USA Today’s most recent poll, conducted over the weekend, shows John McCain up 54-44% over Barack Obama among likely voters. This is a stunning reversal from before our convention, which had us down 7%.

His choice of Gov. Sarah Palin also had a positive impact on the ticket with 29% of the vote saying they are more likely to vote for the ticket now.

Of course, this is a convention bounce, and the race is likely to get tighter once again, but this bounce is HUGE and goes to show that the American voting public finds something quite appealing about the two mavericks on our ticket.

A new Reuters/Zogby poll shows that McCain now has a five point lead, 46-41, over Obama.  That is a dramatic change from the same poll a month ago, that showed Obama up by seven.  It looks like McCain’s hard-hitting ads from the last few weeks have been working.  People are finally starting to realize that Obama’s hype doesn’t live up to reality, and he just does not have the experience that would make him ready to lead.

The poll shows that McCain has a 9 point lead, 49-40, over Obama regarding which candidate is more qualified to manage the economy.  That is incredibly significant, because the economy is one of the most prominent issues on most American’s minds these days.

Also interesting is that the poll shows that Obama’s lead among young voters age 18-29 slipped 12 points from July.  His lead among our age demographic is now only 12 points, 52-40.  This is the second major poll that has shown Obama losing his grip on this group of voters.

Considering all the hype about Obama’s appeal to young voters, that relatively narrow a gap is incredibly significant.  If McCain can continue to make inroads into one of his opponent’s key constituencies, Obama is going to have a very difficult time winning this November.

The media would like people to believe that nearly every young person in America supports Barack Obama.  However, a new ATV/ Zogby poll shows that is not the case, and that McCain’s support among young voters is increasing rapidly.  The poll says that “McCain gained 20% and Obama lost 16% among voters ages 18-29.”  Obama still leads among young voters 49%-38%, but with the way his support has been increasing, we might see McCain becoming very competitive for the youth vote soon.  

This poll just goes to show that you shouldn’t believe all the hype.  Young people all across America are getting excited for John McCain and the GOP, and will turn out in large numbers for our candidates in the fall.

Barack Obama likes to claim that he is the candidate that transcends partisan politics, but a new Rasmussen poll says that 30% of conservative Democrats say they are voting for McCain.

The poll also says that, while there are more Democrats than Republicans who are undecided, a majority of undecided voters are leaning towards McCain.

Once again, Obama claims one thing, while the facts prove the opposite.

According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday, 35 percent of Americans believe a terrorist attack somewhere in the United States is likely over the next several weeks.

The figure is the lowest in a CNN poll since the September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people…

…According to the survey, 30 percent of Americans approve of how Bush is handling his job, while 68 percent disapprove of Bush’s job performance.

Americans feel safer from terrorism now than they have since before 9/11/01.  The credit for this, and for a lack of subsequent attacks on American soil, can be given to the War on Terrorism, and the Bush administration’s aggressive pursuit of Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations.  Despite everything President Bush is doing to keep Americans safe, many still do not approve of his job performance.  Does anyone else see the contradiction in that?