Spitball Army

If one is inclined to take these poll results as fact…even after figuring that 100% of the undecided voters go for Obama, and that the 5% margin of error leans totally in his favor, Alabama would still not have a clear winner with the resultant 1% edge given to Obama.

I guess I’m not surprised, but still speechless.

McCain posts lead in state poll
52% back GOP candidate; 25% favor Obama

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Associated Press

MOBILE – A statewide poll shows Republican John McCain with a big lead over Democrat Barack Obama in Alabama. But as the election draws near, many voters are undecided about their choice.

A random telephone survey by the Mobile Press-Register and University of South Alabama Polling Group found 52 percent backing McCain and 25 percent Obama. Another 23 percent were undecided, supporting someone else or didn’t answer.

The numbers showed a drop for McCain and Obama from a March survey by the newspaper and USA. In that survey, 57 percent supported McCain, 30 percent backed Obama, and 13 percent were undecided or supporting someone else.

Read the full article here.