Real Clear Politics has, for the first time all summer, McCain beating Obama by 2.9% when all major polls are averaged together. Some outliers even have McCain up by as much as 10 points!
However, this is the important question for me at this juncture: is this just a typical convention bounce of about 6-8 points which is destined to moderate, or is this a post-Convention surge which propels this election into a new, more positive direction for McCain-Palin now that the “folks” have started paying attention?
Of course, I’d like to believe that when the polls settle down later this week that McCain will still be up by a few. I’d also like McCain to at least hit and maintain 50% or higher for a few days. It would make me feel better about November. Regardless, the Friday-Sunday polling data is pretty cool and I’ll enjoy basking in these numbers for the time being. Truth is, however, the numbers just mean more work needs to be done to repel Obama’s predictably persistent counter attacks.
