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Obama breaks 50% barrier
Thursday, 4 September 2008
The Obama campaign finally broke through the 50 percentage point barrier yesterday.
Observers had been openly questioning the Illinois senator's ability to "close the deal" and convert anti-Republican public sentiment into a strong lead over his rival John McCain.
A smaller than expected bounce in the polls after the Democrat convention last week sparked fresh fears, but the Gallup daily tracking poll found that since the convention, support for Mr Obama has risen by five percentage points and he now leads Mr McCain by 50 per cent to 42 per cent.
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I forsee Obama big-margin lead over Mccain after the presidential debate.
Posted by Felix Jimoh | 04.09.08, 09:26 GMT