But how predictive are presidential polls four months before the election? Not very.

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So why bother to report this? Why not do some real research for a change like look into the gay love affair McCain had while in the Navy? Or maybe actually hire someone to do proof reading of your articles?

Barack Obama over John Keating 5 McCain any day, any month… Now through November.

People are tired. People want change. McCain does not equal change. Obama will win this election by a landslide. It doesn't matter what the polls say now. Young people are involved. This is their revolution. Obama will win.

Obama '08

GOBAMA!

Make a statement. Vote for Ralph.

"In the latest CNN survey of four recent national polls, Barack Obama holds a 6 point lead over John McCain, 48 percent to 42 percent."

I don't mean to be a smart alek but I think I speak for everybody when i say, "Huh?"

So the story is……..???

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ITS FIFTY FIFTY.

50% VOTING FOR OBAMA.

50% NOT VOTING FOR MCCAIN.

ITS FIFTY FIFTY.

Polls mean nothing. It is now about obtaining 270 electoral votes. This election will be very, very close.

On the weekend of our independence, where is McBush anyone, in Columbia and Mexico. I guess THAT IS PATROTIC…

Why YES, CNN. That's right! Summer polls are hardly predictive of the November results! So maybe that means you should stop putting out another amalgamated poll every three days.

Yeesh.

McCain should not look at the white house as a retirement home, and he should NOT think of US citizens and our money as pawns in a crap shoot.

He should just concede now. No more wars !!!!!!!!!

The RNC are the worst hypocrites and after seven years of mess, it is time for CHANGE…

All the polls do is serve the interests of the pollsters, who otherwise would have to get real jobs.

Polls like these don't matter and only take up time and resources. What really matters is a running count of the Electoral College. Even so, the polls mean nothing this far out, and will change drastically. And lastly, polls updated every day, or every other day, is way too much, especially considering their irrelevance.

What's up with giving a speech on a runway/

You are correct CNN! The polls don't mean a thing at this point so why do you publish them every day. Even you say they are worthless!

Hey Liz - Young people supported Hitler, too. People wanted change then, too. They got change; the whole world got change, but evidently you weren't around then, or maybe you think like Ahmadinejad. I know this won't get past the CNN moderators but they did say "Leave Your Comment". How 'bout some comments other than the tired old liberal propaganda.

The only candidate that can wear a light, seasonal suit and still look like the man at the helm of a government. Casual, but authoritative.

(No I am not J. Peterman… I am Jeronimo!)

I'm sick of these daily polls. I'm thinking about turning off the news all together because there has not been a legitimate news story reported in, well, I don't even know how long.

I hope Obama widens the lead but it really does not mean much now until running mates are selected and the conventions take place.

Then, hopefully, people will watch the debates and see that Obama is qualified and smart enough to run this country. After the last 8 years, what else could we want?

And please don't give me the flip-flopper argument (like McCain has not changed almost all of his positions) or the inexperience argument (how many of you citing inexperience voted for Bush?). President is no longer a one-man job.

I am somewhat surprised that the polls don't indicate the Obama LANDSLIDE yet. But McBush IS re-org'ing his staff amidst concerns of just that !!

This is the year of the DEMOCRAT, and it's about time. Eight years of repube evangelical-supporting rhetoric is WAY TOO LONG.

Just remember……..

Friends don't let Friends vote republican !!!

CNN: I understand your network has a vested interest in making money off this election. But for the sake of honesty….please, stop saying the race is close. Its not a race When Barack Obama is beating John McSame in Montana ( Montana of all states) by 5 points and Virginia by 4.

I'm still a Hillary supporter but will, reluctantly, vote for Obama. We need to change the way Washington works, bring the Supreme Court back into balance, deal with the immigration issue (just not fiscally feasible to deport millions of people), end the oil war in Iraq and redeploy those troops to Afghanistan . . . and does anybody actually believe it was 'coincidence' that McCain was in Colombia when the hostages were rescued? Pure Rovian stagecraft! We all applaud Senator McCain's service and sacrifice, but many of today's voters neither remember nor care about Viet Nam. I'm old enough to have lost many friends in that thankless war and Iraq is as hopelessly winless as Viet Nam was.

Out with old and in with the new.

Yes we can!

Do you guys ever read this ticker?

These polls are ridiculous and contradict themselves daily, if not, several times a day.

Scroll back through your own ticker……… you will see headlines like, "polls show people don't like Obama's wife", then the next one says "polls show people adore Obama's wife". then .."polls show people like both candidates wives equally",

Then we get " polls show Obama and McCain in dead heat", next "polls show McCain trailing Obama", then "polls show Obama's having a hard time reaching out to such & such group"

This stuff is useless!

Unless the people of America want world war three to become a reality , they better vote for Obama.

Obama will bring honor and respect from other nations back to America.

McCain will continue to further put our country in decay and doom.

Lets bring some bright change to the U.S.

With Obama we can

As far as I am concerned until the votes are counted Obama will always be the underdog. Don't trust any of these polls that make McCain look like he is trailing in this election. I don't trust the media either because I feel that even at CNN the movers and shakers want McCain to win and everyone knows that this country likes underdogs. So if the mainstream media makes McCain look like an underdog that only helps him.

I’m tired. I have voted republican in the last 3 presidential elections. I think its time for a change.

True That Liz! True That!

I sure hope Liz from Atlanta, GA. is right!!! This country is in desperate need for change and mcbush/mcsame offers NO change, he's just an older bush.

Jump on that plane Mr Obama… Flee while you can!

…I predict Obama will win this election with a greater lead than the current six points. People are tired of Bush, and don't want his chosen successor to rule with his policies.

only Senator Clinton is capable of being the best President that our children, our troops and our Nation desperately needs right now…..its on your conscience if you choose to compromise the best interests of those named above by supporting a lesser candidate for President

Once the people of America realize that John McCain represents four more years of George Bush.

