Poll: Obama Opens 14-Point Lead On McCain

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Poll: Obama Opens 14-Point Lead On McCain

CBS News/New York Times Survey Shows Major Swing Among Independents, Suggests McCain's Strategy May Be Hurting Him

(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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Poll Finds Wide Obama Lead Despite McCain Attacks

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[ClarkUSA]

1. Wow... I can't wait until McCain tries to bring up Ayers at tomorrow's debate!

Independents should really like that. :)

[americanstranger]

2. I don''t think that's all Obama opened.

Looks like he opened up a family-sized can of whoop-ass, too.

- as

[ProSense]

4. Yeah, looks like

McSucker doesn't know what hit him.

[Mojambo]

3. 36% favorability rating for McCain. Man! That really plunged. n/t

[bigdarryl]

5. BUT Chucky Cheese Todd said it an't so

[lonestarnot]

6. aH HA HA HA HA!

:rofl: McStupid, it looks like you need to change yer "stratergy" again and this time maybe you want to consider another planet! :rofl:

[Gman]

7. That's what he gets for listening to the nutcases in his party

I think his "base" is more interested in attacking Obama than winning an election. They don't care what it does to McCain. No one could have forseen his campaign going this far south.

[McCCain4retirment]

8. Now I officially feel bad for McCain

He's done

[ProSense]

9. McSlime deserves no sympathy. n/t

[Rocknrule]

10. Can you say...

!!!