obama's approach to issues.He rocks.With him at the helm of the world's most powerful cointry, the whole world will stand to benefit immmensively. Americans, please do not make a mistake by not voting for OBAMA this November. You must know that when USA makes a mistake, the world suffers the consequences.
    • chaos7, on 06/10/2008, -1/+11well said! i will be voting for him!
    • Ryan166, on 06/10/2008, -10/+2Americans should take advice from someone who uses the word "immmensively"??
      • xexx, on 06/10/2008, -1/+6Well he's from a country I've hardly ever heard of and obviously English isn't his first language, stop being a grammar nazi.
      • luckyguy2000, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2is this mccain supporter arguing style? attack the person instead of the argument? "OMG HES BLACK!" sick of this stuff!
    • Gutterpunk, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Damn straight! I wish I was American just to vote for the guy. If he continues like he does now, he is destined to become one of the great leader (or one of the most eloquent at least)
  • storyFX, on 06/10/2008, -3/+3Not to mention individual states - Pennsylvania - without (um... help) BO's up 5% over McC
    Colorado is looking pretty solid. Michigan is not out of bounds.
    Check in often at http://realclearpolitics.com - I'm waiting for cable news to start running these figures.
    Of course, McC helps out daily with his switcheroos ("I didn't say that." + see him say it on YouTube), and his speeches in front of green with slogans lifted from BO.
  • afruff23, on 06/10/2008, -1/+19Morpheus?
  • digitronix, on 06/10/2008, -27/+5Obama is overrated.
    • Deanblackoak, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Not really. However according to the dugg down factor, you are.
  • gravityPersists, on 06/10/2008, -7/+10I love Obama
    • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -6/+3Well there's a profound revelation.
  • wilhoitm, on 06/10/2008, -16/+10Obamabots unite!
  • chaos7, on 06/10/2008, -1/+14great pic 8-)
  • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -10/+4Margin of error?
    • P0peRatz0, on 06/10/2008, -2/+23 percent. Obama is ahead, face it.
    • FairDinkumMate, on 06/10/2008, -1/+3RTFA!
      Gallup 2%
      Rasmussen 4%
    • masterm1nd, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1Sorry dinkum, my spam blocker draws a blank when I try to rtfa
  • trixterIreland, on 06/10/2008, -2/+7Remember though, historically the GOP candidate is down before the RNC when that happens they get a boost. So he may have a lead now, kerry had a lead 4 years ago until the RNC.

    http://www.electoral-vote.com tracks many polls, some by universities, some by polling companies, and they put it all together so you can get a feel for things. They also tell you which polls they used, let you download the data, you can compare that against the sites that generated it, they explain how they do the maps so you can verify those results too. In that regard its not biased, since all they are doing is relaying the polling data.

    The kerry/bush graph of opinions based on polling data is at http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/ec_grap ... if you want to use it for date/time reference to what is going on this year.
    • P0peRatz0, on 06/10/2008, -3/+0If you haven't figured out that this is a year where previous trends aren't going to apply, then there's not much help for you.

      Remember, there's going to be another bump after the DNC convention. You may not like it, trixterIreland, but your next president is going to be a black man. But don't worry, the world won't end.
      • trixterIreland, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4I live in Amsterdam, we have a Queen, where is this president you speak of? The handle implies ireland, where I moved from, not many blacks in politics in ireland.

        So when exactly is my next president going to be a black man? And which one? It wont be obama that is for sure, even if he wins the US election I dont live there.


        Further some of the bumps *will* follow historical trends, to claim otherwise is silly. Obama got a bump after the decision that he would be the nominee, coincidence? When the DNC happens, its likely he will get another bump. When the RNC happens its likely McCain will get a bump, so likely in fact that it would be suprising if it didnt happen.
      • lajaw, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1Only a half black man. Why can't you recognize that hims mother was white. His grandmother is still white. And he threw grandma from the train.
  • Macrophallus, on 06/10/2008, -7/+13As cynical as I am about politics, I really think Obama has this election licked. McCain is just too much of a colossal jackass to be elected, even with the hordes of retarded voters.
    • freexe, on 06/10/2008, -3/+10Are you kidding? You guys manage to re-elect Bush. BUSH ffs!
  • CrazyZ, on 06/10/2008, -10/+6Man, there are going to be some really disappointed people come election......
    • P0peRatz0, on 06/10/2008, -5/+7Yeah, they're called "Republicans".
      • datastorageguy, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Considering this is the smallest "bounce" margin any presidential candidate has ever had at this time, I think the disappointment is going to be all on the left. I wonder what excuse will be used for losing this time? Hanging chads, "confusing" voting cards, racism.

