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Zogby Interactive
Date: 9/23-25
Added: 9/25/08

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Pollster John Zogby: "The financial crisis appears to have trumped the campaign at least for now, but what remains true is that this race is really very close. Obama was clearly leading before - we had him up by three points over the weekend - but I never thought his lead was as high as nine points, as at least one poll had indicated. We are careful to weight our poll samples to reflect the proper proportion of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. And of course, we always sample likely voters, not registered voters, to most closely reflect what would happen in an election."

The big shift in the race appears to have come among independent voters, where McCain now leads by nine points, 43% to 34%. In the survey conducted over the weekend, Obama led by one point among independents.

Both candidates have a sturdy grip on their political bases, the survey shows. McCain and Obama each win 88% support from voters in their respective political parties.

Among men, McCain leads by a 53% to 35% margin, up 15 points from the weekend survey. Among women, Obama leads by a 52% to 39% margin, up 5 points from the weekend survey.

The survey, half conducted before McCain's announcement Wednesday that he would suspend his campaign to concentrate on the financial crisis and half conducted after the announcement, shows movement in McCain's favor after his announcement. Before the announcement - which included about half of the total polling sample - Obama led by one point. But McCain led by 5 points in polling completed after his statement about the suspension of his campaign. Overall, the interactive survey, conducted Sept. 23-25, 2008, included 4,752 likely voters nationwide and carries a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points.

Reuters Zogby
Date: 9/11-13
Added: 9/17/08

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The change from a month ago may correlate with the perception among likely voters that the McCain campaign has been the more negative. Overall, 44% say McCain�s campaign has been the more negative, compared to 31% who say the same about Obama�s campaign. Among self-described political independents, 48% said they think McCain�s campaign has been more negative.

When Libertarian Bob Barr and Independent Ralph Nader are included in the horserace question, Obama and McCain are tied, 45%-45%. Both Barr and Nader registered between 1%-2%. Last month, McCain led by five points in the four-way race.

Exactly one-half of voters said the economy was the most important issue in deciding whom to choose as President. No other issue garnered more than 9%. When asked which candidate can best manage the economy, McCain edges Obama, 47%-45%.

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