Quite an improvement for McCain, especially since he was trailing The One by 8 earlier this week and by 6 just yesterday.

The latest results are based on interviewing conducted Sept. 28-30, a time period in which the American public watched the Dow Jones Industrial Average seesaw between a 700+ point loss and a 400+ point gain on Monday and Tuesday, while attempts by Congress to pass some type of legislation dealing with the financial crisis continued.

Wait. McCain gained while the Dow sank and then partially rebounded? Very odd.