Democrat Obama holds four-point lead over Republican rival McCain
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Democrat Barack Obama has built a 4-point lead over Republican rival John McCain in the race for the White House, aided by growing support from women and independent voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Obama led McCain 48 percent to 44 percent among likely
Obama expanded his advantage among independents to 13 points from 9 and his lead among women grew to 9 points from 7. The
"Obama seems to be doing well among the groups that he really needs like women and independents," pollster John Zogby said. "McCain needs to do much better with them."
McCain, a former Navy fighter pilot and
"That is not a good sign for McCain," Zogby said.
The tracking poll, which will sample public opinion until the November 4 election, was taken Monday through Wednesday. About one-third of the survey was conducted after Tuesday night's second debate, which featured sharp exchanges on the economic crisis.
McCain had hoped the debate could help him reshape a race that has been trending toward Obama, but Zogby said the one-day sample taken after the debate showed about a 6-point advantage for Obama.Â
"McCain did not help himself in the debate, that's pretty clear," he said.
Obama has solidified his lead in most national polls in recent weeks as the Wall Street crisis focused attention on the economy, where polls show Obama's approach is favored by voters.
Independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr each registered support from 1 percent of respondents in the poll. Four percent of voters said they were still undecided.
The rolling tracking poll surveyed 1,203 likely voters in the presidential election. In a tracking poll, the most recent day's results are added while the oldest day's results are dropped in an effort to track changing momentum.