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Mac Bounces to 3-Point Lead Over Obama

Convention boosts
McCain to highest
numbers since May

Sep 7, 08 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is leading Barack Obama by 48% to 45% in the latest Gallup poll, McCain's highest level of support since early May, Politico reports. Both candidates earned an expected convention bounce, but McCain’s boost was more immediate. Obama was ahead 49% to 43% among registered voters before the... More »

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 Obama Grabs 50% in Poll 

New threshold marks key advance against McCain's 42%

Sep 3, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has the support of 50% of voters for the first time since beginning his run for the White House, according to the latest Gallup poll. It's a key symbolic threshold for Obama, who was evenly split at 45% with John McCain before the Democratic convention, reports Politico. McCain... More »

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analysis

Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High

Poll surge noticeable but brief: Gallup

Aug 11, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much ink has been spilled over Barack Obama and John McCain’s upcoming VP selections, but a running mate is not a game-changing choice, the Chicago Tribune reports. History suggests the effect on opinion polls will be noticeable but not huge: Gallup shows recent candidates getting an average 5% bump... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • John Edwards • Dick Cheney • John Kerry • Bob Dole • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • George W. Bush • poll numbers • Gallup poll • vice presidential candidate • Jack Kemp

What Early July Says About Early November

Independence Day poll numbers send mixed signals for 2008 race

Jul 4, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama currently leads John McCain 47% to 43%, but does that mean anything this early? Yes and no. Early July Gallup polls have correctly predicted the eventual popular vote winner in 10 of the last 15 elections, but they missed the mark in four of the last five. Politico... More »

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ANALYSIS

 What's Up With the Prez Polls? 

Expert explains why some surveys give Obama a double-digit lead

Jun 29, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voter polls on John McCain and Barack Obama are all over the map: Gallup has them neck-and-neck, while LA Times/Bloomberg and Newsweek say Obama leads by up to 15 points. What gives? One expert says the latter polls relied too heavily on Democrats. "We know that the best predictor... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Newsweek • poll • Election 2008 • Gallup poll • Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll

Clinton Ties Obama at 47%
After Winning Pa.

Clinton leads McCain by 3%; Obama and Mac are running even

Apr 27, 08 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is riding high from her Keystone State win. After lagging in Gallup polls much of this month, she tied Barack Obama in the latest tracking poll at 47%. She also leads John McCain by 3 points, while Obama is even with the GOP nominee at 45%. The two... More »

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'Bitter' Voters Hand Obama 9-Point Lead

Hopeful maintains margin over Hillary
despite uproar

Apr 13, 08 7:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is holding a 9-point lead over Hillary Clinton despite the uproar over "Bittergate." He is ahead by 50% to 41%, a margin he has maintained with little change for the past week, including Friday and yesterday.  Meanwhile, he and Clinton are both in statistical dead... More »

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 Obama Holds 5-Point Lead
 Over Hillary 

Hopeful grabs rare tie with McCain in Gallup poll

Apr 5, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama held a 5-point lead over Hillary Clinton in the latest Gallup poll and grabbed a rare 45%-45% tie with John McCain. McCain usually polls higher than either Democrat, and currently edges Clinton 47% to 45%. The numbers are a sign that Obama has overcome his January/February swoon, largely... More »

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Obama Erases Clinton's Lead With Speech

New Gallup poll puts Dems on equal footing; both trail McCain

Mar 25, 08 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new Gallup poll puts the two Democratic presidential candidates on even footing nationally, with Barack Obama holding a statistically negligible 1-point lead over Hillary Clinton. The poll, conducted after Obama's widely praised speech on race, suggests that the Illinois senator has erased the damage done by the Jeremiah Wright... More »

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