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Wall Street JournalIndependent voters are starting to swing behind Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who continue to benefit from economic turmoil and the public response to their debate performances, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
The survey, conducted over the weekend, was full of good news for the Democratic ticket. Sen. Obama increased his advantage over John McCain when voters were asked which one they prefer to handle economic issues, as a growing percentage of voters said that was their top concern heading into the election. More voters said they're "more reassured" by how Sen. Obama was responding to the financial crisis than by Sen. McCain.
Overall, Sens. Obama and Biden have a six-point lead, with 49% of registered voters saying they'd vote for them to 43% for Sen. McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. That's up from a slim two-point advantage from the last Journal poll two weeks ago, and parallels other recent national polls. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
"McCain has absorbed a very tough one-two punch -- the financial crisis, then the debates," said Neil Newhouse, a Republican pollster who conducts the survey with Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart. "These two things have clearly led to a momentum shift in this campaign where Obama has started to slowly stretch his lead.". . .
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