CO-Public Opinion Strategies (R): McCain ahead by 3

[Tender Branson]

Conducted for Rocky Mountain News/CBS4 News:

McCain - 44%
Obama - 41%
Barr - 3%
Nader - 2%

That was the conclusion of 500 registered voters polled between Monday and Wednesday by Public Opinion Strategies.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/15/rockycbs4-poll-shows-obama-mccain-neck-and-neck-co/

[War on Want]

Any poll including Barr is pretty trashy.

[Tender Branson]

FYI: Their last poll in 2004 had Bush up by 9 in CO - he won by about half that.

[Gustaf]

FYI: Their last poll in 2004 had Bush up by 9 in CO - he won by about half that.

So then McCain must be up by 1.5% now.

[Rowan]

A Dem firm consulted on the questionnaire and analysis, so it isn't a complete partisan poll.

[Sam Spade]

POS is normally a Republican firm, but this particular poll has never been not a partisan poll because it's done for the Denver Post.  If you want to add the caveat, so be it, but typically POS is a pretty good pollster.

[riceowl]

POS is normally a Republican firm, but this particular poll has never been not a partisan poll because it's done for the Denver Post.  If you want to add the caveat, so be it, but typically POS is a pretty good pollster.

the acronym would indicate otherwise

[Sam Spade]

POS is normally a Republican firm, but this particular poll has never been not a partisan poll because it's done for the Denver Post.  If you want to add the caveat, so be it, but typically POS is a pretty good pollster.

the acronym would indicate otherwise

oh, ya - POS's acronym is great.  Their methodology, when their polls aren't released as "internals" for the campaigns, is very similar to Mason-Dixon actually I should add.

[Ronnie]

Seems too good to be true, so I'll let it pass.  I lol'd at the POS acronym, though.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I used POS in the State Rep race I managed.  Their numbers were (unfortunately) dead on.

[HardRCafé]

A non-Republican friend of mine worked for POS and was sad to say they are dead accurate.

[WalterMitty]

Any poll showing mccain ahead pretty trashy.

fixed. to more accurately show what you are really thinking.

[elcorazon]

I think McCain will win Colorado.  The election will come down to whether mccain can carry Virginia and Ohio.  If he can, he will win the election.  If Obama can take either, he will be president.

I'm worried.

[RJ]

I lol'd at the POS acronym, though.

I thought the more popular use of the acronym is what he really meant.

Seems like the result appears trash, but the methods used appear sound. Only criticism I have is I'd like to see a larger sample on a state as hotly contested as Colorado.

[Sam Spade]

I used POS in the State Rep race I managed.  Their numbers were (unfortunately) dead on.

Oh - POS is the best polling firm around for campaigns - bar none.  I guarantee that they will be doing polling for McCain in the key states in the country (along with the other big names).

[Alcon]

Regardless of how good POS is (very), pollster quality cannot make up for a +/-4.5% MoE.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Again, you couldn't enter this why?  Stop making threads and not posting the polls.  It wastes my time because I have to check if you made a thread without entering the poll.

Database entry: http://www.uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2008/pollsa.php?action=indpoll&id=820080813014

[auburntiger]

Too close for comfort...although a vast improvement