On Election Day, early returns showed McCain ahead.

The final 3 polls showed McCain leading 50% to 42%.

Opinion polling in Kentucky showed McCain leading the state safely over Obama.

As recently as last week, there was a poll that showed McCain, in a hypothetical three-way race, with more than 20 percent.

The final 3 poll average showed McCain leading 59% to 31%.

However, polling consistently showed McCain with a double-digit lead.

Opinion polls taken from February through to October 2008 showed McCain leading Obama by margins of between 1% and 21%.

Sky is showing McCain on 69 and their news ticker is blinding at this hour.

The same poll shows McCain actually leading Bush for the first time, which didn't get the wide play I thought it would.

The 3 poll averages showed McCain leading throughout most of the presidential election season, until the very last month of October.