Allahpundit flagged an interesting point in an updated version of the USA Today story on their latest polling in the presidential race. According to the internals of the Gallup survey, McCains ascension to the leadership of the GOP may have healed the brand. Democrats lead Republicans in party identification by a single point:
In the new survey, more voters call themselves Republicans. Now 48% say theyre Democrats or lean to the Democratic Party; 47% say theyre Republicans or lean to the GOP.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077484/posts
As covered earlier this poll is using a 7.6% differential, not a 5.7. And the 1% difference is from the Gallup poll, based on random selection. So one poll using another poll's statistics for weighting purposes would be a risky proposition.