John McCain Poll Watch: McCain – Palin Opens a 5 Point Lead

McCain’s current 49% share of the vote is his best performance in Gallup tracking to date. His five-point lead is his best since early May, when he led Obama by six points (48% to 42%). Obama has led throughout much of the campaign, and has led nearly all of the time since he clinched the Democratic nomination in early June. (To view the complete trend since March 7, 2008, click here.)

Is this surge in the polls merely a Republican National Convention bounce or a REAL trend? Guess we will all find out in a few weeks but it is better to be up five than down ten at this stage of the campaign.

The race is on…..