October 1, 2008: Obama/Biden 49, McCain/Palin 44

Past Early-ish October Polls:

October 1, 2004: Kerry/Edwards 49, Bush/Cheney 49
October 1, 2000: Gore/Lieberman 45, Bush/Cheney 45
October 1, 1996: Clinton/Gore 53, Dole/Kemp 38, Perot 6
October 6, 1992: Clinton/Gore 46, Bush/Quayle 38, Perot 7
October 13, 1988: Bush/Quayle 47, Dukakis/Bentsen 42
October 16, 1984: Reagan/Bush 56, Mondale/Ferraro 39