Dubious Newsweek Poll Gives Obama 15-Point Lead

This is so absurd, only a hack outfit like Newsweek could concoct it. Of course, it will garner headline news from the Obamaton media.

Here's all you need to know: They polled 896 people. Guess how many identified Republicans there were?

231.

Democrats had 324 respondents and supposed independents 307.

Ridiculous.

A reputable pollster has it a four-point spread. Gallup has it at two. Who do you suppose is more reliable?

They're also now on a first-name basis with The Messiah.

Barack finally has his bounce. For weeks many political experts and pollsters have been wondering why the race between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain had stayed so tight, even after the Illinois senator wrested the nomination from Hillary Clinton. With numbers consistently showing rock-bottom approval ratings for President Bush and a large majority of Americans unhappy with the country's direction, the opposing-party candidate should, in the normal course, have attracted more disaffected voters. Now it looks as if Obama is doing just that. A new NEWSWEEK Poll shows that he has a substantial double-digit lead, 51 percent to 36 percent, over McCain among registered voters nationwide.

Expect orgasms over at MessNBC tonight.

Thanks to Ace and Hot Air for the links.