Scratching the surface to sniff the numbers…
2 new polls show McCain leading Obama
For the first time, two recent polls both show John McCain opening up slim leads on prospective Democratic nominee Barack Obama. A USA Today/Gallup poll conducted 2/20-2/23 showed McCain with a 48%-47% lead over Obama. This margin is within the poll’s MoE (2%), but it should be noted the poll sampled 1,009 Democrats and only 829 Republicans, and it is not noted whether or not the poll weighted for partisan identity in the final numbers.
Meanwhile, Rasmussen’s Presidential daily tracking poll had McCain with a slim lead for the second day in a row. The 2/24 PDTP showed McCain leading Obama 46%-44%, a slight downtick from Saturday’s PDTP, which showed McCain with a 46%-43% lead.
