RCP Average 05/21 - 06/01 Obama 46.0 McCain 45.3 (Obama +0.7)
Gallup Tracking 05/27 - 06/01 Obama 46 McCain 46 (tie)
Rasmussen Tracking 05/29 - 06/01 Obama 45 McCain 45 (tie)
Pew Research 05/21 - 05/25 Obama 47 McCain 44 (Obama +3.0)
Newsweek 05/21 - 05/22 Obama 46 McCain 46 (tie)
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This is a regular feature of Real Clear Politics and this data is nothing more than the reporting of several polling organizations tracking political races as they come in. They provide an "average" result of all selected current polls so as to provide the reader with a sense of cumulative indicators of preference. What is mis-leading with respect to General Election indicators is that the pollsters are still polling people supporting Hillary. So, until the Democratic nomination is resolved, these polls are convoluted and do not reflect what people really think about the two ultimate major candidates.