        I can just hear it now.
  • digitronix, on 06/10/2008, -9/+4Probably from the Zionist community, especially after his speech at AIPAC.

    You know, the one where he said he would do absolutely ANYTHING (including nukes) to defend Israel? And repeated several Bush lies about Iran including their intent to build nuclear weapons, and things that Ahmajinedad didn't actually say? He should know better than that.
    • Deanblackoak, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Man, can you read. That's not what he said.
      • digitronix, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1you're in denial. Yes, he did say those things. You must not have read his AIPAC speech.
  • gerbil20, on 06/10/2008, -10/+6May be Obamination is better for America in the long run. The economy is strong enough to survive one term of his presidency, but in post-Obama America people will know better than to vote a democrat into a position of power for a long long time. Hell, the abolishment of the democratic party will make his presidency worthwhile regardless of the damage he will unleash on his naive countrymen.

    • CarStan, on 06/10/2008, -0/+12I agree with you. I still remember in horror the economic groth and positive budget the last democratic president left behind.
      If it weren't for George W. and his doubling of the nations debt and huge increase in public spending i cant imagine in what a horrible shape the state would be in right now.
      • lajaw, on 06/10/2008, -4/+1I want both of you to please explain to me how the president controls the economy. Taxes and government spending and regulation. That's it. And most of that has to come from the congress. I'm tired of people blaming or giving credit for an economy that the president had nothing much to do with.
      • CarStan, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3It's right that you can't atribute the good economy solely to the Clinton administration (although his VP Al Gore helped the internet to become as big as it was in the late 90's). But they did great in balancing the budget.
        On the other side, you CAN blame the Bush administration for their horrifying spending policy and the exorbitant inrease in military spending. With a president Al Gore the USA would definately not be in Iraq today, therefore have a much more balanced budget. And with it, the fed would be fitted much better to react to the current economic crisis than it is now. With a smart president who actually knows something about economy (and isn#t dependent on shadowy lobbysts that advidse him like MCCain) maybe the foreclosure crises could have been foreseen earlier (not prevented, but the gov, could have intervened earlier).

        An other example is the energy crisis. It has been a fact for years that the oil price will rise, and that it is essential to invest in new echnologies and (more important) to uodate the current once and make them more efficient. If you believe in Global warming or not, it is essential to lower the consumtion of fossil fuels no matter what, because the prices will continue to climb from now on forever. With a Gore administration the USA would in a position considering energy consumption and prices.And Lower gas/fuel consumption won't have such a bad influence on the economy either.
  • jboi, on 06/10/2008, -3/+8Obama places healthcare before economy, the guy has a vision. McCain will fail if he tries to troll Obama.

    http://www.barackobama.com/issues/
    http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/
    • scamper22, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1"healthcare before economy"
      you think that's a good thing?

      I think America is screwed with attitudes like this.
      The health industrial complex is going to eat the country alive.
    • Prosequi, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1We could probably generalize a bit more and say that Obama places handouts before the economy - what with him proposing another round of rebate checks.
      http://digg.com/business_finance/Obama_Give_econom ...
      There is nothing in politics right now that turns my off more than rebate checks.
  • brainflakes, on 06/10/2008, -5/+2"All of this, of course, should be taken with a grain of salt. A bump is one thing, but it remains to be seen if Obama will sustain this lead over McCain."

