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September 4, 2008

SurveyUSA: 'Palin Speech Moves Independents'

Topics: Political News and commentaries

If you had any doubts that Sarah Palin would help John McCain, take a look at these results from two different polls conducted by SurveyUSA:

Palin Speech Moves Independents: Results of two nationwide polls conducted by SurveyUSA show Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention on the evening of 09/03/08 has helped the McCain campaign.

24 hours ago, independent voters nationwide were split on whether Palin was an asset or a liability to McCain's campaign. Today, by a 2:1 margin, independents say Palin is an asset. Overnight, the percentage calling the Alaska governor an asset to the campaign climbed 13 points; the percentage calling her a liability fell 17 points.

The numbers are similar among moderates, who 24 hours ago viewed Palin as a liability by an 11 point margin; today, Palin is seen as an asset by an 18 point margin.

Also, the Betting Line has changed. 24 hours ago, when asked if they would bet on Obama or McCain becoming president, Obama was a 16:15 favorite; today, it's flipped, and McCain is favored by the same ratio.

It continues to be a very tight race, but the dynamics appear to be changing in favor of McCain.

Posted by Abdul at September 4, 2008 8:09 PM

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