CBS says Obama has 8 point lead over McCain

[Sadie]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/01/opinion/polls/main4405106.shtml

This can't be right...can it??

[Chris_]

If that's all the convention bounce he can muster, teh Obamessiah is toast.

[Chris]

There are a couple other polls with similar numbers... Gallup and something called Diageo/Hotline.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html

[Wretched Excess]

well, this could be at least part of the reason:

                                           UNWEIGHTED WEIGHTED
Total Respondents                       875
Total Republicans                        247              229
Total Democrats                         310              308
Total Independents                     318              337
Total Registered Voters                781             743

[Sadie]

They are part of MSNBC too and they have made their choice clear. KO and Matthews are chronic offenders.

[Chris]

well, this could be at least part of the reason:

                                           UNWEIGHTED WEIGHTED
Total Respondents                       875
Total Republicans                        247              229
Total Democrats                         310              308
Total Independents                     318              337
Total Registered Voters                781             743

If you don't get the news you want, make your own.

[Wretched Excess]

interviewed by telephone August 29-31, 2008.

and polls conducted over a weekend always under sample republicans.  throw in the bradley effect, and I'm not very terrified.