Gallup Polling (Oct. 14):
Reg. Voters Likely voters Likely voters
(expanded) (traditional)
Obama 52% 53% 51%
McCain 42% 43% 45%
As noted in Tuesday's report, between 50% and 52% of registered voters have favored Obama in each Gallup Poll Daily tracking report since Oct. 4. Support for McCain has been a steady 41% to 43% across the same time period. Thus, although the gap between the two candidates has varied from seven to 11 points in recent days, the preferences of registered voters have, in fact, been quite stable, with Obama averaging a nine-point lead. -- Lydia Saad