Archived Poll | November 1, 2008

With 72 Hours Left Until Election Day, Obama Leads McCain by Seven Points

New York, NY - Today's Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracker Poll finds that Obama-Biden lead McCain-Palin among likely voters, 51%-44%, with 5% undecided.

	Likely Voters**
Obama-Biden	51%
McCain-Palin	44%
Undecided	5%

n=876 - Margin of Error = +/- 3.3%

* Based on 902 interviews conducted October 29-31.
** Based on an analysis of responses to questions on candidates' images, partisan identification and demographics, "Refused" responses in the head-to-head question were assigned either to Obama, McCain or Undecided.

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