15 POINT OBAMA LEAD NOT A FLUKE

(h/t RSWP204 )

I was wondering if the recent Newsweek poll that showed that Obama had a 15 point lead over McCain was just a fluke BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM SO! :-)


Obama holds 12-point lead over McCain, poll finds
According to a Times/Bloomberg Poll, 49% of registered voters favor Sen. Barack Obama while 37% support Sen. John McCain.

A Times/Bloomberg Poll says that in a two-man contest, 49% of respondents favor Barack Obama, while 37% support John McCain. With Ralph Nader and Bob Barr added to the mix, Obama holds 15-point edge.

By Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer 2:00 PM PDT, June 24, 2008

WASHINGTON -- -- Buoyed by enthusiasm among Democrats and public concern over the economy, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has captured a sizable lead over Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at the opening of the general election campaign for president, the Los Angeles
Times/Bloomberg Poll has found.

In a two-man race between the major party candidates, registered voters chose Obama over McCain by 49% to 37% in the national poll conducted last weekend.

On a four-man ballot including independent candidate Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr, voters chose Obama over McCain by an even larger margin, 48% to 33%.