13
Aug
2008
Not a Landslide?
It’s been predicted by many Democrats, Republicans, and News Media, that Barack Obama will defeat John McCain in a landslide this fall.
However, Politico, seems to think differently:
[M]ost popular vote landslides were clearly visible by the end of summer. And by that indicator, 2008 doesn’t measure up.
In five of the six post-war landslides (defined as a victory of 10 percentage points or more) the eventual winner was ahead by at least 10 percentage points in the polls at the close of August, according to a Politico analysis of historical Gallup polls. Over the past week, however, Gallup’s daily tracking poll pegs Obama ahead of John McCain by a margin of 2 to 5 percentage points.
Bad news for Obama, but great news for Mr. Osman’s Government classes! An interesting and CLOSE election will make for a great first semester of Government.
Tags: election, landslide, McCain, Obama, Politico
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