National Polls Show Obama Leads Ranging From Three To 11 Points

Barack Obama continues to hold the lead over John McCain in national tracking polls of the presidential race: The Gallup daily presidential tracking poll of 2,761 registered voters taken October 6-8 shows Obama leading McCain 52%-41%, the same as the previous day, marking his widest lead in the polling series. The Rasmussen Reports automated daily presidential tracking poll for October 9 shows Obama leading McCain 50%-45%, down from 51%-45% on the previous day. The Battleground tracking poll of 800 likely voters taken October 6-8 shows Obama leading McCain 48%-45%. The C-Span/Zogby daily presidential tracking poll of 1,203 likely voters taken October 6-9 shows Obama leading McCain by 48%-43%. The Diageo/Hotline daily presidential tracking poll of 852 likely voters taken October 6-8 shows Obama leading McCain 47%-41%. State... [read full story]