Meanwhile...Rasmussen has Obama at 49% and McCain at 46%

[jenmito]

Hmmm...if even HE has McCain down and Obama up, Gallup's numbers seem questionable.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/general_election_match_up_history

[SuperTrouper]

1. Gallup is very volatile. They seem to be the least stable polling outfit

even less stable than Zogby. Rasmussen is more in tune with RNC and still Obama leads by 3 points. McCain is afraid that he will be destroyed in his debate with Obama (foreign policy, supposedly his strong suit) and that is why we see the charade of "suspending" his campaign. The debate will go on and Obama will clear the threshold of CIC and when Biden mops up the floor with Failin we'll be set up for the economy debate which should give the edge to Obama.

[southpaw]

2. That's heartening

I ten to cast a jaundiced eye on Ras, but I'll take it!

[GrizzlyMan]

3. My gut feeling is that Obama is up between 5-6 pts nationally

But then again, I'm not trying to create a horse race narrative like Gallup.