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gallup.com - 9/23/2008
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds 3-Point Edge
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U.S. voters are closely divided in their 2008 presidential preferences, with 47% favoring Barack Obama and 44% backing John McCain. This too close to call positioning is nearly identical to the average Gallup Poll Daily results since the end of the primaries.

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TPM Election Central:  Obama Clings To Narrow Lead In Today's Polls

Ace of Spades HQ:  McCain Picks Up a Tiny Point in Both Gallup & Rasmussen

Daily Kos:  9/24 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 48 , McCain 44

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Obama Clings To Narrow Lead In Today's Polls
TPM Election Central — Here's a wrap-up of the four major national tracking polls for today, with Obama's lead over McCain possibly shrinking just a bit, though he remains ahead: • Gallup: Obama 47%, McCain 44%, with a ±2% margin of error. Yesterday, Obama was up 48%-44%. • Rasmussen: Obama 48%, McCain 48%, with a ±2% margin of error. Yesterday, Obama had a one-point lead of 48%-47%. • Hotline/Diageo: Obama 47%, McCain 43%, with a ±3.2% margin of error. Yesterday, Obama was up 47%-42%. • Research 2000: Obama 49%, ...

McCain Picks Up a Tiny Point in Both Gallup & Rasmussen
Ace of Spades HQ — McCain Picks Up a Tiny Point in Both Gallup & Rasmussen Gallup: 47-44 Obama. Rasmussen has tied at 48-48, with McCain inching up from 47%. Obviously, these changes are statisitically insignificant. More significant, sadly, ...

9/24 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 48 , McCain 44
Daily Kos — ... days prior to posting, with R2K (ours) from today and the others from yesterday.              Obama  McCain  MoE +/-  RV/LV Research 2000:  48    44    3        LV Diageo/Hotline: 47    43    3.2      RV   Rasmussen:      48    48    2        LV Gallup:         47    44    2       ...

The Polls - 9/24
TalkLeft — I posted on the WaPo poll that has Obama up 52-43. The trackers also have Obama ahead. Ras has Obama up 2, 49-47. Hotline has Obama up 6. Dkos/R2000 has Obama up 4. Ipsos/McClatchey has Obama up 1. CNN/Opinion Research has Obama up 4. Gallup has Obama by 3. Only Battleground has McCain up 2. It seems safe to say that Obama has a solid lead and it is because of the economy. By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only ...

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