The Associated Press is reporting that Barack Obama's once double-digit lead over John McCain in a hypothetical presidential match up has been erased.
The AP poll is showing a virtual three-way tie between McCain, the Republican nominee, and Democratic hopefuls Obama and Hillary Clinton. It seems as though McCain is benefiting greatly from the drawn out, and increasingly nasty, Democratic primary race.
Here are the numbers from the latest survey:
Clinton holds a 48-45 percent lead over McCain, while Obama and McCain come in tied at 45 percent. When the poll's three percent margin of error is factored in, both Democrats are even with McCain.
The latest results show a significant change from a survey conducted last February, when Obama held a 51-41 percent advantage over McCain.
CNN is reporting that a key reason for McCain's surge in popularity is because of divisions between Obama and Clinton supporters.
Obama supporters have made it clear they will not vote for Hillary Clinton if she becomes the nominee. Almost a quarter of Obamaites reported that they will be voting Republican come November if Obama isn't officially the Democratic presidential candidate.
Clinton supporters are singing the same tune. A third of them said they will be voting Republican if Clinton loses the nomination.
