Obama lead over McCain narrows to 8 points: poll
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 2, 2008.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama heads to the finish line in the 2008 campaign with an 8-point advantage over Republican John McCain, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News public opinion poll released on Sunday.
The poll, found 51 percent of likely voters favored Obama, versus 43 who favored McCain. Obama's lead slipped 2 points from a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released last week.
The new poll, conducted Saturday and Sunday, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
(Writing by Joanne Allen; Editing by Chris Wilson)
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