What’s happening with the tracking polls?

With the non-stop promotion of Barack Obama by the media and oversampling of Democrats in the polls, why isn’t Obama at least 25 points ahead of John McCain?



One week ago:

The Zogby tracking poll had Barack Obama beating John McCain by almost 10 points among likely voters.

Then came Joe the plumber pointing out what John McCain had been trying to do.

Joe the plumber explained the Obama ‘spread the wealth’ ploy so that everyone could understand the concept.

Today:

It’s a four-point game.

Yesterday: IBD reported, “After seesawing between 3.2 and 3.9 points over the weekend, Obama’s lead slipped to 2.8.”

Gallup’s newest traditional poll has Obama leading by two points.

Probing coverage of Sarah Palin’s wardrobe didn’t seem to do what the mainstream media had hoped.

With the public losing interest in the crusade against Palin, a fresh news cycle has ushered in a serious challenge for Barack Obama.

Americans are scared that the Democratic nominee is a socialist. And it’s not attack ads or robocalls that have created this impression, but Obama’s own words.

As there is nothing moderate about collectivism and wealth redistribution, the new charges could bury Obama.

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