Look at these past 8 years and see if you want more of the same!

Don't fool yourselves, it is VERY early days yet. McCain is going to pull this off. The Dems have a horrible win record. They (the DNC)are just WAY out of touch with the people. Thats why I am now an Independent. I am not a big McCain fan, but I am realistic. Hillary would have blown him out of the water. Oh well.

how come Obama hasn't been able to pull away? almost half the people still seem to want McCain - what's Obama doing wrong?

If the polls will change drastically in October why not wait until at least the end of September after the 2 conventions. We will see more clearly who is really ahead.

Will always be with Ron Paul. We actually understand what real change means for America, and Obama is nothing more than the average politician. Don't you ever tell me this is the young person revolution.

The CHANGE has already happened CNN!!! So you can try to cloak our vision with the "Barack is a flip flopper crap all you want!"

John McCain…in Columbia on the celebration of our great Nation
Barack Obama…IN AMERICA on the celebration of our great Nation…who is the Patriot again?
why wont McCain release his Military records?
if McCain is "not" like Bush why hire Steve?
people still question Obamas faith…what is McCains?
why has McCain not denounced the comments made by Black and Lieberman? after their remarks we had 2 people on both coast pose as terrorist..1 in LAX. how can McCain be so indignant with Clark's correct statement yet silent with his own peoples irresponsibility?

WHAT DOES MCCAIN HAVE TO HIDE?
stop the motion…join the movement
dumpmccain.com

I forgot to add… Pick up your dime's on the runway as you leave….

I can't wait to see Obama win this election.

Go Obama '08

Geez another CNN fantasy poll. Give me a break.

BTW, this guy, Obama, has to the idiot of all times.. What does he think will happen, if we unilaterally pull out of Iraq in haste. He has no sense.

Iraq will become easy pickings for Iran to send their terrorists into Iraq and create the kind of atmosphere that some countries found themselves in during the great Blitz Krieg of 1939 -1940 ie Norway, Denmark, Poland, Belgium and Holland to name a few. Hitler wanted to protect these countries from outside enemies and overthrew their legal governments. Iran would do the same to Iraq in a heartbeat.

Let's not let the liberal senator recreate history and lose this valuable resource to the western world.

Give me a break send Obama packing back his ultra liberal roots.

I hope we have an honest and fair election this year. I'm tired of sneaky, under-the-table attacks like those swift boat veterans from last time…

Barrack Obama will win this election by the biggest landslide ever. 66% of the vote at least. People of this country are running away from the travesty the Bush Administration and the Republican Party exacted on our country in the last two terms. We will suffer long and hard for Bush's inept service.

Change? What kind of change? Obama does offer change. But not the change we nead. I am all for change if its for the better. Obamas is not.
McCain '08!

If you support Obama you should ask yourself what he means when he says "change". He is on both sides of most issues so no one really know where he stands. He has a Marxist background which means he is going to tell you what type of car you can buy, where you can go, what you can eat, how much you can eat, what the temperature in your apartment or house can be, what your children are taught. You will lose the right to make all of these decisions and more. His philosophy is similar to Joseph Stalin and Vladamir Lenin who caused the deaths of 100 million people. Be very careful about that :"revolution" you rooting for.

And with Obama now polling ahead of McCain in Montana, many formerly red states are clearly becoming swing states. McCain is on the defensive in states he has to win, and is going to have to fight hard to keep Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada, Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, and North Carolina in the Republican column.

This is the year for the DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These polls are not how this thing is going to end up. Keep in mind that the election is based on the Electoral College votes not the popular vote (sad…of course from the '00 election). This time, however, it's going to be a very big victory for the Dems. Obama is up by huge margins in some states that should be going the other way…it's just going to keep that trend. So, don't be fooled by the 6 point split right now; it's probably more like 15 with the electoral picture.

this election has nothing to do with mccain. it has to do with obama, and if he can keep a solid campaign going without crashing, he will undoubtably be the president.

OBAMA=LIAR.
OBAMA=HYPOCRITE.
OBAMA=FAKE.
OBAMA=FLIP FLOP.
OBAMA=FRAUD.
OBAMA=CROOK.
OBAMA=COWARD.
OBAMA=CON ARTIST.
OBAMA=CORRUPT.
OBAMA=XEROX MACHINE.
OBAMA=JUST WORD.
OBAMA=OSAMA.

The gap will get wider when McWar starts on his "economic policy" trip this week.

He'll promise it all….gas tax..(oops too late for that)
- off shore drilling
-$300M for a battery
-Iraq for 100 years
-and a chicken in every pot…providing the
dollar doesn't drop anymore (then it's bologna)

It's way to early. No one cares except you guys. It means nothing. Give it up until September! No one cares!

I believe obama will win, but I dont think he will win in a landslide tho, I do think the polls will start to change even more as months go by, and people get tired of the same bush policies that got America like this in the first place. America was great when we had a democrat president until a republican came. Obama just needs to continue doing what he is doing, and pick a good vp, which doesnt really make a difference because his supporters and plus will vote for him anyway.

Mccain will loose all the way. we need change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Hillary supporters who support mccain look so dumb, and the ones who get online to post their negativity only does it to comfort themselves.

It's getting tighter every second that Pumas reach more and more of the dissatisfied Dems in this election cycle. Fortunately, Obama is making it easier.
Puma pac

No room for complacency, OBAMA. The electorate can be quite fickle, as we all know. And not electing OBAMA will be terrible for the USA and for world peace.

When a million more people are out of work by November, McSame will look like McInsane. 4 more years???? I don't think so!

All you Liberal Dem face the Facts OBAMA is NOT TRUSTED to the AMERICAN people. The American people especially the Hispanic people don't trust OBAMA. all of these polls about Obama winning the Latinos vote are not true. I have news for all of you Liberals Morons John McCain will win the Latinos Vote this election and he will win in OH, FLA, MI, PA, that is two Blue States turning RED!!!!. Maybe NJ, CT, and MA. He will win BIG TIME!!!!.

