It’s early, but. . .
Damn:
A Times/Bloomberg Poll says that in a two-man contest, 49% of respondents favor Barack Obama, while 37% support John McCain. With Ralph Nader and Bob Barr added to the mix, Obama holds 15-point edge.
Those aren’t good numbers for McCain. And there’s more:
Moreover, McCain suffers from a pronounced “enthusiasm gap,” especially among the conservatives who usually give Republican candidates a reliable base of support. Among voters who describe themselves as conservative, only 58% say they will vote for McCain; 15% say they will vote for Obama, 14% say they will vote for someone else, and 13% say they are undecided.
Eroding and lukewarm support. And we haven’t seen any more of those contrast-and-compare speeches like the night Obama wowed 20,000 while McCain stumbled through the Green Screen fiasco.
Thankfully, McCain won’t be able to read this article until tomorrow, when they take it from the magick internets (of which McCain is aware, but doesn’t use) and print it in tomorrow’s edition.
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