A new poll gives Barack Obama a narrow lead.
The survey by Rasmussen Reports shows North Carolinians favoring the Democratic presidential candidate by 49 percent, with Republican John McCain at 47 percent. One percent said "some other candidate" and two percent said they were unsure.
Libertarian Bob Barr, the only third-party candidate to be on the ballot, was not included in the polling questions.
"This is the first time in eight Rasmussen Reports polls that Obama has held any kind of a lead in North Carolina, though the candidates were tied once as well," the pollsters write.
Two recent polls by the conservative Civitas Institute and Democratic firm Public Policy Polling have shown the race as essentially tied.
The survey of 500 likely voters was taken on Sept. 23. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
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Re: Obama 49, McCain 47
Well Let's see . What everyone is ignoring is the "Tom Bradley " effect.
Tom Bradley was the black LA mayor who ran for Ca. Governor and lost by more than 10% more than the polls predicted. Why, because people will not tell pollsters the truth if they can be accused of racism. Same thing in 2008. Obama will lose even though he leads in the poll.
On qualifications, neither are the best, but I will choose the one who has the most military and foreign policy experience vs. the one who has only been a "community organizer" - what useful experience can that be when Russia and other enemies are on the move and we are heading into a recession.