Daily Tracking Polls: Righteous Wind Is Blowing

Here are the tracking poll results for today, November 3rd.

Gallup Daily Tracking*:  Obama 55%, McCain 44%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 45%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 45%

*Final Pre-Election Estimate

Today's Tracking Polls: Steady Sunday

Here are the tracking poll results for today, November 2nd.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 43%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 45%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 44%

Today's Tracking Polls: Untightening A Bit

Here are the tracking poll results for today, November 1st.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 44%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 44%

Today's Tracking Polls: All Treat, No Trick

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 31st.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 43%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 47%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 48%, McCain 41%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 45%

Today's Tracking Polls: Five More Days

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 30th.

Gallup Daily Tracking*:  Obama 51%, McCain 44%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 48%, McCain 42%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 45%

*Note: Beginning today, and continuing for the rest of this election cycle, we will be using the Gallup Daily Tracking poll of likely voters rather than registered voters. At about this point in past campaigns, polls of likely voters have become more meaningful than those of registered voters. The other three tracking polls in our daily posting have already been using likely voter models for at least a couple of weeks. 

Today's Tracking Polls: Cruise Control

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 29th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 47%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 49%, McCain 42%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 44%

Today's Tracking Polls: Last Tuesday in October

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 28th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 43%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 43%

Daily Tracking Polls: Monday Maintenance

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 27th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%

Daily Tracking Polls: Steady Obama Lead

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 26th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 43%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 44%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 40%

Daily Tracking Polls: Consolidating Around The 'O'

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 25th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 44%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 43%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 40%

Today's Tracking Polls: Good Friday

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 24th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 45%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 43%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 40%

Today's Tracking Polls: It's An Obama Thursday

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 23rd.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 43%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 45%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 48%, McCain 43%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 41%

Today's Tracking Polls: Wiggle, Wobble

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 21st.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 47%, McCain 41%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen: Obama +10 in VA

Obama needs 18 electoral votes beyond the 2004 Kerry states to get to 270.  He's built a firewall in VA (13) and IA (7) where McCain has fallen way behind.  Obama is also currently leading by strong margins in Colorado (9).

Here's today's Rasmussen poll in Virginia.

Today's Tracking Polls: Up a Point Here, Down a Point There

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 20th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 41%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 47%, McCain 42%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%

Today's Tracking Polls: 17 Days Out, Obama Maintains Lead

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 18th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 42%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 45%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 49%, McCain 42%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 43%

Note: None of today's tracking polls reflect the full impact (if any) of Wednesday night's Presidential debate. Only two-thirds of all voter interviews in each of these four surveys were conducted after the debate.

Today's Tracking Polls: Staying On Track

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 17th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 45%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 40%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 42%

Note: None of today's tracking polls reflect the full impact (if any) of Wednesday night's Presidential debate. Only one-third of all voter interviews in each of these four surveys were conducted after the debate.

Today's Tracking Polls: Smooth Sailing

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 16th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 45%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 46%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 49%, McCain 41%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 41%

Note: None of today's tracking polls reflect the impact, if any, of last night's Presidential debate. Virtually all voter interviews in these four surveys were conducted before the debate began.

Today's Tracking Polls: Cruising Into Hofstra

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 15th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 44%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 45%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 49%, McCain 41%  

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 41%

Today's Tracking Polls: Rocking Along

Here are the tracking poll results for today, October 13th.

Gallup Daily Tracking:  Obama 51%, McCain 41%

Rasmussen Daily Tracking:  Obama 50%, McCain 45%

Diageo/Hotline Daily Tracking:  Obama 48%, McCain 42%

Research 2000 Daily Tracking:  Obama 52%, McCain 40%