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AP poll: Few Obama, McCain backers were unwavering (AP)

 
AP - Inch by inch, voter by voter, Barack Obama and John McCain labored for more than a year to lock down supporters and woo defectors. It turns out, though, that the nation's voters were a lot more fickle than commonly expected, and far more prone to switch allegiances. (link)

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