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McCain enjoys a 5 point swing today from yesterday when Obama led by 2.

John McCain accepted the GOP's presidential nomination in a nearly hour-long speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in St.

Paul, Minn. McCain complimented rival Barack Obama for winning the Democratic nomination, but offered a long list of criticisms of the Illinois senator.

McCain said he would keep taxes low, while Obama would raise them. McCain also said Obama would increase, not cut, government spending.

Georgia Rep. John Lewis marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 45 years ago when he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination on the same date. For Lewis, that marks the start of a new time in racial politics.

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Sorry folks. I looked at the wrong numbers yesterday and reported that Obama was leading by 3. He was actually leading by 2.

And today McCain gains a point, thus cutting Obama’s lead by 1.

Obama drops 2 and McCain gains 1 today, as both Rasmussen and Gallup show the race tightening a bit.

The numbers remain stable today, and with the Olympics starting tomorrow, expect very little movement until they’ve over.

Do note how McCain hasn’t gone over 44% in well over a month.

Even when he ties with Obama it’s because Obama falls, not necessarily because McCain is gaining.

It’s all tied up, after a big 9 point lead for the Illinois senator just four days ago.

Perhaps McCain’s attacks are working?

A couple more days of this and the “Berlin Bump” may just be real.

Yesterday it was 4, and so it tightens further.

With leaners
Obama - 47%
McCain - 45%

Without leaners
Obama - 44%
McCain - 40%

Looks like Obama is getting some of his mojo back after a slight dip last week.

Or could this be fallout from Phil Gramm’s gaffe and McCain’s clumsy move away from his top economic advisors?