Another poll; a similar story

Today’s You Gov poll in the Telegraph tells a similiar story to the ComRes poll from a few days ago – that the Tory lead has more than halved over the past few weeks, but they’re still 9 points clear of Labour.  Here are the headline figures in full: the Tories are on 42 percent (no change from a YouGov poll two weeks ago); Labour on 33 percent (down 1); and the Lib Dems on 15 percent (up 1).  The unchanged Tory position leads Political Betting’s Mike Smithson to deduce that the polls have reached a “new normality” – by which Cameron & Co would achieve only a “bare majority”.

Labour may find this encouraging enough – while perhaps also being a little disappointed that they haven’t made larger gains after both Yachtgate and the Economic Saviour coverage that Brown’s been getting.  But the fact remains that there are still plenty of blots