Obama takes six-point lead over McCain in new national poll (AP-Ipsos)

[book_worm]

WASHINGTON -- A new poll finds Barack Obama is leading John McCain nationally by 6 percentage points thanks to big leads he is enjoying among women, minorities and younger voters.

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll shows that Obama is leading his Republican rival 47 percent to 41 percent. McCain has a 10-point lead among whites and is tied with the Democrat among men, but Obama is leading by 13 points among women and has huge leads with minorities and the young.

The poll was released Tuesday following a week in which the two camps accused each other of bringing race into a campaign in which Obama is seeking to become the country's first African-American president.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1131ap_presidential_race_ap_poll.html

[Colobo]

1. Obama will whoop McClown.

[flamingdem]

2. Sing after me: hallelujah, hallelujah hallelujah n/t

[Oceansaway]

4. hallelujah, hallelujah hallelujah.... n/t

[book_worm]

6. I feel much better.

[AtomicKitten]

3. Never doubted it for a moment.

[Colobo]

5. Mr. Celeb is whooping Mr. Ancient.

[democrattotheend]

7. Obama's only losing white voters by 10 points?

If that's the case he's in pretty good shape...Kerry lost white voters by 17 points.

[flamingdem]

10. ... not white but Redneck (not that I'm prejudice against Rednecks, some of my best friends..) nt

[Carrieyazel]

27. I highly doubt that number. Zogby and Rasmussen are showing much bigger deficits there.

[redstate_democrat]

28. Really? Series??!!

[Douglas Carpenter]

8. Kick and recommended

[flamingdem]

9. "..and I'd like to thank Paris and Britney with helping me to become the 44th Pres! nt

... backfiring on McLooser?

[Thrill]

11. This Poll is terrible news for McCain

[book_worm]

12. a backlash over his negative campaigning

[Scurrilous]

13. Good news!

K & R :thumbsup:

[HughMoran]

14. Good. McCain has been flailing away trying to cut into his lead

..and he's had some success at keeping within striking distance - which is troublesome, but not surprising considering his ad blitz across the nation. I'm hoping that when Barack puts it in high gear closer to November that he can open a sizable lead then - thus discouraging McCains somewhat lackluster support and creating a landslide.

[book_worm]

16. McCain has been acting like a desperate man.

[scheming daemons]

15. With "a big lead among women"... tell me again why Hillary has to be the VP?

He's already won over...or is winning over... 90% of her voters.

[writes3000]

17. Here's what Hillary brings (on the plus side)

She energizes all of his strengths. It's like a booster shot of adrenaline. She excites women, black voters, Latino voters and Democrats. And she probably brings in some of those Appalachia voters too.

I'm not saying she doesn't have negatives.

But in a year where Dems out poll Repubs by 10, energizing Dems is not a bad thing.

[scheming daemons]

20. You left out one group that she REALLY excites..... Republicans

[Teaser]

18. We're DUmed

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[Egnever]

19. Good thing Obama didnt get weak in the knees and go all negative

like a lot here wanted him to do.

[FrenchieCat]

21. Awe Shit. The Corporate Whore's fax machines are receiving numerous memos as we speak.

What will they ever do with their "the attacks are working" bullshit they have been selling for the last few days.

Po' thangs. :(

[mzmolly]

22. "....tied among men and HUGE majority with minority groups."

YEARGH!!!! Imagine ..... every state a blue state! ;)

[book_worm]

23. What a nice thought.

[mzmolly]

24. Indeed it is.

Of course, I'll take a slight win too. Just want a win! :hi:

[my3boyz]

25. Great news but only 13 pts with women? What the hell is wrong with them? nt

[Carrieyazel]

26. Six points in an early national poll is nothing. He should be up by 16

which is the generic Democratic number right now. And I highly doubt Obama is tied right now among men.