Reuters/Zogby: McCain Up By 5
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Independents, McCain, Polls, RepublicansGood news for the McCain camp, as they see that their “Celebrity” attacks are definitely having an impact. Because we’re looking at a 12 point swing since Obama lead by 7 in July.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama’s solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll.
The reversal follows a month of attacks by McCain, who has questioned Obama’s experience, criticized his opposition to most new offshore oil drilling and mocked his overseas trip.
And on the economy…
McCain now has a 9-point edge, 49 percent to 40 percent, over Obama on the critical question of who would be the best manager of the economy — an issue nearly half of voters said was their top concern in the November 4 presidential election.That margin reversed Obama’s 4-point edge last month on the economy over McCain, an Arizona senator and former Vietnam prisoner of war who has admitted a lack of economic expertise and shows far greater interest in foreign and military policy.
This has been Obama’s advantage over McCain, and if he can’t hold onto that, he’s going to have a hard time getting elected. Forget all the anger over George Bush. Because, in the end, people seem just as likely to pick the candidate they perceive is the more experienced leader.
More as it develops…
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August 21st, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Definitely an outlier. The worrisome part for Obama is not the overall numbers, but confirmation of the subdemographic trends.
Of course, it IS Zogby, so a little skepticism is called for. :-)
September 29th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Huh? McCain up 5 points you say?? This chat must be in some alternate reality. Nice Try folks.