GALLUP TRACKING shows more bad news for Obama! He only gained three points. Obama 46, McCone 43.

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Gallup Daily: Obama at 46%, McCain at 43%

Obama returns to slight 3-point leadUSA Election 2008 Gallup Daily Americas Northern America PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama has returned to a slight three percentage point lead over John McCain in Gallup Poll Daily tracking for Aug. 15-17, with Obama at 46% and McCain at 43% among registered voters.



The current position of the race is representative of the overall average positioning of the two candidates so far this summer. Although McCain moved closer to Obama in the last three reports of Gallup's tracking, he was not able to sustain this tied position, and the bottom line is that the race appears to have once again returned to just about where it has been on average over the summer. (To view the complete trend since March 7, 2008, click here.)

Campaign activity from this point forward will begin to intensify, with the pending announcement of Obama's vice-presidential choice, the Democratic convention, McCain's own announcement of his vice president, and the Republican convention. The degree to which all of these events will affect voter preferences in the presidential race could go a long way towards determining the eventual winner of the election in November. -- Frank Newport

http://www.gallup.com/poll/109639/Gallup-Daily-Obama-46-McCain-43.aspx