< Back to Front Page Text size +

Obama leads on domestic front, McCain on foreign

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor June 12, 2008 02:13 PM

A new poll out this afternoon solidifies the generally accepted narrative on the presidential race: Barack Obama has the edge on domestic issues, while John McCain has a leg up on international matters.

In the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 50 percent of registered voters say Obama would "better handle" the economy, while 44 percent say McCain would.

On foreign policy, 54 percent say McCain would be the better steward, while 43 percent say Obama would.

Polls, however, show that the sputtering economy has surpassed the Iraq war and terrorism as the important issue for voters in their presidential choice.

On other questions, the CNN survey found that 66 percent agree that McCain has the personality and leadership qualities a president should have, while 63 percent believe that of McCain. But Obama has a slight edge on the issues: 56 percent said that they agree with him on the issues that matter the most to them, while 50 percent said that of McCain.

The survey, conducted on June 4 and 5, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

2 comments so far...
  1. Proofread please, 1st sentence of the 2nd paragraph

    Posted by Jomari Peterson June 12, 08 06:08 PM
  1. What do you think about Barack Obama ‘s saying and his real person if he is president?

    But in a sign of the urgency to raise campaign cash, Rendell said Obama didn't want to reschedule tonight's fundraiser, even though the governor warned him that many Philadelphia donors were headed to the New Jersey shore for the weekend. Rendell said Obama told him: "We don't need the people. We just need the checks."
    By Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY

    USAMastermind

    Posted by USAmastermind June 13, 08 07:05 AM
add your comment
Required
Required (will not be published)

This blogger might want to review your comment before posting it.

About political intelligence Field reports from Boston Globe reporters and editors covering the 2008 presidential campaign and the national maneuvering of Bay State politicians.

Send your comments to masspolitics@globe.com

archives

browse this blog

by category