Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 44%

Voter preferences in the presidential election remain closely split between Barack Obama, now favored by 46% of national registered voters, and John McCain, favored by 44%. Within the current five-day rolling average, ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jun 8, 2008 - 11:06 AM PDT
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Fabrice Florin
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by Colleen Preston - Oct. 1, 2008

As always, Gallup provides a good snapshot of a campaign in constant flux. The only problem I have with this particular analysis is that Gallup has characterized Obama as exceeding McCain by a "fair margin" during each of the last three nights. With a margin of error of 2% the current pictures just squeaks by so it would be interesting to see what the actual totals were for each night. A "fair margin" seems a little generous with such close numbers.

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