AP Poll: Obama 44%, McCain 43%
Wow…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretch.
The poll, which found Obama at 44 percent and McCain at 43 percent, supports what some Republicans and Democrats privately have said in recent days: that the race narrowed after the third debate as GOP-leaning voters drifted home to their party and McCain’s “Joe the plumber” analogy struck a chord.
Has there ever been a Presidential race where the polls were this scattered? This poll has the race essentially tied. A Fox News poll has Obama up 9. Rasmussen has Obama up 6. Zogby has Obama up 10. Gallup has Obama up 5.
At this point, I think the only conclusion we can draw is “it’s close.” Other than that, polling seems worthless.
