Gallup Poll: Obama Lead Down to Two, McCain Gains Ground in Zogby Survey
- Steven Ertelt - LifeNews.com
- Oct 29, 2008
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- National political polls on Tuesday showed more gains for John McCain on Tuesday, Barack Obama dropping and Gallup showing the race essentially tied. The Gallup survey, relying on polling the voters most likely to turn out, finds Obama leading by two, within the margin of error.
Gallup has released two daily presidential tracking polls, with one based on a much-maligned model showing dramatic increases in new voters, including young voters, African-Americans, and new registrants.
Its more traditional model, which doesn't guess who will turn out but takes into account current voting intention and past voting behavior, shows Obama with a scant two percentage point lead.
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