Rasmussen (National): Obama Catches Clinton, McCain Pulling Away

[Verily]

Clinton: 44
Obama: 44


McCain: 39
Romney: 29
Huckabee: 18

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

[Eraserhead]

Great. Too bad national polls mean basically nothing now though.

[Flying Dog]

I have a question. When the news media's did the national popular vote total for Obama and Clinton, did they factor in the caucuses or did the just add up the primary results?

[Alcon]

I have a question. When the news media's did the national popular vote total for Obama and Clinton, did they factor in the caucuses or did the just add up the primary results?

All caucuses were factored in where raw vote totals were provided.  I think that was all but one (I read that somewhere), but I do not know which.  On the Atlas, they all look raw to me.

[Lief 🗽]

Considering that the most of the country has already voted by this point, these are basically useless.

[John Dibble]

Considering that the most of the country has already voted by this point, these are basically useless.

Somewhat, but if the media reports that national polls show one candidate has momentum then it can have an effect on the remaining states.