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ABC News/WaPo: Obama +9 - Nationwide poll using only DC & NYC respondents?
New ABC News/Washington Post poll shows a significant bump for Barack Obama. Among net leaned likely voters, Obama turned a two point deficit two weeks ago into a nine point advantage:Obama 52 (+5) McCain 43 (-6) Undecided 3 (nc) Obama leads by 2.8% in the RCP National Average. Notables from the poll: The economy jumped another 13 points in the last two weeks to reach the 50% mark as the most important issue for voters. On that issue, Obama leads McCain by 14% as the candidate voters trust more to handle the economy, 53-39. Obama also leads by 13%, 51-38, on who voters trust more on "fixing the problems with major financial institutions." Also, Sarah Palin's favorable ratings have taken a hit. Two weeks ago she had a net +30 favorable/unfavorable rating (58/28). In the current survey her favorable rating has dipped to 52% while her unfavorable rating is up 10 points, yielding a net +14. Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-09-24 |
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