Obama opens 6-point lead over McCain
source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE49J14K20081020
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has expanded his national lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race to 6 percentage points, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
Obama leads McCain 50 percent to 44 percent among likely U.S. voters in the latest three-day tracking poll, up from Obama's 3-point advantage on Sunday. The telephone poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.
The rally by Obama broke a string of three consecutive days when McCain had gained ground on the Illinois senator after their final debate on Wednesday. It was the first time in 14 days of the tracking poll that Obama has reached 50 percent.
"Obama has really consolidated his base, and now has huge leads among young people, African-Americans and Hispanics," said pollster John Zogby.
"Reaching 50 percent puts him in winning territory."
Obama also increased his support among two key swing groups that could be vital in the November 4 election. His edge with independents rose from 8 points to 11 points, and his lead among women grew from 6 points to 8 points.
McCain narrowly trails Obama among men and leads by 13 points, 53 percent to 40 percent, among whites.
"McCain seems to have slipped a little bit, but in the grand scheme it's still a very close race," Zogby said. Continued...
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Raven6
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Vote early. Vote now. Most states are now open to early voting.
If you go now and they try to screw you out of your vote, there is time to fix it before Nov 4 !
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Raven6
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VoyagerFilms
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And, for all the whining and crying of the mcLame / falin' camp, faux news and their surrogates about being out spent - consider this, Americans are VOTING with their dollars to make sure Obama / Biden wins.
Obama / Biden can only spend that kind of money because sooooooo many support them, that they have the money.
- 3 years ago
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VoyagerFilms
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pokesmot
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Your right, I never thought about the con.
- 3 years ago
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pokesmot
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AveryMoore
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The race numbers are way too close to be complacent.
The smears, vote-rigging, caging, misdirections sent to voters, can only be countered by a deliberate and massive turnout for Obama. All this crap about landslides is just another con to keep people at home on Nov 4..
Get out the vote. Otherwise, you've got the worst 4 years in your lives ahead of you, to thank yourself for.
The choice is yours.
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AveryMoore
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