Polls show Obama-McCain race tight as campaign begins

[Dos Equis]

Polls show Obama-McCain race tight as campaign begins
     
(CNN) -- A poll of polls on Thursday showed John McCain and Barack Obama locked in a virtual dead heat as the presidential general election campaign got under way.

Sen. John McCain begins a day of campaigning Thursday in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, held a narrow 2 point lead over his Republican counterpart among registered voters, 47 percent to 45 percent, according to CNN's average of four recent national polls. Nearly 10 percent said they were undecided.

The polls included in the sample were conducted between May 21 and June 3, all before Obama wrapped up the nomination Tuesday night. The poll of polls included recent surveys from CBS, Gallup, Pew and Newsweek.

The poll of polls does not have a margin of sampling error.

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http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/05/campaign.wrap/index.html

[Hugo Chavez]

The only thing these polls are showing lately is that people flip flop more than politicans.

[240 is Back]

The only thing these polls are showing lately is that people flip flop more than politicans.

yep.  a week ago, obama led mccain by 10 points.  And during Rev wright scandal, Mccain led by 10 points.

So either 10% of Americans changed votes - again - or the poll isn't reliable.

[Tre]

The polls are not reliable.  They're generally intended to energize the underdog side. 

I say that McCain will win in a landslide, but based on the big state breakdown, it could end up being pretty close in the end, with just a couple of states deciding this thing.

If McCain wins both Georgia and North Carolina, he will win the Presidency.  You heard it here first.