Why does Fox News Poll Show Obama Whipping McCain?

Question

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435983,00.html
Barack Obama leads John McCain by 46 percent to 39 percent, according to a FOX News national registered voter poll released Friday.
We all know Fox News polls are notoriously biased, but if they are showing Obama whipping McCain's butt...what do the real numbers show?

Is McCain on a collision course with destiny?

Answer 1

McCain has no chance this year.

Answer 2

A poll is a poll. What good would it do for Fox to falsely report the results? It wouldn't help their favored candidate, which I agree with you is McCain, but it would also make them look like they can't even do a poll. Also, perhaps the strategy is to scare the Republicans so they raise more money or do more campaigning? One reason polls aren't that reliable, however, is that some people, like me, won't do a telephone poll. I don't want to encourage "telemarketing-type" calls, and also they ask information I don't want to give. If I could do an internet poll, I would do it, but so far all the polls I've been asked to participate in are telephone polls.

Answer 3

RCP Average 10/01 - 10/09 -- 49.2 42.9 Obama +6.3

FOX News 10/08 - 10/09 900 RV 46 39 Obama +7

Gallup Tracking 10/07 - 10/09 2784 RV 51 41 Obama +10

Rasmussen Tracking 10/07 - 10/09 3000 LV 50 45 Obama +5

Hotline/FD Tracking 10/07 - 10/09 838 LV 48 41 Obama +7

Reuters/CSpan/Zogby Tracking 10/07 - 10/09 1203 LV 48 43 Obama +5

GW/Battleground Tracking 10/06 - 10/09 800 LV 51 43 Obama +8

Time 10/03 - 10/06 1053 LV 50 44 Obama +6

NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl 10/04 - 10/05 658 RV 49 43 Obama +6

CBS News 10/03 - 10/05 616 LV 48 45 Obama +3

CNN 10/03 - 10/05 694 LV 53 45 Obama +8

Ipsos/McClatchy 10/02 - 10/06 858 RV 47 40 Obama +7

Democracy Corps (D) 10/01 - 10/05 1000 LV 49 46 Obama +3

Answer 4

ROFL @ the "answer" of John M and even harder LOL at the idea that "fox news" is actually an unbiased news channel.



Sure, if you call some one who went to one of the nation's best Universities and achieved senate so early in his age and has served in it for 8 years now some one with "no achievements" then I'd really LOVE to hear YOUR RESUME and YOUR list of accomplishments to see if you're anywhere close to his!



You don't have to like the guy- you don't have to vote for him. That is your American right, but to sit there and say he has no experience and no achievements is a total joke and it speaks of hot air coming from your mouth instead of where it's intended to come out of.



soo....good luck in the crazy people house because clearly, that's where you belong.







aww..now it looks like that John M guy took out his long list of crazy nonsence! =/ i swear it was there and I wasn't just talking to my self.

Answer 5

To ABCDEFG -- The reason they would have polled more democrats is because they are including an accurate representation of the us population. There are more registered democrats than republicans currently, to poll on a 50/50 split would not be statistically relevant.

Answer 6

CNNs poll is showing a different percentage. They have their own polls that you can vote online. I do not believe what percent they say. We will see come Election day

Answer 7

Obama's advantage comes mainly from doing better among women, blacks, young voters, those with a college degree, and unmarried voters. He has increased his edge over McCain among women to 16 percentage points, up from a 4-point edge last month (Sept. 8-9).





OBAMA 08

Answer 8

With all obama's terrorist money i suspect that they paid Fox like they do cnn and others to do a poll in a Dem/black area and it shows obama winning,nothing to get all excited about.





MCCAIN/PALIN

Answer 9

Because they are fair and balanced. Those are the real numbers, now go get over yourself.

Answer 10

Because the Dem and Obama exposed McCain as a right-wing neo-con.

Answer 11

FOX "NEWS" is trying its hardest to show the least of all the polls favoring Obama.





FOX NEWS is in the PNAC's pocket.

Answer 12

no we're on the collision coarse! wow! obama , at this time! not good! do your home work!OF COARSE GEORGE WAS BEHIND 51 TO 40 AT THIS TIME, HE WON! AND AL GORE IS MUCH BETTER THEN OBUMA!

Answer 13

Hmmm. Is this a change from their previous poll? Its interesting to see.

Answer 14

never in the history of polling has a candidate won who had a lead in the polls as the one obama has. now if you have not learned history never lies and always repeats itself. obama will NOT win. sorry better luck with your next candidate.

Answer 15

if you look into it it says they polled 60something percent democrats. they poll people the same as all the other companies, they dont just poll their viewers.. duh

Answer 16

McCain will prevail. Obama can have fun in the meantime but he'll be crying come Election Day.