John McCain, Barack Obama Gain In Newest Poll

[WillyT]

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Sen. John McCain's lead among Republicans nationally has solidified and Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead among Democrats has nearly evaporated, according to a number of new opinion polls, including this one today from the Pew Research Center.

Sen. Barack Obama has made "significant gains'' among Democrats, as has McCain among Republicans, the new survey shows. McCain now leads former Gov. Mitt Romney by a margin of 42 percent to 22 percent in Pew's newest national poll. Support for McCain is up 13 points since mid-January, Pew reports.

Among Democrats, Pew President Andrew Kohut reports, Clinton’s advantage over Obama has been cut in half since mid-January – from a 15-point lead in the survey then, to an eight point advantage now. Growing numbers of voters surveyed voice some discomfort about "the idea of Bill Clinton being 'back in the White House,'' Pew notes.

Clinton’s own level of support is unchanged since mid-January, at 46 percent. But the junior senator from Illinois has been undergoing something of a surge, at 38 points in the newest poll, up from 31 three weeks ago. "his suggests that the Illinois Democrat may have garnered a significant share of John Edwards’ support,'' Kohut reports. "However, it is important to note that the number of undecided Democratic voters has increased as well in recent weeks.''

The latest survey was run Jan. 30 through Saturday, with 1,502 adults interviewed.

Among its other findings:

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:woohoo:

[HughMoran]

1. This seems like a trend away from dead even

I had figured they'd be even based on the current trends?