HISPANIC PEOPLE AND ALL MY LATINOS FRIENDS VOTE FOR MCCAIN. JOHN MCCAIN PARA LOS HISPANOS Y LATINOS!!!!

so much for this party . Put a lame duck in place to bid for the White House is what has cause my family and myself to change parties and vote for a real candidate. Change will come eventually when we get a real candidate in office and not some stooge from IL. Thanks to Howard Dean and Ted Kennedy this party will split and we will then change how we pick our parties candidate for the most powerful office in this country. Hopefully Hillary will stand back and watch him fall on his face , Bill also. What a disgrace this party has become.

POLLS POLLS POLLS. Give me a break!!!

if ron paul is so good then why is his name missing from the categories list to the right of the screen dummy!!! dont waste your vote kid. be a usefull citizen and vote for sumbody that will nmake a difference. not for somebody that doesnt care about you

Obama flip flopped on everything he ran on during the primaries .
That is CHANGE alright.
Will America finally take a closer look at him and apply the scrutiny he should have received a long time ago.
You can't trust Obama , he is not fit to be the next President.
He has used a lot of people and then discarded them for political expedience.
Listen to what he has to say now and compare it to what he said a few months or a year ago , he is a first rate liar.

It would be odd for the outcome to be different than these polls. However, the fact that Kerry had such a simular lead at the same time makes you wonder about this one. How many people were polled and from where?

CNN CAN YOU PLEASE LEAVE THIS GUY ALONE ??? hE HAD BEEN VERY CLEAR SINCE THE BEGINNING !
HE DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING AND HE DID NOT FLIP FLOP…

OBAMA 08 & 12

The True Young Person Revolution? And these people like to call Obama arrogant.

Obama in 2008

If you check Gallup Polls, in the past 3 weeks or so, whenever the stock market went down (almost every day), Obama's poll numbers were better. In the few days when the stock market actually went up, McCain did better. The stock market, economy, and gas prices will determine the election outcome. All kinds of campaining are only secondary. If the news about stock market, economy, and gas prices becomes better in the coming election, McCain will win. If the news continue to be bad, and even worse, Obama will win because Americans will just want to through Republicans out of White House evne though they still know very little about Obama and doubt he has enough experiences to govern.

However, if there are some big events like terrist attacks or Israel bombing Iran's nuclear facility trigging another Middle East war, then the economy issue will become the secondary issues.

Another dazling headline from the news media. Why don't they just declare Obama a victor of the contest and ignore the election? Amazing the headline can be negative toward McCain and never be mentioned in the actual article.

At one time, we had a media and CNN was one of the leaders that acted impartially and did not try to influence the election one way or the other. Just made sure the actual issues were discussed.

It is amazing how far the media has fallen for OBAMA.

Obama will continue his message and laying out his policy and plans for change. We will get that message and make a wise decision.

So basically polls are useless and everyone should stop wasting their time trying to conduct them.

48+42=only 90% Wonder who the other 10% are planning to vote for?

With Ron Paul out, my vote is going to Bob Barr. A vote for McCain or Obama is a vote for the status quo (or worse), and thus, a wasted vote.

Ron Paul is real change? No his not. Barack Obama is the only man that can end the Iraq war. He still must make sure that Iraq will not be another South Vietnam. Plus Ralph Nader is just a populist.

You've got to be kidding me? Ron Paul? The young people who are voting are educated enough to know that Dr. Paul would destroy our interior while isolating the US- effectively putting our heads in the sand internationally. Libertarians are great for rich people, but the rest of us know better. And if you think the majority of new voters this time around are excited about voting for another Texas Republican, I've got some snake oil to sell you…

McCain will win in November in the landslide.

Obama = politics as usual. Everything that he talked about before (throughout the primaries) no longer serves any purpose to him - he is now trying to move himself in the middle, but it's too late now Obama. You are just a typical politician who would say anything and everything to get elected. American people are smarter than that. You will not get elected.

Polls don't really amount to much, especially when the media keeps things as close as they can to create meer excitement. I bet the real number is more like 78 to 19…give or take +/-3 percentage margin of error. McCain should use his campaign bus to help his twin brother Bush with his upcoming swift ejection out of our State House.

Kerry led at this point in 2004 based on his long experience in the senate and his war hero status. It wasn't until the swift boat attacks that he started dropping in the polls. McCain has long experience in the senate and has war hero status. Since his war hero status has not really been attacked yet, McCain should be ahead in the polls. The fact that he is not reflects what a weak candidate he really is. Obama and his "change" movement will carry the day in November.

Can the media please stop saying that Obama has shifted his plan for the Iraq War. He hasn't changed anything. He is not a flip-flopper.

Please read Audacity of Hope and Dreams of My Father, you can see that everything he said 10yrs ago is the same thing Barack is saying now. He doesn't flip-flop.

And the biggest flip-flopper is McCain, why isn't he getting scrutinized for his numerous errors and flip-flopping. Is CNN Pro-GOP!

pls post, thanks!

It will be extremely close, But I think we need a Democrat with big change, not little change with McCain.

Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Add Clinton to the ticket and watch a 20 point lead.

Until then PUMA!!

Repuglicans/conservatives are a complete joke right now. They had 7 years of absolute control, and right on cue they screwed it all up. Ruined our reputation. Built a bigger government and spent more of taxpayer money than ever before.

Let the repugs spread their hate and fear, while us DEMS fix the mess they have left behind.

Happy Fourth of July! God Bless us and our country! Vote Dem!

Anyone voting for McSame is mentaly ill. What changes would that old man bring to america? none

McSame has no clue himself what he stands for accept his quest for war.

McCain: My friends, I know Americans are hurting, high gas prices, homes lost, jobs lost, high food prices, lives lost. I know all about these things my friends.
Reporter: How do you suggest fixing it if you are president?

