Typically, presidential candidates have gotten a bump in the polls after naming their vice presidential running mate. Obama apparently received no immediate benefit in the polls from naming Biden as Gallup Poll Daily tracking interviews conducted during the day on Saturday still showed Obama and McCain closely matched in voter preferences for president.
While the partisans have followed the talking poins with a unified sense of support for Biden, the historical polling data is showing the average voter doesn't feel the same way. The conservatives won't like any choice, for the same reasons as the partisan liberals, but the moderate and independent voters don't seem to be too impressed. Tuesday's poll which will be the first daily poll with all three days after the Biden selection will be one to watch...
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