McCain’s [VP Pick] Gives Him 5 Point Lead

From Gallup:

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Gallup Daily: McCain’s Bounce Gives Him 5-Point Lead

Leads Obama 49%-44% in first results conducted fully after GOP convention

PRINCETON, NJ — John McCain leads Barack Obama, 49% to 44%, in the immediate aftermath of the Republican National Convention, according to the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking results.

These results are based on Sept. 5-7 interviewing, and are the first in which all interviews were conducted following the completion of the GOP convention. Immediately prior to the convention’s Sept. 1 start, Aug. 29-31 interviewing showed McCain with 43% support among registered voters, compared with 49% today. Thus, Gallup credits McCain with a six-point convention bounce.

That is slightly better than Barack Obama’s four-point bounce from 45% in Aug. 22-24 polling before the Democratic National Convention started to 49% immediately after it concluded. Since 1964, the typical convention bounce has been five percentage points…

We normally try to eschew the whole horse race aspect of elections. Since polls are usually misleading at best.

Still, there it is. And it is quite surprising.

This simply was not supposed to happen to the Anointed One.

Milks all around!