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Article: In Poll, McCain Closes the Gap With Obama; White Women's Shift Helps GOP
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- The Washington Post
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- September 9, 2008
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Sen. John McCain has wiped away many of Sen. Barack Obama's pre-
convention advantages, and the race for the White House is now
basically deadlocked at 47 percent for Obama and 46 percent for
McCain among registered voters, according to a new Washington Post-
ABC News poll. The presidential contest is also about even among
those who are the most likely to vote in November: 49 percent for
McCain, 47 percent for Obama.
Both candidates solidified support among party loyalists during
their parties' conventions, but it is the Republican nominee who
enters the campaign's final stretch with newfound momentum.
Much of the shift toward McCain stems from gains among white
women, voters his team ...