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The return of Joementum
Joe Lieberman may be on the trail with his friend John McCain, but Lieberman's home state doesn't seem to care.
Alex Koppelman [2008-03-27]

  • Is Quinnipiac considered more reliable than NBC/WSJ? (I don't need to ask about Gallup)

    Joementum, Schmoementum. Other than whispering corrections into Johnny-Mac's ear, what good is he? Onto the much more interesting buried lede...

    "A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows McCain trailing in head-to-head contests with either potential Democratic nominee. Barack Obama leads McCain 52 percent to 35 percent, while Hillary Clinton leads 45-42. (The margin of error is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points, meaning the Clinton-McCain numbers are really a tossup.)"

    I confess I've been more than a little concerned about McCain's recent free ride and rising poll numbers. I understand that there are several lifetimes left in political terms before the general election, but I find no small amount of joy in these results. But joy must be tempered with reality: is there reason to doubt this poll, or is the Democratic frontrunner maintaining his sizeable lead over McCain after the worst stretch of his campaign thusfar? Are American voters, perhaps, really growing up and taking the effort to separate substance from silliness? Maybe? Just maybe?

    -- Ricardo Malocchio
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    Thursday, March 27, 2008 07:40 AM
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