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The Best Poll Of The Year (So Far)

"Cool stuff. Very useful and informative. I wish there were more open-ended polls like this."
August 13, 2008  |  
 
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Gallup just released a very useful poll, one that is, in fact, my favorite poll of the year. What makes this poll different from all other polls released this year is that it is open-ended, and does not include the names of any candidates or parties in the question. Thus, this poll measures hard support for each candidate, and also provides an accurate gauge of third-party support:

Gallup, August 7-10, 903 RVs, MoE 4

Obama: 45%

McCain: 38%

Nader: 1%

Barr: 1%

Clinton: 1%

Other: 2%

None / Won't Vote: 7%

Unsure: 6%

Chris Bowers was a full-time editor at MyDD from May 2004 until June 2007. Some of his projects have included the creation of the Liberal Blog Advertising Network, the first scientifically random poll of progressive netroots activists, the Use It Or Lose It campaign, the nation's most accurate forecast of Democratic house pickups in 2006, and the 2006 Googlebomb the Elections campaign.

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