IBD POLL HAS McCAIN AND OBAMA IN DEAD HEAT

Remember. This poll was the most accurate of all of them during the 2004 election.

Sen. John McCain has narrowed Sen. Barack Obama's lead in the latest IBD/TIPP poll. Obama now leads 46.5 percent to 43.3 percent. The poll's margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.

McCain cut 0.7 point off Obama’s lead Sunday in the Investor's Business Daily/TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics poll, as undecided voters have started to commit.

According to the poll:

# McCain has a 13-point lead with married women.

# Obama has a 41-point lead with single women.

# Obama has a 10-point lead with women overall.

# McCain has a 6-point lead with men overall.

# Obama leads in the Northeast, Midwest, and West.

# McCain leads in the South.

IBD POLL HAS McCAIN WITHIN ONE POINT

Before you scoff at this poll, know that it was the most accurate poll in the last presidential election:

McCain has cut into Obama's lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday. The Republican is making headway with middle- and working- class voters, and has surged 10 points in two days among those earning between $30,000 and $75,000. He has also gone from an 11-point deficit to a 9-point lead among Catholics.

About IBD/TIPP: An analysis of Final Certified Results for the 2004 election showed IBD's polling partner, TIPP, was the most accurate pollster of the campaign season.