McCain over a poll from Friday to Sunday this past weekend shows McCain at a 10 point lead over Obama in the polls. Obama's tear jerking speech during his acceptance appears to died down now replaced by the charisma from John McCain and Sarah Palin.

WASHINGTON - A new poll shows Republican John McCain — riding a wave of enthusiasm for his vice presidential pick Sarah Palin — pushing past Barack Obama, wiping away the advantage the first-term Illinois senator enjoyed coming out of the Democratic National Convention.

Palin, in her first term as Alaska governor and the Republican Party's first-ever female nominee for vice president, electrified last week's Republican National Convention with a sarcastic, slashing speech that denigrated Obama's readiness for the U.S. presidency and energized the deeply conservative Republican base.

Palin, who opposes abortion even in case of rape or incest, was a virtual unknown outside Alaska until McCain elevated her to the national stage as his surprise choice to join him on the Republican ticket 11 days ago.

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