Gallup: McCain 48%, Obama 45%
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By DAVID PAUL KUHN, Politico.com
posted: 4 HOURS 42 MINUTES AGOcomments: 2457filed under: Election News, Barack Obama, John McCainPrintShareText SizeAAA(Sept. 7) - John McCain has overtaken Barack Obama in the Gallup daily tracking poll and has his highest level of support in that poll since early May.
McCain leads Obama 48 percent to 45 percent among registered voters, by Gallup’s measure. McCain has so far earned the same convention bounce as Obama, though at a more rapid pace.
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain walks to his table carrying his food during a stop by Arthur Bryants BBQ for dinner Sunday evening after he arrived in Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 7, 2008 (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain carries his meal back to a seat at Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant where he and his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stopped to eat, in Kansas City, Missouri on September 7, 2008. AFP PHOTO Robyn BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have a meal at Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri on September 7, 2008. AFP PHOTO Robyn BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asks his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin what she ordered on a stop by Arthur Bryants BBQ for dinner Sunday evening upon their arrival in Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia).
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain walks to his table carrying his food during a stop by Arthur Bryants BBQ for dinner Sunday evening after his arrival in Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 7, 2008 (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have a meal at Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri on September 7, 2008. AFP PHOTO Robyn BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin have a meal at Arthur Bryant's Barbeque restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri on September 7, 2008. AFP PHOTO Robyn BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., greets guests during a campaign stop at El Pinto restaurant Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, picks out four bottles of salsa and waits to pay for them at El Pinto restaurant for hinself and his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 7, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, pays for four bottles of salsa at El Pinto restaurant for himself and his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right, Sunday afternoon Sept. 7, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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Obama peaked at a 5-point convention bounce in polling published last Tuesday. He was ahead 49 percent to 43 percent in the Gallup poll conducted before the Republican convention. He then soared to 50 percent for the first time of the election, by Gallup’s measure, while McCain fell to 42 percent.
McCain’s 5-point to 6-point bounce so far, like Obama’s, remains at par with historical expectations. In the 22 major-party conventions since 1964, the nominee walked away with, on average in most years, a 5-point to 6-point uptick in Gallup’s polls. The presidential polling will likely remain in flux until the middle of next week.
Today's Gallup report continues to include some polling conducted prior to McCain's acceptance speech. Tomorrow's report will be the first to include interviews solely conducted following the close of the GOP convention.
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More StoriesRasmussen’s daily tracking poll also reported today that when "leaners” are included, Obama and McCain are now tied at 48 percent. That means that, by Rasmussen’s measure, Obama’s 6-point bounce has been erased. CBS News polling had shown the same outcome midway through the GOP convention.
McCain’s resurgence in the polls comes as Nielsen Media Research reported that the Republican convention earned more television viewers than the Democratic convention. Republicans earned an average audience of 34.5 million, while Democrats earned an average viewership of 30.2 million.
Obama, McCain and GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin all earned a similar and record audience for their convention speeches, each nearing about 40 million viewers.
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