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To: Neeka who wrote (258644)	7/21/2008 12:52:13 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

today's Rasmussen tracking poll. The One doesn't seem to be getting much of a bump from his media adoration: Monday, July 21, 2008 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 42% of the vote while John McCain earns 41%. That’s the lowest level of support measured for Obama since he clinched the Democratic Presidential nomination on June 3. Obama’s support peaked at 48% with data released on June 8, 9, and 10. During that same time frame, McCain’s support has remained steady in the 40% to 42% range (he’s had just one day a point below that range and two days a point above it). When "leaners" are included, it’s Obama 46% and McCain 45%. With leaners, Obama reached 50% support in mid-June and was at 48% or 49% every day from June 13 until July 10. Since then, he has reached the 48% level just once while polling consistently at 46% or 47% (see recent daily results). Tracking Polls are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day. McCain is viewed favorably by 57% of voters, Obama by 53%. McCain is currently supported by 86% of Republicans and holds a modest--four percentage point—lead among unaffiliated voters. Obama earns the vote from 77% of Democrats (see other recent demographic highlights). Obama is currently on a European tour designed to bolster his foreign policy credentials here at home. Currently, voters trust McCain more than Obama on both national security issues in general (53% - 39%) and on Iraq in particular (49% - 37%). Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it’s free)… let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news. A growing percentage of voters also believe that most reporters are trying to help Obama win the election. Forty-nine percent (49%) hold that view while only 14% believe reporters are trying to help McCain. Other data shows that voters tend to think reporters are trying to make both the economy and Iraq seem worse than they really are.

To: Neeka who wrote (258644)	7/21/2008 2:35:31 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Believing the press is trying to get The One elected president isn't going to make much difference imo. I think that most people resent it when they feel that they are being manipulated by the press, or for that matter, by their government. To the extent that the press bias for Obama becomes an accepted fact, it becomes a useful campaign issue for McCain. The NYT handed a gift to McCain by rejecting his op-ed piece. I find it amusing that there are a lot of Democrats on SI who feel that the MSM is in the tank for McCain. Wake up, please! Those Democrats that do recognize the disparity seem to be happy about it, as would I if the press were favoring McCain. More importantly, what do the independents think? As for unaffiliated voters, 50% see a pro-Obama bias and 21% see unbiased coverage. Just 12% of those not affiliated with either major party believe the reporters are trying to help McCain.