VAYA, VAYA: resulta que el empujón que estaba experimentando Obama tras su discurso en la convención de Denver se ha evaporado sólo 48 horas más tarde:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday—the day before the Republican National Convention is scheduled to begin—shows Barack Obama ahead of John McCain by three percentage points both with and without leaners. That’s exactly the same edge Obama enjoyed a week ago on the eve of the Democratic National Convention.

[...] There have been significant changes in perception of John McCain in the two days of polling since he named Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Since then, 49% of Republicans voice a Very Favorable opinion of McCain. That’s up six percentage points from 43% just before the announcement. Also, 64% of unaffiliated voters now give positive reviews to McCain, up ten points since naming his running mate.

There has been little change in perceptions of Obama since his Thursday night speech and the Palin announcement.

La prensa está hoy encantada de que el discurso de Denver batiera récords de audiencia televisiva, como si eso fuera una indicación de que Obama va a arrasar en noviember pero, ¿significa eso algo a la hora de la verdad? El discurso de uno de los dos candidatos es acontencimiento que lógicamente desperta expectación, pero no sólo entre sus simpatizantes. También los simpatizantes del partido Republicano estaban pegados a la pantalla. Parece mentira que haya que aclara estas cosas.