In response to:

Polls: Obama's Convention Bounce Gone or Fading?

CalGTR Wrote: Sep 11, 2012 11:05 PM

I didn't hear today's show, but yesterday Rush was trying to calm down all the doom-and-gloomers by pointing out that Obama's current lead is merely a bounce that will quickly wear off. Rush was adamant that we can't give up, and that we have no choice but to elect Romney. I really doubt Rush changed his tune all that much between yesterday and today, especially since there has been new polling data clearly showing that the bounce is indeed wearing off quickly.

Join the Debate!

All comments and users are subject to Townhall's new comments policy.

Read Full Story

Polls: Obama's Convention Bounce Gone or Fading?

Yesterday I wrote that Barack Obama clearly received a polling bounce coming out of the DNC, but pondered whether it would last. Three new pieces of statistical evidence suggest that the "sugar high" is wearing off, and that the presidential contest is headed back to the virtual tie in which it had been mired for months on end:

(1) Rasmussen - After leaping out to a five-point lead post-DNC, Obama's numbers are slipping. We'll continue to keep an eye on this trajectory: