He's now closing in on 50 percent, five points ahead of McCain in the Gallup Daily Tracking. RCP has his national lead now at 2.2 with a strong bounce and McCain with a steep decline. Obama's current lead is now a smidgen below McCain's highest lead in his convention bounce.
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