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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (428884)10/21/2008 3:25:19 PM
From: Ruffian  Read Replies (1) of 1572049
 
Polls show McCain gaining ground

18 October 2008

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IS John McCain starting to stage a comeback? Perhaps, according to new poll numbers from Gallup, the respected polling organisation.

McCain is now within two percentage points of Barack Obama in one Gallup poll, trailing by just 49-47%.

He trails by wider margins in other Gallup polls. But even there, he gained in recent days leading up to Wednesday night’s third and final presidential debate.

Gallup is breaking its polls into three categories as the campaign enters its final weeks: one of registered voters, one of likely voters that expects higher turnout from young people and others, and one of likely voters based on traditional turnout.

In its daily polling of registered voters, Gallup has found Obama leading by 49-43%. It was the first time Obama slipped below the 50% threshold in 12 days, and his six-point lead was the narrowest in more than two weeks.

Gallup’s survey of likely voters, including expected higher turnouts from young people and minorities, showed Obama leading by 51-45% — a one-point drop for Obama and one-point gain for McCain.

That expanded pool covers about two-thirds of the voting population.

Finally, in the smaller and more traditional pool of likely voters, Gallup found Obama leading McCain by 49-47%. Obama had led by as much as 51-44 just four days before.

"This has generally shown a closer contest," said Gallup editor Frank Newport.
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