Heckuva Job McCain pollster

Are people pointing and laughing at Rick Davis yet?

October 31, 2008:

McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, asserted that the campaign’s polls showed Iowa was “dead even” — public polls show Obama ahead by double digits — and that the race was tightening.

Behold, the tightening, November 2, 2008:

Obama has widened what was a solid lead in the Midwestern swing state, and has strengthened his position on key leadership traits since the Register's September poll. Meanwhile, support for McCain and perceptions of his abilities have slipped despite several campaign appearances in the state this fall.

Obama, an Illinois senator, was the choice of 54 percent of likely voters, while McCain, an Arizona senator, was the choice of 37 percent...

Obama's 17-point lead was up from 12 percentage points in the Register's previous poll, taken Sept. 8-10.