McCain: Uhhhhh well, gotta go, I'm late for a meeting with the Sunis or Shiites, I can't remember which one is on our side.

Oh well my friends, lets bomb them all!

I hope the whole country turns blue this year. Those of you voting for Nader, Ron Paul, and Bob Barr… I solute you! Because even though your vote is pretty much wasted.. those voters are generally taking away from the republicans. Those of you writing in Hillary.. I frown upon you.. you are choosing to slap Hillary in the face.

I just don't understand why people are even wasting their time voting for candidates who either aren't even running, or stand a 0% chance. I know it may be out of principle… but really.. do you really want your vote completely wasted?

Loved the bumper sticker I saw yesterday:

ANNOY THE LIBERALS
Work — Succeed — Be Happy!

McCain's campaign is dying and cannot be saved. It is obvious. Republicans join Obama and help make history. McCain is out of touch. He is too old for today's world. He doen't even know how to work a computer he said. Plus McCain's wife has had a stroke. They are not able to run the country. Obama is intelligent and has great judgement for the job.

I'm a Democrat voting for McCain.

I am not alone.

Funny how all the Lefties turn into cry babies when elections roll around. Anytime they lose the other side must have cheated. But when they win …. well you know it is all in the plan with Hoffa. lol. These polls mean nothing right now talk to me after labor day.Welcome to President McCain.

SUGGESTION; How about just one (1) official pole per month from now until election time?

I think this one will stay tight and then break big time for a landslide a'la '80. I'm predicting an Obama landslide but a McCain landslide isn't completely out of the question.

Flip Floper Obama, he is not going to make it in November, sorry, too immature.

To Nightingale Sings:

RE This statement: "BTW, this guy, Obama, has to the idiot of all times.. What does he think will happen, if we unilaterally pull out of Iraq in haste. He has no sense."

This shows exactly what I'm talking about when I say Obama haters just like to plug their ears and close their eyes and throw out random comments with no backing.

First off.. Obama isn't just gonna pick the military up and go in haste. He's talking about a slow, steady withdrawel over a period of a year and a half. If you call that haste.. I can only imagine how slow moving your life is. Second, he's even said that he plans on re-evaluating the situation once he goes and visits there… though he still aspires to stick to his original plan unless you sees evidence which would cause him to extend that.

This statement alone has got all the Obama haters out there screaming that he's flip flopping… even though what he's saying is a statement of total common sense.

So please… when making comments… stop being so black and white. Every situation has an element of gray in it… and if Iraq can NEVER keep the terrorists out of it's country.. then you're saying we can NEVER leave? Common.. let them take some accountability.

Much can, and probably will, happen before November. Who is ahead right now matters very little in the whole picture. I am waiting to see who the running mates will be. That could change things.

Who in here is STILL talking about HILLARY? And giving a speech on a runway is fine. It's better than holding a conference in a foreign country. I read that act by McCain loud and clear. Other countries first but I'll fit some states on my campaign trail later on. So close to Independence Day too.

If Obama where all white McCain would not only even be close and Obama would win by a land slide…

OBAMA IS A BIG MISTAKE.

It is pretty obvious some of you lefty idiots are on drugs. McCain is not going to lose in North Carolina. It won't even be close. Polls mean nothing until Labor day. Watch as Obama's numbers drop like a pair of panties at a hooker's convention.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a picture? The plane, secret service, the podium. Presidential. Has he already been crowned? The podium looks cheap to me.

Obama is a Marxist who will tell you what to eat?

Obama=Osama?

Where do you guys come up with this? How about some facts….like McCain says we could be in Iraq 100 years, McCain is ready to surrender the environment and drill off the coast, McCain is ready to nominate conservative Supreme Court justices (think Alioto, Scalia, and Thomas).

This is real and it will take our country away from us.

That's Reality-How about some comments other than the same old
tired right wing propanganda-attack the messenger because you can't attack the message

Most of these posts show that you Obama supporters are as naive as your candidate. If you believe Obama is ahead in Montana by 5 points, you will believe anything. Hope you're not too broken hearted in November when your rookie doesn't win.

YES WE CAN!

Hey Peter,

You hit the nail right on the head. Talk about inexperience…Bush never even traveled outside of this Country before being elected President, yet he was elected.

Why do you allow some of this crap to be poster and repeted timr and time again
Let everyone post a comment and hold back on some of those repeaters

And in 2000, Bush was up 6 points over Gore at this point in the summer — and the outcome that year, of course, was one of the narrowest electoral victories in the nation's history.
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Yeah but that election was rigged don't forget about the Florida debacle

The more I learn about John McCain the less I like him and the less I trust him. I honestly worry about his temperament and don't think he is the person who should be leading this countries armed forces. I am positively certain he is the wrong choice to fix our economy.

If the Hispanics don't trust Obama why does he have a 40-point lead over McCain 68-28 with Hispanics

Wow! What a big lead! I mean six points, that's a blow out. McCain should just give up and go home. The truth of the matter, CNN, is that McCain says nothing, does nothing, raises little money compared to Obama, yet holds his own. Obama should be nervous. His money and spending did not help him that much in many key battleground states during the primary.

John McCain is too old.

I'm an Obama girl, but even I admit these polls don't mean much so early. Anything can happen… I'm sure my boy will stay sharp!

Why vote for McSame, it will be a vote for McBush, just more of the same. Nothanks McSame. Obama for Pres 08

Only Obama can shake-up Washington!
It won't happen with Washington entrenched McCain.

McDone is well cooked. Grab a fork and help yourself, already!

LATINOS FOR OBAMA, ASIANS FOR OBAMA, REPUBLICANS FOR OBAMA, YOUNG AND OLD FOR OBAMA, RICH AND POOR FOR OBAMA…

DANGIT, THE WHOLE WORLD FOR OBAMA!!!

