Game over bitches. Game f'ing OVER
Obama widens lead to 14 points
Reuters
Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leads Republican rival John McCain by 14 percentage points, with three weeks to go until the U.S. election, a CBS News/New York Times poll showed on Tuesday.
Obama had 53-per-cent support to McCain's 39 per cent in the national poll, CBS News said. Obama's lead was three points higher than in the previous poll on Oct. 6.
In the midst of a financial crisis, the stakes are high for the third and final debate between Obama and McCain tonight at 6 p.m. in Hempstead, N.Y.
"Among independents who are likely voters -- a group that has swung between McCain and Obama over the course of the campaign -- the Democratic ticket now leads by 18 points. McCain led among independents last week," CBS said.
It said Obama was widely seen as running the more positive campaign, with 61 per cent saying McCain was spending more time attacking Obama than explaining what he would do as president. Just 27 per cent said the same thing about Obama.
McCain's favourable rating dropped four points to 36 per cent and was now lower than his 41-per-cent unfavourable rating, CBS said. Obama was seen favourably by half of registered voters and unfavourably by 32 per cent.
The poll was conducted by telephone among 1,070 adults nationwide from Friday to Monday.
The margin of error was three percentage points.
Obama widens lead to 14 points
Reuters
Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leads Republican rival John McCain by 14 percentage points, with three weeks to go until the U.S. election, a CBS News/New York Times poll showed on Tuesday.
Obama had 53-per-cent support to McCain's 39 per cent in the national poll, CBS News said. Obama's lead was three points higher than in the previous poll on Oct. 6.
In the midst of a financial crisis, the stakes are high for the third and final debate between Obama and McCain tonight at 6 p.m. in Hempstead, N.Y.
"Among independents who are likely voters -- a group that has swung between McCain and Obama over the course of the campaign -- the Democratic ticket now leads by 18 points. McCain led among independents last week," CBS said.
It said Obama was widely seen as running the more positive campaign, with 61 per cent saying McCain was spending more time attacking Obama than explaining what he would do as president. Just 27 per cent said the same thing about Obama.
McCain's favourable rating dropped four points to 36 per cent and was now lower than his 41-per-cent unfavourable rating, CBS said. Obama was seen favourably by half of registered voters and unfavourably by 32 per cent.
The poll was conducted by telephone among 1,070 adults nationwide from Friday to Monday.
The margin of error was three percentage points.
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