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Little Green Footballs - Reuters-Zogby Poll: Obama Lead Drops to 5 Points

In the latest Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll, Barack Obama’s lead over John McCain has dropped to 5 points.

Among likely voters:
Obama - 49%
McCain - 44%
Margin of error - 2.9 points.

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Is still contened that Obama will need between 6-10 points in the tracking polls going into November 4th to win. Five is close, but it still ain't six.

UPDATE:

McCain guarantees victory - Mike Allen and Lisa Lerer - Politico.com

McCain was down just 5 points in the Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released Sunday, with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) leading by 49 percent to 44 percent among likely voters in the daily tracking poll, which has a margin of error of 2.9 points.

Reuters reported that Obama's lead has dropped over the last three days after hitting a high of 12 points on Thursday. Pollster John Zogby said: "Things are trending back for McCain. His numbers are rising and Obama's are dropping on a daily basis. There seems to be a direct correlation between this and McCain talking about the economy."

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