Palin Pick Engineers Double-Digit Swing, Obliterates Obama Bounce
Well, the first polls are out since Senator McCain took my months old advice and selected Sarah Palin and the results are staggering. We all know that the Palin pick has changed the race and the numbers now support that assertion. According to the latest Zogby and CNN polls, Sarah Palin alone has wiped out Obama’s convention bounce and the race is once again a virtual tie. Whereas polls conducted during the Democratic Convention showed a 5-8 point Obama lead, the latest numbers indicate that Sarah Palin has engineered an almost double-digit swing. I think even the most fervent Republican pundits couldn’t dream of such a quick return on a VP pick so soon.
Zogby: McCain/Palin: 47% Obama/Biden 45%
The numbers demonstrate that Sarah Palin has indeed changed the entire narrative of the race and is possibly the gravest threat the Democrats have yet seen since Reagan. If one can take her opening speech as a sign of things to come the Dems have every reason to be VERY afraid. With things now tied again it remains to be seen if the Republican Convention, such as it is, will give McCain/Palin a nice 5-7 point bounce. Stay tuned…
In case you haven’t seen Governor Palin’s speech…be afraid Dems, be very afraid!