CBS Poll: Obama Opens 14-Point Lead On McCain

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/14/opinion/polls/main4522273.shtml

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

[DS1]

1. Independents might be seeing those fuckstains at Palin rallies

and want nothing to do with it

[Dukkha]

2. I'm sure that's slightly higher than reality

but still very encouraging. Of course they'll just dismiss is as the CBS "librul media"

[blue sky at night]

3. I really hate when my candidate.......

keeps hurting hurts himself...unless it's johnny mcsame as bu$h!