    Just a bump, or a terrorist fist jab?? We report you decide!
  • cwazidorse, on 06/10/2008, -2/+4ahh mc'cain, youve done it again.
  • nedy78, on 06/10/2008, -14/+1Obama's a hipster doofus. See that shot of him in his shades. We'll definitely have the coolest president ever! Precisely what we need.
  • Barackalypse, on 06/10/2008, -9/+6How many of you Obama supporters know he co-sponsored a housing bill that creates a national fingerprint registry? Why would people involved in real estate or mortages, not convicted of any crime, need to send their fingerprints in to the government?
    http://martinez.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAc ...
    http://blog.heritage.org/2008/06/09/obama-among-su ...

    I hope those of you capable of independent thought add this together with his vote to re-authorize the Patriot Act and realize Obama is really just a statist hack.
    • zephyear, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2yes i know about both

      and to be fair on the patriot act, it was going to get passed anyway, he helped declaw it a bit.
      • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -3/+2Let's imagine congress proposing a bill that outlaws free speech. If Obama gave a "yea," would he be absolved simply because "it was going to get passed anyway"?
        • EtherGnat, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Who benefits you more?

          Person A who votes against a law that passes 99-1.

          Person B who doesn't like the law, but rather than just voting against it works to make it less heinous.

          Person A might give you warm fuzzies, but Person B accomplished more and IMO that's better politics. At any rate that's not the choice we have. What we're actually faced with is two candidates (that have a legitimate shot) who both voted for the act--only one of whom did *anything* about it. Between the two the choice should be clear.
        • kuantan97, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1"Person B" benefits you more by being an accessory to a crime? Of course, "working to make it less heinous" is an entirely arbitrary call and must, at least, be explained in greater depth.

          Why not try to counter the bill by building momentum against it? Why not try to repeal?

          As the so-called Patriot Act is unconstitutional, "Person B" just ignored his oath to support and defend the Constitution. What other constitutional clauses might he concede to the ambitious?
        • wojtyk, on 06/12/2008, -0/+0Person B who then votes like Person A. There's no reason you can't work to make something less heinous and still vote against the result...many do, everyday. And frankly, the Dems _had_ the numbers in Congress. It would have been mindlessly trivial to stop the Patriot Act from being reauthorized. They chose not to, and YES I hold that against them (_and_ Obama)
      • lajaw, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1So he still agreed with most of it. He is still a hack for that. What, you don't like freedom?
    • xexx, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Personally I agree with the fingerprint registry, it could help solve thousands of crimes.
      • kuantan97, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1Of course you do. Because you're a government apologist with nary a lick of skepticism.
      • lajaw, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1There you go. Another one who wants equality but not freedom. We are doomed as a country because of all this leftist b.s.
        • EtherGnat, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2...because it's only those on the left that want to do things like that. /extreme sarcasm
        • xexx, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1More like I don't like the idea of murderers and criminals going free when we could easily solve them.
  • xexx, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Am I the only one who think these polls are even less than accurate and Obama will be favored far more when it's actually time to vote? It's one thing to respond to a poll question when asked but it's another to get off your butt and spend hours in the line waiting to vote. It seems from the party nominations that democrats got out to vote almost 2 to 1 compared to republicans and I think this will easily translate to the November elections, perhaps not quite as big of a margin, but I think I'd definitely want to be the democratic nominee this election... I'll be surprised if this election doesn't end in a landslide for Obama.
    • lajaw, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1If he does win in a landslide, you 'd better hope the Republicans take the congress again. A deadlocked government is good for liberty.
  • nedy78, on 06/10/2008, -1/+0Hey I like the man! Take it easy, take it easy. I'm just saying.....
  • Sogui, on 06/10/2008, -2/+5This is within the margin for one of the polls, he has had a 6% lead many times, including this Feb/March. Every candidate gets a "bump" after favorable news like this, just like Obama will gain a large lead after the DNC and McCain will get a decent lead after the RNC. Bumps are temporary, bumps are expected, bumps are not a story.

    This is not news, this is Huffington Spam.
    • itanshi, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Eh, I would not call it spam, its more like following wine releases or cubs wins.
  • mohsenxp, on 06/10/2008, -10/+0someone please kill Mccain! The world does not need Bush v 2.0 and America does not look going having Bush v 2.0 running for president!!
    • Fullvinyl, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Last I checked, this was the United States, not Zimbabwe. We don't detain or kill undesirable candidates here; not even Hillary.
      • EtherGnat, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1"not even Hillary."

