New York, Sept. 3: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has acquired an eight point lead over Republican rival John McCain, and for the first time cracked the 50 percent milestone in the latest Gallup Poll.
This threshold is considered to be a safe number for victory.
According to Gallup’s Daily Tracking Poll, Obama leads McCain, 50 percent to 42 percent.
McCain is “well below” his 48 percent top support level, recorded in late April/early May, in a hypothetical match-up against Obama, said Gallup pollster Lydia Saad.