Comments on: Rasmussen: Obama Leads McCain By 7 http://donklephant.com/2008/06/08/rasmussen-obama-leads-mccain-by-7/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: TheMiddle http://donklephant.com/2008/06/08/rasmussen-obama-leads-mccain-by-7/#comment-409368 TheMiddle Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:07:23 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5948#comment-409368 Gallup, now has Obama with a 6 point lead, which shows a trend between the two polls. Gallup, now has Obama with a 6 point lead, which shows a trend between the two polls.

]]> By: kranky kritter http://donklephant.com/2008/06/08/rasmussen-obama-leads-mccain-by-7/#comment-409365 kranky kritter Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:14:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5948#comment-409365 Here it is...here's the <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/" rel="nofollow">composite map at RCP</a>, this is the thing to watch. It will be interesting to see whether or not trends suggested by the national polls actually manifest themselves in the state-by-states. Here it is…here’s the composite map at RCP, this is the thing to watch.

It will be interesting to see whether or not trends suggested by the national polls actually manifest themselves in the state-by-states.

]]> By: kranky kritter http://donklephant.com/2008/06/08/rasmussen-obama-leads-mccain-by-7/#comment-409364 kranky kritter Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:05:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5948#comment-409364 How about at least contextualizing it as being of less importance than the composite results constructed from whatever the latest state-by-states show? The daily roller-coaster of the latest national poll, while it may be a bellweather of wider trends, is of far less interest than the electoral tally based on what you get given the latest poll from each state. I'll keep a look out for such a map. I think RCP had one in 2004. In other words: OOOOOH---HI-----OOOOOOOO, Round on the ends and high in the middle. OOOOOH---HI-----OOOOOOOO, Round on the ends and high in the middle. OOOOOH---HI-----OOOOOOOO, Round on the ends and high in the middle. How about at least contextualizing it as being of less importance than the composite results constructed from whatever the latest state-by-states show?

The daily roller-coaster of the latest national poll, while it may be a bellweather of wider trends, is of far less interest than the electoral tally based on what you get given the latest poll from each state. I’ll keep a look out for such a map. I think RCP had one in 2004.

In other words:

OOOOOH—HI—–OOOOOOOO, Round on the ends and high in the middle.

OOOOOH—HI—–OOOOOOOO, Round on the ends and high in the middle.

OOOOOH—HI—–OOOOOOOO, Round on the ends and high in the middle.

]]>