tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1039691356741479566.post-62159920396244915542008-07-30T09:23:00.003+01:002008-07-30T09:33:19.411+01:002008-07-30T09:33:19.411+01:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">...or simply the average voter tiring of lectures from the holier than thou, Barack Obama? Tom Bevan at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://time-blog.com/real_clear_politics/2008/07/poof_the_bump_is_gone.html">RCP Blog</a></span> is reporting that the bounce in the polls experienced by Obama during and after his Global tour has disappeared faster than he can say "Now is the time...".</span></span></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"></span></span></div></span><blockquote><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Obama's lead extended to 5.0% in the RCP Average over the weekend as Gallup's track went from 6 points on Friday to 7 points on Saturday and 9 points on Sunday, while Rasmussen ticked up to 6 on Saturday and back down to 5 on Sunday.<br /></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">What a difference 48 hours makes. With the release of the Gallup/USA Today shocker yesterday afternoon showing McCain leading by 4 points among likely voters, coupled with Rasmussen tightening down to just a 1-point Obama lead today and Gallup's tracking poll falling back to 6-points, Obama's lead in the </span></span><a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">RCP National Average</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"> is back down to 2.5% - the tightest it's been since June 7.</span></span></div></div></blockquote><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 13px; ">Few things are as frustrating as being lectured to by the least qualified guy in the room. Hopefully the rest of this week's polls will show similar movement.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div></div>Gary Bowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654707005519818804noreply@blogger.com0