Obama-nites should be worried. CNN, CNBC and every other media outlet have absoluted adored everything about Obama. They have trashed McCain and make a big deal about any minor mistake he makes. The economy is bad, gas prices sky high and all you have to show for it is a 5 or six point lead.

Hillary voters don't trust Obama and counting on their vote will cost them. If 10 or 15% of Hillary dems vote for McCain (which is possible), McCain will win easily.

Changes do need to be made but socialism is not the way to prosperity. GO MCCAIN

The only time CNN prints a pro-McCain comment is when someone complains about having left comment after comment with "moderator waiting" and it never appears. For everyone this has happened to, believe me, I understand. OBAMA=Thin Resume, No Experience, History of Cocaine Abuse, Terrorist and Criminal Friends, Racist with Racist Pastor and Church. VOTE SMART! Vote Sen. John McCain '08

Polls are equal to pointless speculation . Who's with me??

Anyone who thinks Obama will win in Montana or the South is dreaming.

For Obama to win, he needs to win the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. McCain will play very well in Pennsylvania and John Kasich from Ohio as a running mate would take care of both states for him.

Obama should be real concerned about that, because with the 1 1/2 year recession in Michigan under Democrat leadership and gasoline prices up $1.70 a gallon since Pelosi and her pals took over, this could be a rout.

Obama and his new taxes stand for change, because that's all that will be left in your pocket when he's done. (I know this won't get by the CNN moderators).

The Democratic Party is trying to act united and brave. They are far from united. Brave is a joke, they won 3 out of 10 elections in 40 years, two by a Clinton. The Democratic Party has endless actions by democrats against them. Millions of democrats do not accept the way Obama was selected and the party is hushing this. Far left West Coast Progressive Liberals truly believe everyone will vote for Obama in November because he is pro-choice and will choose the judges. They are so infactuated by Obama they are failing to be objective. In the meantime thre are democrats who do not like and will not vote for Obama because they saw how he ran his campaign and how he continues to use media manipulation and Bush styalized tactics against free speech. His whole strategy is to demonize Bush, yet his own ideas and stances are so vague. He hopes to get into the White House because he did not sign the bill that Bush used to go to war. He could not vote as he was not yet elected to the senate. Now he is using anger agaist the war and security policies to build his coalition of supporters. He and the DNC blocked the THE PEOPLES voices in Florida and Michigan. 5 States broke the rules yet only 2 states were punished. Democrats will rebel in November by choosing Mc Cain because they do not believe he is another George Bush. They believe that Obama presents much more a likelyhood of a 3rd Bush term as well as a highly probable danger to national security and other strategic national interests.

Bush to attend Olympics ceremonies.
More easing of World tensions by Bush. It's clear he is pulling the rug out under McCain's major campaign hope. …on the road to detente with North Korea, talks expected with Iran after European talks work out the nuclear issue, peace in Iraq, cell phones in Cuba.
If he liked McCain, he would be manufacturing some crisis and terror for his buddy.
(((To put things in perspective,,, imagine you had ONLY two choices for president, - Bush? or McCain? who would you choose?…
things that make you go hmmmm…. somebody should do a poll)))

That's Reality July 3rd, 2008 6:36 pm ET

Hey Liz - Young people supported Hitler, too. People wanted change then, too. They got change; the whole world got change, but evidently you weren't around then, or maybe you think like Ahmadinejad. I know this won't get past the CNN moderators but they did say "Leave Your Comment". How 'bout some comments other than the tired old liberal propaganda.

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Sorry, but comparing Obama to Hitler, or Obama's supporters to Hitler's, is not a real argument. It is just desperation of the feeble-minded.

McCain is breaking world record by not showing up in the senate when his vote counts the most. 70% of the time he didn't show up and yet get credits for the GI bills that he opposed. DUH!!!

the neo-cons, the corpo-cons, and the zionist AIPAC are breathing heavily down his neck against his original stance regarding Iraq.

they know Obama's gonna be the next POTUS, and they are pulling every trick out of the Karl Rove book on Obama.

Senator Obama, do whatever it takes to get elected. we understand.

and then we can sweep washington of all the rubbish.

The Obomination campaign is a campaign of lies and flip-flops and of course, BO, definately is a man of change, he is always changing his mind. How can anyone believe anything he says. I wish the people will wake up to him. Obama, will do or say anything to win the White House, it won't be long before he rolls his wife gently, and slowly under the bus. As you can see they are making her go through a complete makeover, how can she stand it, pretty soon she will be a shadow of herself. I don't think she will put up with it for very long. Obama, will not win the Hispanic vote or Christian vote because of his stance on the social issues. He is for partial birth abortion, and gay marriage, Abortion is the scorge of our time, especially when those being aborted are mostly Africans and African Americans, He is for genocide of his own people. I feel that modern day abortion is worst than slavery. I pray that God will have mercy on the USA. Thank God for McCain, he is at least more honest and cares in his heart I believe for the safety and good of the American people. GO MCCAIN….

NOBAMA! Anyone but a lying flip flopping Marxist!

I am very disapointed in hearing Sen Obama comments tonight on the war. My wife & I have have been rooting for him since day one. Unfortunatly his comments on the war is starting to make both of us really wonder if he is just another pol. Also he should not blame this on the other side as he spoke the words not them. Now he has to prove he deserves our votes to bad ! The nation is in a mess and we need honest leadership not BS !

This is troubling for Obama. He should have been ahead by double digits considering the state of our economy and Bush's low approval ratings. Looks Like Obama is going to lose.

American people did not like Geroge Bush to run the govt.but they never objected to any other republicans running the govt. Mr.McCain
is distancing himselves away from Mr.Bush and this is to remind the voters that he is against his policies. Senator Obama is changing his stance from what he said in the democratic primories to please the
democrat voters to something else to please the international communities. He will be soon found out playing games with the people of America and it may be difficult for him to defeat Mr.McCain
in November unless he does not change his policies and plans now & then and stict to what he said earlier in the primories.

