Barack Obama has picked up 7 points in the just released Rueters-Zogby Poll. In the previous Zogby Poll McCain led 46-41. In today's poll Obama is favored by 47 % to 45%.
Zogby cited McCain's negative campaigning as a factor in the turnaround.
Here are the favorabilty ratings of the four major candidates as of today:
Candidate Favorability
McCain: favorable 62%, unfavorable 37%
Obama: favorable 59%, unfavorable 40%
Palin: favorable 51%, unfavorable 38%
Biden: favorable 44%, unfavorable 37%
http://www.zogby.com/
The largest shift in sentiment was among Democratic voters where Obama improved by 14% while McCain lost 8%.Among women voters, Obama gained 7% while thew McCain-Palin ticket lost 2%. 7% more male voters indicated they will vote for the Democrats and 2% less named McCain-Palin.