More on "Bounce" and the Palin Factor
Posted Sep 05, 2008 at 1:20 PM by Maurice Berger
PollTrack's average of today's daily trackers has dropped back to +3% Obama, a point or so shy of where it was at the start of the Democratic convention (and from a high of +7 DEM earlier in the week). Obama now leads McCain, 48% to 45%. The bulk of these surveys, which represent a rolling average of the preceding three or four days, was taken before McCain's speech last night.
If this trend continues, it will underscore the extent to which the back-to-back conventions may have canceled each other's "bounce."
In other polling news, Rasmussen has just released a poll reporting that Sarah Palin is now viewed favorably by 58% of voters. Perhaps more surprising is the rapid rise of her popularity: according to Rasmussen, her favorable rating is now higher than either McCain's or Obama's.