Sauce for the Goose, as they say. These polls are nothing more than something to argue over. They are a snap shot in time and mean about as much as the paper they are written on. Let the race play out, we will see who wins come November.

You know people, aparently mc.shame can't do anything wrong (that is in the eyes of CNN) can you people just it before you, the upror if Mr. Obama had gone to some other country over the 4th of july weekend. But nobody is even mentioning, that he has the audacity to not be in the country, but on purpose went to a latin country.
Guys this man is frigging unbelevable and so is CNN for not rasing a big stink about it like they would have if Mr. Obama had done this stupid thing.
get real people

Hispanic For McCain…..i'm for McCain too but dude you need to get a grip.

To Chris…..you Queen Senator Clinton is history. Quit whining like a little baby and get on the McCain train. You know you wanna.

I'm an 82 year old white man, and I truly believe Barack Obama can be one of our greatest presidents. You would think that simply being a former POW somehow constitutes insuring that such a person would be a great Commander-in-Chief.
We need a strong non-military man as our chosen Civilian leader of our military establishment, as our Constitution calls for. Eisenhower's warning about the power of the Military-Industrial complex is more relevant today than it was 50 years ago, when he warned us of the insidious nature of a strong Military combined with a powerful Military Industry constantly seeking to lead us from one military adventure to another; to maximize business growth in that arena, as well as an ever-growing military cadre.
The world's citizens are excited about the prospect of a possible Obama victory in this country. His appeal across the spectrum of nations, from Europe to Africa to Asia is astounding. The World Press is much more sophisticated than our own. Obama's election, if it comes about, will be greeted with excitement and celebration in every capitol of the world.
However, they are not too sure we will show the wisdom to overcome racial and political games to elect him. Remember the headlines in 2004, in world-wide newspapers: "How can 59 Million People Be So Stupid!?" Even if America did not know its blunder, the other people in the world knew!
Certainly at times I said a small part of this, but never in this context! It is ridiculous to throw out these comments because your computer finds some common ground with former comments. I protest!

Like I said before once B. Hussein Obama selects someone else other than Clinton as his VP the polls will be reversed. McCain will be up then. Mark my words.

A question for Obama supporters….Today Obama said he'd "refine" his promise of getting the troops out immediately. When he made that promise in the primaries was he telling a lie or just demonstrating his lack of experience/understanding in national security matters? I'm not sure which is worse.

The difference this year is that Democrats are more energized than ever. And things in the country are much worse now than in '04. Had we had just a little better candidate in '04, we wouldn't be in this mess right now. In Barack Obama we indeed have a much better candidate and this time the fickle youth vote will be there. That was proven in the primaries.

OBAMA-'08

In 2000, Bush did not have an electoral victory. He had a judicial victory. Also, while things will certainly change before the election, a six point lead is by no means "tight." If he wins by 6 points, it will be considered a mandate.

Georgia…said:July 3rd, 2008 6:24 pm ET

Make a statement. Vote for Ralph.
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We can't afford your STATEMENT!!!

Vote Obama '08

Too many of our service member gave their lives base on a lie.. We need real leadership to bring our men and women home…..

Obama is and will do the right thing I trust him and he haven't lie yet…

Go Obama08

John McCains problem -

GEORGE BUSH THE WORST PRESIDENT EVERRRR!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, lets START THE DEBATES and see OBAMA whip McCain!! Obama is much brighter, smarter, and change we can believe in!

We do not trust Obama. We are with you Peakarach.

NOOBAMA

I'm always surprised at how mean spirited people are over McCain's age. If such comments were made about Obama's race then there would be an uproar. it just shows that age discrimination is alive and well in this country and apparently much more tolerated and acceptable. Quite sad.

I think John McCain is going to pull ahead of Barack Osama….

I am surprised the lead was not bigger. The stock market has gone down in four straight weeks and it has gone to Bear market officially. Unemployment is going up. More jobs are cut. Gas price keeps going up. Under these conditions, you expect voters to support a Republican?

He can jump way a head if he picks Hillary for veep.

If the polls showed McCain with 48 and Obama 42 this would be a different story. The headlines would read "McCain has a big lead over Obama".

Obama is a flipflopper. He is dishonest and he has no policy.

I think that it so funny that (THATS REALITY) would try to make a comparison to Hitler, Yes some people did follow him, but only because they were weak minded idiots. No one is falling for that now, thats why the republicans will lose the election. STOP LIVING IN A BUBBLE!!!!!!

Yes. And polls predicted slam-dunk for Hillary in the primaries. At this point I wouldn't pay much confidence to these polls.
Polls are for people who don't want to decide for themselves and would rather have the media tell them what to think.

its useless for all you mccain people trying to convert obama supporters

we have our minds made…and that who we are voting for

as for the article

those polls always mirror and predict the november results…except when they dont

OBAMA 08′

i dont think obama changed anything refine really means remove unwanted substance or improve something, my point is if they is progress in iraq why cant obama say he is going to refine his iraq policy that could mean he wants to pull out, because they is progress, so pulling out is the best way to win this war, rather than having to stay 100 years

REPUBLICANS PUT MCCAIN UP AS THEIR CANDIDATE AS A SHAM TO PROTECT ANY FUTURE NOMINEE FROM LOSING. THEY KNOW A REPUBLICAN CAN'T WIN BEHIND GEORGE W. BUSH AND THEY KNOW MCCAIN WON'T WIN AND WON'T RUN AGAIN. THEY'RE PROBABLY LAUGHING AT THEMSELVES.

Being a dem I will vote for McCain as will alot of dems. Obama does not have a clue how to run this country. He talks alot but does not anything. The media has helped Obama get where he is now. The fact is this country needs experience and McCain has it. Obama has none. This country is in bad times and we cannot afford to train Obama how to fix it. McCain is the only answer. Hopefully we will get a dem in 2012 that has some experience I can vote for.

