Barack Obama breaks 50 The first time a three-day Gallup rolling average has Obama above the magical threshold. By Thomas Schaller Published September 2, 2008 5:37PM (EDT) Facebook X Reddit Email Save Barack Obama is up 8 points, 50 percent to 42 percent, over John McCain in today’s latest, three-day rolling average poll from Gallup. Gallup Advertisement: By Thomas Schaller By MORE FROM Related Topics ------------------------------------------ 2008 Elections Barack Obama War Room Related Articles Advertisement: Advertisement: