Obama's Double-Digit Lead In Gallup Narrows

October 13, 2008 12:09 p.m. EST

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) 11-point lead over Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) in Gallup's daily survey is now down to seven points.

The Illinois Democrat is ahead of McCain among registered voters nationwide, 850-43 percent. But Gallup says Obama's lead may be smaller if other voter models are used.

"Obama has led in each of the last three individual days' polling, but by less than double-digits each day, suggesting that the race is, in fact, tightening," Jeff Jones of Gallup said in a news release. "Obama's current advantage is slightly less when estimating the preferences of likely voters."

Among likely voters whose "current voting intention and past voting behavior" are taken into account, the Democratic presidential candidate leads McCain 50-46 percent. Among likely voters whose "current voting intention" are only considered, Obama is ahead 51-45 percent.

The poll was conducted among 2,783 registered voters from Oct. 9-11. Its margin of error is 2 percent.