I was just wondering what would the talking heads use to usurp the bounce in the national daily tracking polls.
What has McCain done to gain any ground in the Golden State?
Rasmussen 7/24/08 500 LV 42 52
Field 7/8-14/08 672 LV 30 54
Zogby (Internet) 6/11-30/08 4557 LV 32 52
Rasmussen 6/23/08 500 LV 30 58
SurveyUSA 6/20-19/08 503 LV 41 53
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Really? Check out Poblano's take on it:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
Mixed news on the day, as Barack Obama gets two relatively weak results in state polling while continuing to gain ground in the national trackers.
In California, Obama leads John McCain by 10 points according to Rasmussen. This is quite a step down from Rasmussen's result in June, when Obama had led McCain by 28 points. Their other California polling, however, had been closer, showing Obama in the lead by margins ranging from 7 points to 15. Regardless, California polling is mostly an academic endeavor in this year's election. The state is not competitive, and so far as I can tell, the Obama campaign does not even have a field office open there.
Well after Rasmussen appeared on FOX to discuss how McCain is gaining in MN, CO and OH but posted Obama's gains in PA after the news cycle, let's just say I have my doubts.