WOW! No wonder the medai are in a frenzy over SARAH PALIN... check out this article. It's no wonder they want to smear her name & reputation...

Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama


WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an "enthusiasm gap" that has dogged the GOP all year.

McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points.


CONVENTION: GOP rejuvenated

The convention bounce has helped not only McCain but also attitudes toward Republican congressional candidates and the GOP in general.
"The Republicans had a very successful convention and, at least initially, the selection of Sarah Palin has made a big difference," says political scientist Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia. "He's in a far better position than his people imagined he would be in at this point."

However, in an analysis of the impact of political conventions since 1960, Sabato concluded that post-convention polls signal the election's outcome only about half the time. "You could flip a coin and be about as predictive," he says. "It is really surprising how quickly convention memories fade."

McCain has narrowed Obama's wide advantage on handling the economy, by far the electorate's top issue. Before the GOP convention, Obama was favored by 19 points; now he's favored by 3.

In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote. The survey of 1,022 adults, including 959 registered voters, has a margin of error of +/— 3 points for both samples.

Among the findings:

• Before the convention, Republicans by 47%-39% were less enthusiastic than usual about voting. Now, they are more enthusiastic by 60%-24%, a sweeping change that narrows a key Democratic advantage. Democrats report being more enthusiastic by 67%-19%.

• Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a national unknown before McCain chose her for the ticket 10 days ago, draws a strong reaction from voters on both sides. Now, 29% say she makes them more likely to vote for McCain, 21% less likely.

Obama's choice of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as running mate made 14% more likely to vote for the Democrat, 7% less likely.

• McCain's acceptance speech Thursday received lower ratings than the one Obama gave a week earlier: 15% called McCain's speech "excellent" compared with 35% for Obama.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-07-poll_N.htm

Is the election today?

and MSNBC kicked out Olberman and Matthews

yes...well it's about time they started reporting the news in a fair & balanced way.

I'm glad to see them get their lungs handed to them.

I hope this is the end of the liberal biased media. OPRAH is also taking alot of heat.

Peoples' eyes are being opened to the deceptions. People are tired of the lies & slanders.

I love these guys and I'll admit they're partisan. Why can't the right admit the same about Faux?

REALITY CHECK!!!!

FOX "IS" fair & balanced. That's why most people watch it.

Maybe to their sheep.

Nope! It's all those NORMAL people out in middle America who watch. Maybe it's you who needs to see the failure of thinking with distain you have for those you don't know. Just sayin'...

People can watch Faux and believe their point of view. You cannot be honest about them having a pro-Republican slant.

This morning...

"Presidential Race Close to Even: NBC/WSJ Poll

John McCain has nearly pulled even with Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race, boosted by positive reaction to his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate.

A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows Mr. McCain trailing Mr. Obama 42 percent to 45 percent among registered voters, after trailing by six percentage points in July."