George Harris
Kansas City Star
Reader Advisory Panel 2008
Polls including Nader and Barr may show a narrower gap between Obama and McCain than polls showing only the head to head contest. Nader and Barr are on most state ballots.
Almost all polls with all four candidates show Nader and Barr getting from 3 to 5% of the vote, and these votes are unlikely to come entirely from the undecideds.
The most recent poll from Democracy Corps, with polling ending October 5 shows Obama leading by 3% over McCain with Nader and Barr pulling 3% and 2%.
Several other polls are shown below, listing Obama, McCain, Nader, Barr.
Democracy Corps (D) 10/01 - 10/05 48 45 3 2 Obama +3
Associated Press-GfK 09/27 - 09/30 48 41 2 1 Obama +7
ABC News/Wash Post 09/27 - 09/29 48 45 3 2 Obama +3
Ipsos/McClatchy 09/26 - 09/29 46 42 2 1 Obama +4