Obama Leads By 10 Points Or More

Depending what poll you look at this morning, it's no doubt though, after all this week's negative ads by McCain, Sarah Palin's abuse of power, and other factors, Obama still remains in the lead in public polls.

Barack Obama has a 51% to 41% lead over John McCain in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking report involving interviewing conducted Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.

Can't wait to see the next debate and if his popularity continues to rise amidst all the negativity from the McCain campaign.

The major news of the day is the economic crisis and its dramatic effect on the world's financial markets, which to some degree drowns out the typical campaign back and forth that characterizes the presidential race at this point. About half of Americans indicate in Gallup's economic tracking measures that they personally had worried about money the day before they were interviewed, underscoring the major impact the economy is having on Americans' lives and the degree to which their presidential choice may be filtered through the prism of economic angst. The next and final presidential debate will be held Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Hofstra University in New York.

I always like to look at the polls before the debates, and compare them to after. This week has been exceptionally rough, but as we move into the next debate and closer to the election, we can only hope for the best!



Not much of an increase since his 9 point lead, but at least it's going up.

According to AP:

Democrat Barack Obama opened a double-digit lead over rival John McCain in a key opinion poll on Saturday while investigators found Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor.

Just over three weeks from the November 4 vote, Obama leads McCain 52 percent to 41 percent among registered voters, according to the latest survey conducted by Newsweek magazine.

A similar poll a month ago showed the two candidates tied at 46 percent.

As many as 86 percent of voters said they were dissatisfied with the way things were going in the United States, and only 10 percent said they were satisfied.

With voters preoccupied by the faltering economy, Obama has broadened his base of support. According to the survey, he now leads McCain among men 54 percent to 40 percent and women 50 percent to 41 percent.

Even those aged over 65, a formerly solid Republican constituency, now back Obama over McCain 49 to 43 percent.

Even former Republicans are turning their support to Barack Obama.