BARACK OBAMA HITS 50 PERCENT IN GALLUP POLL

Barack Obama broke a significant milestone today, according to Gallup.

The Senator met the 50 percent threshold for the first time Tuesday in the Gallup daily tracking poll, reports Politico.

The Gallup daily tracking poll has found that since the conclusion of the Democratic convention, Obama has risen 5 percentage points in the polls and now leads John McCain 50 percent to 42 percent.  The survey indicates that Obama’s overall post-Democratic National Convention bounce now appears to be roughly at par with the norm of past conventions.