Poll: Little change in U.S. presidential race

Barack Obama has a five-point lead over John McCain, the Gallup Daily tracking poll indicates. Based on a three-day rolling average Obama, the senator from Illinois, leads McCain, his colleague from Arizona, 47 percent to 42 percent, Gallup said. Poll: Little change in U.S. presidential race "These estimates of support for the two candidates show no significant change, a finding that is not surprising given the attention being given to the Olympics by voters, the fact that Obama is on vacation, and the general lack of major news generating events from the presidential campaign front," the Gallup analysis said. The average comes from polls conducted Aug. 8-10 with 2,648 registered voters. The maximum margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.

Poll: Little change in U.S. presidential race

"These estimates of support for the two candidates show no significant change, a finding that is not surprising given the attention being given to the Olympics by voters, the fact that Obama is on vacation, and the general lack of major news generating events from the presidential campaign front," the Gallup analysis said.

The average comes from polls conducted Aug. 8-10 with 2,648 registered voters. The maximum margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.