8-10 -RRB- . It does not have a sampling error . Clinton is scheduled to campaign for Obama in Florida once he wraps up some business with his Clinton Global Initiative . According to aides , the former president will do a mix of fundraisers and public appearances on behalf of the Democratic ticket throughout the fall . `` We 're putting him to work , '' said Obama . `` I 've agreed to do a substantial number of things , whatever I 'm asked to do , '' Clinton said . Watch Clinton make his prediction '' The image of the two men meeting comes as a relief to many Democrats who have been hoping to put to rest the `` Clinton-Obama rift '' storyline . Both sides agreed a face-to-face meeting with the former president would go a long way toward putting the contentious primary season behind them . Hillary Clinton campaigned for Obama earlier in the week in Florida and will campaign in Ohio this weekend . Obama 's running mate , Joe Biden , spoke Thursday with first responders in Parma , Ohio . He opened up the event by telling everyone he did not
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former President Bill Clinton said Thursday he thinks that Barack Obama will win big in the upcoming presidential election . Bill Clinton and Barack Obama chat at Clinton 's Harlem office . `` I predict that Sen. Obama will win and win handily , '' Clinton said when asked his opinion on the state of the race . Obama smiled at Clinton 's prediction , saying , `` There you go , you can take it from the president of the United States . He knows a little something about politics . '' The two men chatted with reporters in a photo-op at Clinton 's Harlem office before sitting down for a private lunch . According to CNN 's average of national polls , John McCain currently holds a 1-point lead over Obama , 46-45 percent . iReport.com : Still undecided ? The poll of polls , released Thursday afternoon , is composed of the following five national general election surveys : Fox News/Opinion Dynamics -LRB- September 8-9 -RRB- , NBC/Wall Street Journal -LRB- September 6-8 -RRB- , American Research Group -LRB- September 6-8 -RRB- , Gallup -LRB- September 8-10 -RRB- , and Diageo/Hotline -LRB- September