McCain v Obama polling part 1

Each week, I plan to post the most recent polls of the McCain/Obama presidential race. I will post on Friday afternoons only those polls where the entire polling period falls in the current work week. In this case the current work week is September 8th through September 12th.

Newsweek - 9/10 thru 9/11 - 1038 RV - McCain 46 - Obama 46
Gallup Tracking - 9/9 thru 9/11 - 2726 RV - McCain 48 - Obama 45
Hotline/FD Tracking - 9/9 thru 9/11 - 913 RV - McCain 44 - Obama 45
Rasmussen Tracking - 9/9 thru 9/11 - 3000 LV - McCain 48 - Obama 45

Average - McCain 46.5 - Obama 45.25

* RV stands for Registered voters. LV stands for Likely voters. Polls of likely voters are often considered more accurate because they screen those polled as to how likely they are to vote in the election.