The Barack Obama-Joseph Biden ticket is now in a statistical tie with John McCain-Sarah Palin on the question of who understands women and what's important to them, according to an "Every Woman Counts" poll conducted for Lifetime Networks between Sept. 11-15. Obama had led McCain 52 percent to 18 percent with 11 percent saying "neither" in this survey in July, but now McCain leads 44 percent to 42 percent.

The poll weighed in on a question that had come up both with Hillary Clinton and Palin: whether press treatment of them had been sexist or unfair. Fifty-six percent said coverage of Clinton was fair while 40 percent said it was not, and respondents said the same thing of Palin but by a 50 percent to 42 percent margin.

Fifty-seven percent of women who voted for Clinton in the primaries were upset that Obama didn't select her as running mate. Twenty-three percent say they will vote for McCain compared to 18 percent in July.