Poll: Obama with slim edge over McCain nationally
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THE RACE: The presidential race nationally
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THE NUMBERS
Barack Obama, 46 percent
John McCain, 43 percent
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OF INTEREST:
The Democrat Obama led McCain, the Republican, by 8 percentage points in June in the Pew Research Center poll, though by July his lead was 5 points, about the same as now. Since June, McCain has solidified his support among whites, men, Republicans, white evangelicals and whites who haven't completed college. Obama has made few gains, but has retained his overwhelming advantage among blacks and leads by 13 points with women and 24 points among those under age 30. Seven in 10 who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination now support Obama -- little progress for Obama since June. Growing numbers pick McCain over Obama as the candidate who is personally qualified, could handle a crisis and is willing to take a stand. Obama retains his edge as the one with new ideas and connects with people.
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The Pew Research Center poll was conducted from July 31-Aug. 10 and included telephone interviews with 2,414 registered voters. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
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COMPLETE RESULTS: http://people-press.org
