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McCain takes 5-point lead over Obama
Reuters/Zogby Poll: August 20, 2008
Republican seen as a stronger manager of the economy

WASHINGTON - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama's solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll.

The reversal follows a month of attacks by McCain, who has questioned Obama's experience, criticized his opposition to most new offshore oil drilling and mocked his overseas trip.

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Latinos Overwhelmingly Support Obama and Democrats in 2008
24 Jul 08   A new Pew Hispanic Center survey finds the presumptive Democratic nominee
 now has a strong lead among Hispanics, a sharp reversal from the primaries when Obama l
ost the Latino vote to Hillary Clinton by a nearly two-to-one ratio.|
 
McCain Lead Among Evangelicals Smaller than Bush's in '04
17 Jul 08    Many white evangelicals remain undecided and Obama has made few inroads
 into this key constituency. But the Democratic candidate enjoys strong support among the
religiously unaffiliated.
 
Should Women Worry Obama?
17 Jul 08   Obama is doing better among young and independent women than either
of the last two Democratic nominees, but many older Democratic women remain undecided.

 
Cell Phones and the 2008 Vote
17 Jul 08  The latest Pew Research Center national survey,
including a sample of 503 adults on a cell phone, finds that the overall estimate of
voter presidential preference is modestly affected by whether or not the cell phone
respondents are included.

 
Belief Obama is Muslim is Bipartisan, But Most Likely to Sway Democrats
15 Jul 08 The New Yorker magazine's controversial cover has renewed focus
on persistent public misperceptions of Sen. Barack Obama's faith.

 
Obama's Black Audience
14 Jul 08     Are critics like Jesse Jackson more – or less – in touch with the African-American
 public? A look at what survey data tell us about black attitudes and priorities.

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              Politics Goes Viral Online
15 Jun 08      Already in this campaign season, more Americans -- 46% -- have gone
online to get political news and campaign information than in all of 2004.

 
Gen Dems: Party ID Gap Widens
Gen Dems
28 Apr 08 The current generation of young voters who came of age during Bush's term in office is leading the way in giving the Democrats a wide advantage in party identification. Use an interactive tool to track generational differences in
party affiliation over time.

 
Fewer Voters Identify with GOP
Vote
20 Mar 08 The balance of party identification among the electorate, both nationally
and in key swing states, now favors the Democratic Party by a much larger margin
than in either of the two previous presidential election cycles.

 

 
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