Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008, General Election
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[edit] Background
On June 3 2008, after the Montana and South Dakota primaries, Barack Obama secured enough delegates to clinch the nomination of the Democratic party for president of the United States.[1] His opponent, Republican party nominee John McCain, passed the delegate threshold to become the presumptive nominee much earlier, on March 4. On June 7, Obama's remaining opponent in the quest for the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton, conceded defeat at a rally in Washington and urged supporters to back Obama.
[edit] Opinion Polling
Nearing the end of May, Obama's success against McCain in the national Gallup daily poll showed clear advantages in the second and fourth weeks of the month, while McCain held the edge in the third week and later, as June approached. In the week since Obama clinched the nomination, he has held a small lead over McCain of 1-3 percentage points in most national opinion polls.
