Barack Obama’s national lead in the polls has tightened up in the last day, with Rasmussen Reports and Gallup both showing Obama’s advantage at three percentage points. Wednesday was the first day in over a month of daily trackings that Rasmussen showed McCain within three points of Obama. Could this indicate anything specific? Could it perhaps be a slight shift of very tentative Obama supporters who finally decide they aren’t going to vote for a liberal after all? Maybe, and maybe the McCain campaign has won a couple populist points back for emphasizing the economy more, even though most independent analysts conclude that Obama’s tax plan would be more generous to the middle class. Nevertheless, Obama still has sizeable leads in several key swing states, and nearly all the pollsters are confidently projecting he will win 270+. The Cook Political Report is
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National polls tightening up
by Jack Craver
October 30, 2008
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