Convention Highlights

[Thepaindispenser]

They don't always get 5-point bumps and it will mean something if Obama falls flat next week.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Thepaindispenser

They don't always get 5-point bumps and it will mean something if Obama falls flat next week.

yeah, you're wrong:

'Gallup's data dating back to 1964 indicates that presidential candidates gain, on average, about five percentage points in the polls immediately following their party’s convention.'


http://www.economist.com/blogs/democ...08/conventions