FOX News Poll: Obama Grabs Nine Point Lead Over McCain

[Douglas Carpenter]

FOX News Poll: Obama Grabs Nine Point Lead Over McCain

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443343,00.html

Less than two weeks before Election Day, Barack Obama leads John McCain 49 percent to 40 percent among likely voters, according to a FOX News poll released Wednesday.

Obama's advantage comes mainly from independents, and from the fact that more voters identify themselves as Democrats these days and almost all of them back their party's nominee.

Eighty-eight percent of Democrats support Obama, and 83 percent of Republicans back McCain. Independents break 44 percent to 35 percent in Obama's favor.

In addition to independents, white Catholics are another important swing voting group and they support Obama 50 percent to 39 percent. White Catholics have voted for the winner in each of the last four presidential elections.

New voters — people who have registered to vote in the last two years — back Obama by 51 percent to 40 percent.

A FOX News poll published Oct. 10 among registered voters found Obama leading McCain by seven points, 46 percent to 39 percent.

Obama is seen as the candidate who will bring the right kind of change to Washington, and more voters trust him to handle the major economic problems facing the country right now. By a double-digit margin voters think Obama 's tax plan would do more to improve their family's financial situation.

link to full article:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443343,00.html

[ericgtr]

1. I hate to say it but this "almost" sounds fair

But you didn't hear it from me.

[Douglas Carpenter]

2. the poll was just released about one hour ago

[Pattib]

3. Great news, for the first time in many, many months, I ventured into the cesspool of Drudge and

his top story says, "Even", the polls that is. What a douche!! So, I learned my lesson, not until after we win will I go to his crap site, even though I know he will find some way to rain on my parade, HE CAN'T!

[Milspec]

4. Fox

had Kerry up by 2 in the last poll of 2004

[Douglas Carpenter]

5. this result by FOX News is solidly consistent with almost every other poll