Both of the two main tracking polls, Gallup (Traditional) and Rasmussen trackers are showing Obama with a 5 point lead going into the final week...thats the equivalent of about 6.5 million votes on an estimated turnout of 130 million...(was 122 million in 2004) The lead has shrunk from a high of 8 points at the weekend. (Zogby tracker is also at 5)
Coincidentally, Gallup also reported a 5 point lead for Governor G W Bush in 2000 going into the final week. In the end the popular vote was won by Gore by half a point...a 5.5% shift.
The obese lady is still not singing.
Stories heading into the spotlight as we enter the final week
1) Why is Obama still refusing to share his Hawaii birth certificate with the Federal Courts?
2) New audio tapes surfacing from a 2001 radio show feature Obama talking about sharing the wealth with "previously dispossessed peoples." Seems Obama's comment to Joe the Plumber was not out of context but part of a long held socialist philosophy. Obama's views about reparations for slavery remain as clear as mud...ie another huge question mark
3) Questions about the likelihood of hundreds of millions of dodgy foreign funds being accepted by Obama's campaign
Still no sign of Pastor Wright. Instead McCain is continuing to push his message of lower taxes, increased economic growth to protect jobs and superior foreign policy experience.


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