New North Carolina Poll: Obama 48% McCain: 46%

[WI_DEM]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A new poll commissioned by Eyewitness News shows that several major political races are still too close to call.

Compared to a previous poll for the station, Sen. Barack Obama is up 2.4 percentage points in the race for the presidency, while Sen. John McCain, his Republican challenger, is down 1.4 percent. That poll showed McCain had a slight advantage with 47.8 percent support, but this poll shows Obama has pulled ahead with 48.4 percent support.

Undecided voters made up 5.2 percent of those polled, down one percentage point from the previous poll. With these current numbers, it appears North Carolina is still up for grabs but could be tilting in Obama’s favor.

The Senate race in North Carolina is also too close to call. The percentage of undecided voters, which was 8 in this poll, will likely determine whether Democrat Kay Hagan takes Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s seat. Hagan has 44 percent of respondents' support while Dole has 43.4 percent.

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/nc_obama_48_mccain_46_wsoctv10.php

[berni_mccoy]

1. 500 with a LV model... seems like their error is a bit more than the 4.4% they claim

[progressivebydesign]

3. Watch out for those "likely voter" polls.. they are subjective as hell!

Using that methodology they are able to exclude and include anyone they want, based upon murky statistics.

[Thrill]

2. This is serious bad news for McCain in our state

Especially with several Early voting booths on college campuses in this state

[HughMoran]

4. Sweet! Swinging in the right direction - average it with the others and you got a solid lead

NC looks doable at this point, though I'm not going to hold my breath on this one!

[Hope And Change]

5. K & R!

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Obama +2, McCain -1, I'll take it!

The thing to look at with these polls are not necessarily how they compare to other NC polls, but how they compare to the LAST poll.

[bushisanidiot]

7. Sweet! If McHate losing NC, or OH or FL or VA he's TOAST.

every day it looks better and better for Obama!!!!