Click to play videoNew Delhi: With less than 36 hours left for the US elections, Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama holds a 6-point lead over McCain, 50 to 44 per cent, according to CNN's average of national polls. Six per cent of respondents said they are still undecided.
Barack Obama is riding a wave of positive polling. He spent the entire day on Sunday in the crucial state of Ohio, powering his campaign were some ten thousand people knocking on doors, aiming to visit a million homes by the end of the day.
But the Republican presidential nominee John McCain is in no mood to give up, too. He rubbished opinion polls and said that the gap between Obama and him is narrowing.
At a stop in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Senator McCain said while he may be "a couple points" down but he's coming back.
"Now, let me give you a little straight talk about the state of the race today. There's just two days left, we're just a couple of points behind in Pennsylvania. The pundits have written us off just like they've done before. My friends, The Mac is back! " he said to an applause from the audience.
"It's funny how the differences are emerging between myself and Senator Obama. He said the other day his primary victory vindicated his faith in America. My friends, my country's never had to prove anything to me," was his freshest dig at his competitor.
McCain on Sunday told supporters that he and his running mate Sarah Palin would "shake up Washington" with a win in Tuesday's presidential election.
"I want to repeat to you one more time, my friends, we're going to win and we're going to bring real change to Washington," he said at a rally.
"Two days, two days to victory," he said to roaring applause.
Obama has maintained a steady lead over the last month, but CNN Polling Director Keating Holland cautioned against assuming the election is over.
"Keep in mind that this is not a prediction of the final outcome," Holland said. "That's not an easy task with two full days of campaigning to go, in a country in which roughly one in 10 per cent of voters tend to make up their minds in the last few days."
But experts warn that lead or no lead, Obama has not won till the elections are over and all votes are counted.
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