About that tightening in the Virginia polls...

By GottaLaff

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Two new polls out today show Sen. Barack Obama with a 4-point lead over Republican John McCain in Virginia.

The polls indicate that McCain is starting to gain a little ground on Obama in Virginia. Last week, several polls showed Obama with a lead of between 7 and 11 percentage points.

In a poll released today by National Journal, Obama draws 48 percent vs. McCain's 44 percent. A second poll by Marist College Institute for Public Opinion shows Obama leading McCain 51 percent to 47 percent among likely voters.

But only 2 percent of voters questioned in the Marist poll say they could switch their votes before Election Day, suggesting Obama is still well-positioned to withstand any late surge by McCain in Virginia.

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