Support Hillary. Go to Hillary's website and donate $1. Target $18. Nevers say die.

Too bad… these polls don't mean anything.

Obama '08!

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Wow, I sure am glad you guys balanced your reporting of the "Poll shows troubling trend for McCain" with "Soccer dad Obama gets swatted by wife." More proof that you guys at CNN really are "equal" in your reporting methods!
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I am still disgusted with the injustice I saw against the Clintons during the primaries. They seem to want to move past it, but I am a person who stands up against injustice until I feel justice is done. And, I do not feel justice has been done as yet. I think the DNC and the RBC and the leaders of the Party DESERVE a LOSS in November. But, I do not want to see that happen. I would like so much to be able to be rooting for my Party and working for the Democratic candidate - because I truly like Barack Obama, but I do not feel free in my own conscience to do that right now. Barack Obama will make my decision for me. It will depend on who he selects for his VP runningmate. I will have to stand up for what is right, even if it hurts. I am so afraid that he is going to do something so very egregious to women in this country after all we have suffered in this election thus far. I am afraid he will choose a less qualified, less deserving woman or man than Hillary Clinton for the VP slot. That would be so egregious and so intolerable to me that there are not even words. I also do not think many Democrats will be appeased by a placement of Hillary Clinton into ANY position that is not equal to her.

Do you want someone who says no matter what happens, no matter what unforeseeable thing happens we'll get out in 16 months. Of course not. Do you want someone who will get us out of Iraq and has a plan to do so if things go reasonably as expected. YES.

Obama '08!

Now, will my comment make it past the liberal media filter?
CNN has a history of publishing polls only when it favors their agenda, which is to make things slightly 'interesting' while making their guy look good. They want to tell you not to think for yourself but isntead listen to what they conclude. And they're trying to intimidate you into thinking that if you disagree with the polls they publish then there's something wrong with you.
Just a little while ago they published a poll by the LA Times (yeah… consider the source) showing Obama up by double digits nationally, while at the very same time not showing the poll from Gallup that had them dead even…
The same Gallup that they highly publicized when it showed Obama above Hillary by double digits while denying to report how Gallup (the SAME poll!) showed Hillary leading McCain by larger numbers than Obama was leading McCain.

I simply do not believe that anyone with half a brain can consider voting for more of the same with McCain. If we aren't in Iran in the next 4 months, we certainly would be come January 21. That should anger and terrify all of us! We are not to be the world's policemen. We are not to be invading countries in the quest for oil money. My God, this country was founded to get away from that sort of imperialism. Bush is a war criminal, and should be in jail. I'm not so sure McCain doesn't belong there as well. And Congress needs to be thrown out, every last one, for permitting this war to continue by caving to Bush AGAIN with funding! Does no one hear us??? I want my country back! IMPEACH!

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Anyone who votes to make a statement just represents a statment for stupidity. Do you really think anyone will ever know (or care), besides you, that you voted for micky mouse or bob barr? I meant, just how stupid can some people really get?
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HIspanic for McCain,

Being a Hispanic myself, I know that what you are saying on how Hispanics will vote is so true!! They will vote for Mc Cain, the polls are not true reflecting that Obama has the Latino vote, he doesn't and will not have it.

Nevertheless, I am a Democrat, I am a Hillary supporter, and I will be voting for Obama in this election. Why??? Because I am sick and tire of paying the high prices at the pump, I want this senseless war to end, I want more jobs created, affordable healthcare etc….. etc.

Look where we are after 8 years of a Republican Clown in the White House. Mc Cain is more of the same.!!! With McCain there will be no change!!!!!!

HISPANIC PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES AND VOTE OBAMA!!! OBAMA PARA TODOS LOS LATINOS!!!

Mccain Is Going Down Hard In November And This Article Proves It!

So many of you say Obama is going to win by a landslide. How many of you people read past a 2nd grade level? I believe the most recent "poll" shows a 6 percent lead for Obama at 48%. I hardly call that a landslide and based on the last 2 elections and these recent polls I'd have to say this great country couldn't be more divided.

Of course we shouldn't worry much about the terrorism threat in this country, this country is going to go down the toilet from the inside out. Many of the imigrants that came to this country wanted to fit in with the crowd, now everyone has to be independent or in their little "click". One little thing ruffles their feathers and they scream injustice or inequality or their civil rights have been violated. I got news for you all….get over it. No more african american, latino american, chinese american, korean american, etc. How about just plain old American!?! I bet most people that call themselve _______ american (fill in the blank) don't hold duel citizenships which pretty much means you are an american as mom and apple pie.

It doesn't matter. Barack ain't gettin' 270 come Nov. It's all 'bout the Electoral College, stupid. Someday you'll learn (Hopefully, by the morning on Nov 5th).

Get thru your heads …. McCain is not BUSH !! Obama is a big flip flop PHONY !!

The stupidity of some of the comments (from both sides) on this board is frightening. It's no wonder we have an enormous deficit, as the majority of people simply vote for who sounds good or connects with them without actually thinking about or understanding the longer term ramifications.

So because McCain is a Republican, that means he's just like Bush to many of you? One individual says we need change in Washington, but she was a Hillary supporter. Huh? Oh, and Obama is going to do a better job to turn around the economy than McCain, that's laughable. Let's raise taxes accross the board and see what type of economic stimulus that provides. On the other side, we have a few people making no so thinly veiled comparisons of Obama to Hitler. What a joke.

If people could just tone down the rhetoric and talk about facts instead of fantasy, we'd all be better off. This will not be blowout by either side. Whoever wins, we better start to actually work together to address the long term problems this country faces rather than always voting along party lines and trying to appease voters..

It's all about the electoral math and Obama and his campaign understand that….

I'm voting for Nader, a man who has demonstrated he can start and lead a "movement" unlike a certain Hawaii-raised, Harvard-educated elitist.

