Washington, Sep 6: The Republican National convention may have helped
presidential nominee Senator McCain to “recoup some of his losses” in
public support, according to Gallup polls.

Its latest tracking
poll of the presidential race shows Democratic nominee Barack Obama
still leading, 48 percent to McCain’s 44 percent.

That compares with Obama’s 49 percent-42 percent lead on Friday and or 8 points lead he held over the past week.

The
latest numbers, based on Tuesday-through-Thursday telephone interviews
of 2,779 registered voters, don't fully reflect any changes in opinion
since Wednesday night's convention address from GOP vice presidential
nominee Sarah Palin, or last night's address by McCain.

Gallup says the new numbers have margins of error of +/- 2 percentage points.

Two
weeks ago, before the two parties' back-to-back conventions, the
tracking poll showed Obama and McCain in a 45 percent - 45 percent tie.
(ANI)