Gallup: Obama Up By 11
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Hillary, Polls
He continues to get stronger nationally with Dems. Not only that, he has been at 49% or higher since March 27th.
The current 11 percentage point lead is the largest for Obama this year, and marks the ninth consecutive day in which Obama has led Clinton by a statistically significant margin. The current Gallup Poll Daily tracking average is based on interviewing conducted Saturday, Sunday and Monday — after the initial reports of Obama’s controversial remarks about “bitter” small-town residents began to be reported in the news media.The two candidates will hold a nationally televised debate in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, and it is possible that this confrontation — plus any delayed impact of Obama’s controversial remarks — may affect Democratic voters’ perceptions in the days to come.
I can’t wait for Wednesday’s debate, because I think it may spark a conversation about what politics is actually doing for people and how we need to ask more from our government. And that’s what I think Obama was saying in the first place, but it has been twisted around to mean he thinks people who are religious or who like guns are weak and stupid…which is obviously not even CLOSE to what he said.
More as it develops…
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April 15th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Justin, you know I love you, but…
It is April 15th and that kind of mentality is EXACTLY what is wrong with this country. I ask one thing from this fucking government — quit taking money from my children, my family and me. We live in country that punishes productivity and hardwork and then you go yapping for government intervention like a pathetic little welfare queen.
I’m fucking speechless, how about ONE post of gratitude about the people that actually provide the bulk of funding for your nightmare policies. Too much to ask…we’re too good being the bad guys…what a sorry ass joke.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
It’s April 15th. I love you, man, but seriously, fuck you. I ask one thing from this god-forsaken federal government: Quit taking so much money from my children, my family and me.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Sorry about that, but how about a little bit of gratitude for the people that pay the vast bulk of the taxes in this country to fund all these wonderful government programs.
April 15th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Dos, we’re saying the same thing. I’m saying that Obama is saying that we need to ask more from our government for the taxes we’re paying…you dick. ;-)
April 15th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Way to twist words Dos. Did it ever occur to you that “asking more” might just not mean money?
- Accountability
- Better Priorities
- Enforced Ethics
None of these require taxing the citizenry, only restructuring the things the Federal Gov’t focuses on. Don’t be so quick to jump the gun their Dos, it doesn’t do you any favors.
April 15th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Refocussing government on things that help voters is a great idea, even if it doesn’t play well in the headlines. I agree that what Obama said in SF was taken out of context (of course I’m a Chablis and brie liberal myself).
And doc, the us government is basically an insurance company that’s deeply in debt with a big, expensive army. The rest of the programs are barely meaningful as a % of tax dollars. Two institutions that have taken a beating over the past 30 years, unions and government, are the ones that can really help those who didn’t benefit from the country’s vast increase in wealth over that time period.
Remember, China’s lifted over a billion people out of poverty during its boom. We’ve made our richest 1% six time richer over the same period with everyone else just keeping pace. Remember trickle down? I’m still waiting.