BREAKING NEWS! MCCAIN-OBAMA TIED!

Mike McCarville, Matt Drudge, and others are reporting that the latest Gallup Poll of likely voters, which was released on Thursday, shows John McCain and Barack Obama in a statistical tie for the White House.

The poll shows Obama leading McCain by 49-47%, which is within the survey's margin of error and is thus considered a statistical dead-heat.

Gallup's figures indicate a significant shift in voter preference in the week since the last poll was taken. At one point Gallup had indicated a 9-point advantage for Obama.

It is to be noted that the poll was conducted prior to Wednesday evening's debate. While some surveys show Obama winning that debate, many observers also admit that it was McCain's strongest showing yet.

And, contrary to popular opinion among so-called 'pundits,' the ads McCain has been running, which inform the voters of Obama's dangerous associations and ideas, are working. The pundits claim these are 'negative attack-ads.'

But the fact is the voters appreciate being informed of a candidate's life, identity, background, ideology, and voting record. This is not perceived as 'negative' by the voters themselves, no matter what self-appointed pundits say.

Thus, when Sarah Palin points out the plain truth about Barack Obama and Bill Ayers, the voters do not necessarily view this as a negative attack. When John McCain informs the electorate that it makes no sense for Obama to claim to give 95% of Americans a tax cut when he has proposed a trillion dollars in new government spending, the voters perceive that as no personal attack but as vital information.

It is also clear that many voters believe that John McCain is, indeed, providing specific proposals on taxes and spending that differentiate him from the nebulous, irrational proposals of Obama.

McCain has claimed for himself the Reagan heritage of reigning in runaway government spending and lowering taxes.

Thus, the race is getting close within these last 3 weeks of campaigning.