Posted on 10/14/2008 3:58:57 PM PDT by davek70
NEW YORK (CBS) ― Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is entering the third and final presidential debate Wednesday with a wide lead over Republican rival John McCain nationally, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows.
The Obama-Biden ticket now leads the McCain-Palin ticket 53 percent to 39 percent among likely voters, a 14-point margin. One week ago, prior to the Town Hall debate that uncommitted voters saw as a win for Obama, that margin was just three points.
Among independents who are likely voters - a group that has swung back and forth between McCain and Obama over the course of the campaign - the Democratic ticket now leads by 18 points. McCain led among independents last week.
McCain's campaign strategy may be hurting hurt him: Twenty-one percent of voters say their opinion of the Republican has changed for the worse in the last few weeks. The top two reasons cited for the change of heart are McCain's attacks on Obama and his choice of Sarah Palin as running mate.
Obama is widely seen as running the more positive campaign: Sixty-one percent of those surveyed say McCain is spending more time attacking his opponent than explaining what he would do as president. Just 27 percent say the same of Obama.
McCain's favorable rating has fallen four points from last week, to 36 percent, and is now lower than his 41 percent unfavorable rating. Obama, by contrast, is now viewed favorably by half of registered voters and unfavorably by just 32 percent.
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Guessing they over weight the democrats by oh say 9%?
I’m I close?
14 last week it was only 10.
Wow. Thats a monster lead. I wish we had a 14 point lead.
IMO, not credible on its face.
Doom and gloomers in 3...2...1...
If this is really representative of this country, I’d expect that, for some areas in this country, the idea of secession isn’t too far stretched.
there is NO FREAKIN WAY he has a 14 point lead..MAYBE 3-4, MAYBE...this is just the MSM’s way of trying to suppress the conservative/Republican vote..
Remember y’all, a POLL never won an election, VOTES have and will continue to..
I wonder what it would be if you took out the ACORN registrants such as Mickey Mouse, the Dallas O-Line, the dead, the ineligable and the doubly (or more)counted. Basically, they are trying to say, GOP STAY HOME.
Actually, exactly 9% from my calculations.
According to CBS, there was a 20% move from McCain to Obama by independents.
The internals were probably 60% Democrat, 15% Repub and 25% Independent?
Ignore this nonsense.
It was 3 points last week.
Last week it was allegedly only 3.
SeeBS opens a 25-Point lead over all news organizations heading off the cliff.
They should be ashamed to perpetuate this scam.
On my math, it’s weighted D 37, I 34, R 29
Whatever.
O noes. cBS/NY Times. LOL...
Romney/Hunter 2012!
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