        Couldn't we make an exception just this once? ;)
  • itanshi, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Yeah, even Japan agrees. http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/905/015op2.jpg (SFW)
  • TimOgg, on 06/10/2008, -2/+5PLEASE make sure this man is the next president,
    You have got this far, don't drop the ball now, for all our sakes.
    please
  • isaactwito, on 06/10/2008, -2/+4Wow, I never realized how many neo-con trolls are out at night. Let's go Obama, win the election and prove them wrong in sooo many ways.
  • SoulDrift404, on 06/10/2008, -2/+2I bet his clothes are really soft now.
    • mediaspree, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2wow. i both digg and bury your comment.
  • NYGiantsNYYanks, on 06/10/2008, -10/+2Obama blows. Put your hand over your heart when you say the pledge or get the hell out of our country.
  • Fun4Two, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1Obama isn't as exciting to support now, ever since EVIL EVIL Clinton is out. I guess the drama of it all was more exciting than the actual candidates.
  • blanktarget, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1The picture is awesome, I imagine Will Smiths Getting Jiggy Wit It playing. haha
  • tomh218, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Gallup
    Obama 48% (+3)
    McCain 42% (-4)
    Margin of error: 2%

    Rasmussen
    Obama 50% (+4)
    McCain 44% (-2)
    Margin of error: 4%
  • Treoinmypocket, on 06/10/2008, -1/+26%? I've heard 7% but either way that isn't much of a bounce.

    Kerry got 19% Dukakis got 14%, I think only Carter - who was actually the incumbent President got 7%.

    This may show a problem because McCain hasn't even been in the news or been campaigning.
  • AsylumAleikum, on 06/10/2008, -3/+3This time of the presidential election cycle a democRat candidate usually has a double-digit lead. Dukakis was up by 17%, and still lost. Even unelectable Snobama is up by 6%.
  • schnitzel247, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3dugg for the BA picture
  • saturnx8, on 06/10/2008, -4/+3obama needs to be bounced commie bastard
    • bjs3171, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1i'm not gonna bounce him if you call me a commie bastard.
  • jzuska, on 06/10/2008, -4/+2Burried as Liberal propaganda
  • mrgreenjeans9, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1stop with the frickin' polls already! we just had 6 months of nightmare election coverage...it's FAR too early to consider ANY poll about obama/mccain to have any lasting effect. buried for premature pollination
  • acura86, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1He looks straight out of the Political Matrix. Let's go Blue Pill!
  • jzuska, on 06/10/2008, -2/+2This ***** will probably get elected. I'm stocking up on Guns and Ammo. Not for assasination, no, not at all. For my own defense against Libbies. The most liberal senator EVER even more liberal than the Socialist senator. Yeah, real good idea guys.
    Oh but he's a smart black guy, and good at speeches. Let's elect him.
    • Screwy1138, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1you seem a bit angry.

      but barack is totally a socialist. The next four years will be devastating to the democrats, they will have full power and people will really see who they are.
  • dragonfire417, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2Just as I thought, a lot of thumbs down, but no real debate. How fitting, a bunch of people speaking arbitrarily about change - but no substance in their comments. Obama is a Marxist people, wake up.... before it is too late.
    • greatgran1, on 06/10/2008, -2/+0Undoubtably,your seeking replies to build points on your McCain site.Let's just say,we disagree.You get your points.
    • dragonfire417, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1I have no McCain site, and I live and work in the area by Trinity United Church. I have known this man (BHO) for years. He is not the clean cut savior everyone makes him out to be - he is a Marxist and will focus on minorities and aid to Africa. He has a record of this, and has said it frequently. I respectfully disagree with you.
  • TubeDigger, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1The numbers here tell me the Republiconvicts are toying with the data. How could you possibly vote for a dunce puppet 'AGAIN!' when you need a strong leader with brains and good/nobel intentions. You fell asleep for the last elections be on point for this one.
  • kigcoopa84, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2They should change the huffington post's name to the Hussein Post. Didn't all the "polls" say kerry was going to win?
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