3 days to go, poll average puts Obama only 0.1% ahead

News By Times of India

Most opinion polls in the United States are showing a

tie between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with just 

three days left for the November 6 vote. An average of 

all polls, done by Real Clear Politics, gives a 0.1% advantage

 to Obama, while a similar exercise by BBC ties them at 

49% each. Is this for real or are the pollsters missing 

out on something? What is their track record? 

In the last elections, Obama won by a margin of 7.3%. Gallup

 and Reuters/Zogby/CSPAN were predicting a margin of 11%,

 while ABC and CBS were saying 9%. Both CNN and Fox were

 much closer, predicting a 7% win.