Ohio, Pennsylvania may hold key to White House

NO SIGN OF McCAIN SURGE

American singer Bruce Springsteen (L) gathers on stage with U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) and his family, wife Michelle and  daughters Malia (3rd R) and Sasha, during an election  rally in Cleveland, Ohio Nov. 2, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

One day before the election, all national polls continue to show Obama leading McCain in the race for the White House, even if the size of Obama's lead continues to vary in the different surveys.

Media analyses of the polling data, however, strongly suggest Obama is poised for a decisive victory in the election.

McClatchy Newspapers reported that the moods in the two camps were markedly different as the campaign entered its final day, with McCain and his team "defiant" while Obama and his surrogates "exuded confidence."

The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll for November 2 showed Obama leading McCain 51 to 46 percent.

The Gallup daily presidential tracking poll of 2,800 registered voters taken Oct. 31-Nov. 2 shows Obama leading McCain 53 to 42 percent.

A Pew Research poll of 2587 likely voters taken Oct. 30-Nov. 2 shows Obama leading 52 to 46 percent, while a CNN/Opinion Research poll of 714 likely voters from Oct. 30-Nov. 1 shows Obama up seven points, 53 to 46 percent.

Meanwhile, the C-Span/Zogby daily presidential tracking poll of1,205 likely voters taken Oct. 31-Nov. 2 shows Obama leading McCain 51 to 44 percent.

McCain has decided he will get to Tuesday by having a good time, the New York Times reported.

His aides said he is relieved that the race is almost over and for the most part out of his hands.

The Republican is also obsessed with polls that show the race tightening in some battleground states and allow him hope that he might still have a shot.

Meanwhile, the newspaper said Obama's sober expression "seems at odds with the confident gleam in the eyes of his advisers."

Editor:Zhang Pengfei