As it enters its frenetic final week the presidential race is drawing more close attention than any such contest in 28 years, a testament to a campaign that has been the closest by some measures in pre-election polls dating back even further – to 1960, or even to the early days of polling in 1936. …
Early voters report having supported Obama over Romney by 57-40 percent, almost exactly Obama’s advantage among early voters against McCain in 2008. The difference this year is that Romney leads Obama by 10 points among likely voters who plan to cast their ballots on Election Day – a group in which Obama and McCain were essentially even in 2008 polling. [cont.]
Gary Langer, ABC News