Frank Newport, in explaining Gallup's latest snapshot, buys into my theory -- ok, not my theory, but the same theory I subscribe to about the Republican base (defined broadly as strong and weak Republican partisans).
He says the number of likely GOP voters is up for now, probably in part because of Obama's trip and the "laudatory" media coverage of it. "At least in the short term it may have had the side effect of energizing Republicans," he says. Also, he says that McCain's sharp words about Obama and the media last week may have energized his faithful.Obama meets with his vice presidential search team for more than three hours. More buzz for Gov. Tim Kaine.
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