Obama does not lie, he just changes his mind….A LOT.

A quick note to CNN, and mostly to your editors:
I don't expect you to publish my comments because I know you won't. But I do at least want you to read them instead of filtering them through key phrases like 'Obama 08′ or 'vote Obama' or 'gobama.'

I am tired of your pro-Obama bias, filtering the news, only publishing polls that have Obama up, rewording news that make good news about McCain seem sinister, (example: McCain's knowledge of the Columbian 'raid' instead of calling what it was, a rescue operation) and bullying the public into not thinking for themselves but just parrot your selections.
You've published irrelevant stories about the personal life or campaign tactics of the candidates while suppressing stories about issues that affect our lives, where the candidates stand on those issues, and what their record is on those issues.
You don't report. You don't analyze. (analysis is based on facts and data, not made-up stuff) You inflame, speculate, and filter with a bias.

It's not as if I disagree with Obama on all the issues, but now, thanks to the double-standards of CNN's reporting, I refuse to vote for him even if he saw the light and agreed with me on more issues.

SENATOR JOHN McCAIN AND GENERAL COLIN POWELL

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SENATOR BARACK OBAMA AND GENERAL WESLEY CLARK

I am still an angry democrat and still planning to vote for McCain. It is evident that neither party elected the best candidate. I still believe McCain will surprise many when he win the presidency; he deserve it. Obama is not ready yet.

With all the problems in McCain campaign an he still close to Obama… watch out he is going to win…just wait until he put his campaign in order. Those other democrats deserve to loose for not paying attention to the reality of the moment; a moment that deserves a different kind of president.

they report polls like this thinking you are like sheep follow the mob do not think for your self vote with the poll because that makes you a winner… follow your own mind and do some real reading about each candidate……. if you do that you will see beyond the glitz of fancy analogies. hopes, and unprovened promises…. vote your mind not your anger or emotions

Griff wrote July 3rd, 2008 6:47 pm ET

"Jump on that plane Mr Obama… Flee while you can!"

Why ? You Neocon's / NRA / FOX news == NWO KKK wants to shoot him down ? If It happens, you will witness the next revolution !!

It is a clear pattern and the American people are not going to change their mind about the way the current republican administration manage the economy, jobs lost, housing lost, deficits and so on.

The time has come for a change in a new direction. The time has come for the Democrats to fix the economy and bring back the jobs that have been lost.

Obama 08 & 12.

Wrong, DM, Arlington - our service members do NOW — and have ALWAYS — given their lives for the country they love and respect — and protect — for YOU, Dude!.

But, of course, DM, Arlington, you wouldn't understand that. Your head is in the clouds, you would p– in your pants if you were ever faced with truly defending your country. You prefer to "blog" your opinions from some "safe haven" or some Starbuck's coffee shop — or, most likely, from your employer website on company time. Basically, you are a COWWARD. I suggest you move somewhere else, and see how you like it there!

funny that obama can't get a bigger lead even after the unity thing with clinton…he's in real trouble..he's running out of catch phrases and will have to debate actual policy soon…will the citizens finally see that he's nothing more than a good speaker? will they see that his views simply don't mesh with 95% of this country? will they see that he won't shy away from his socialist views even when shown that they simply fail when put to use? i'm not convinced our citizens are smart enough to decipher what he is putting out there…

anyone but obama in 08

The only change we get from this guy now is when he changes his mind to suit his message on a particular day.

If this guy gets elected, the only change you are going to get is what's left in your pockets when he is finished taxing everyone up the whazoo — because that is all you are going to have left when all is said and done.

Wake up people — this guy is not the answer!

It's Obama's to lose. There will be nastyness from the rabid wing of the Republican party, and sabotage in the media from the Israeli party.

The commentary from Dick in Sioux Falls is very well said. Read it, it's the best comment in the whole thread.

Yet again I read that many of you seem to be misguided with your "8 years of Republican rule" statements. Correct me if I am wrong but didn't the Dems take over both sides of Congress with the "Change" statement 2 years ago? Seems to me we haven't seen this "change" yet.

Moreover if you think about it the foreclosure crisis, economy crisis and gas price increase have all happened while Congress has been controlled by the Dems! Obama is just using the "change" statement the same way the Dems say the Republicans us the "terror" statement. They will say whatever they think you want to hear to get elected, period.

And the last thing I have to say is stop saying this war in Iraq is an "oil" war. If it was you'd think we wouldn't have these gas price issues!

America needs to show to the world that Americans love Peace. We select a President who supports to strengthen infrastructure so people live in peace and prosperity, to build up hi-tech military defense, to provide accurate international intelligence, to start alternative energy programs and not to keep drilling oil and building more nuclear power plants that are human errors and disasters prone, and to lead in resolving the global warming.

Yes We Can. We can change with President Obama.

Dear Sir/Madam,
Just watching Campbell Brown on her show. I am astonished at what I am hearing about Sen. Obama, with reference to his patriotism. Let me clearly define, who I am first and foremost. I am a African-American born and raised in B'ham, Ala.
I served in two(2) wars or conflicts. Whatever, you want to called them, Korea and Viet-Nam. Many other African-American fought and died in those conflicts. Also, they are being killed in Iraq and the Afgahan conflict. But, in this day and age. Blacks still have to prove that we are patriotic to the United States. What has happened to the Constitution of this country. When new anchors contuine to subject Sen Obama to a different standard. I thought that we were fighting in these wars to eliminate this type of hypocrisy. I never heard anyone ask if Pres. Bill Clinton was a "true blue patriot" or Pres. F. Roosevelt the same.
Please, approach your news editors with these same questions. I do want to contuine to watch CNN News.

10 to 1 JonRoss is over weight. He is very concerned that Obama might mess with his food (ie what to eat and how much). People want change, and Obama is different. You must admit that.

Obama will take the general elections by a land slide. He will be the first African American president of the US and leader of the free world. H