Franklin & Marshall Poll: Obama leads McCain by 6 percentage points...

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New Poll Shows Obama With Narrow Edge Over McCain

Survey Indicates Close Race For White House

With five months to go before the U.S. presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama has a narrow lead over Republican John McCain, a new poll said.

Obama leads McCain by 6 percentage points among U.S. adults registered to vote, the survey conducted by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin and Marshall College in partnership with Hearst-Argyle Television showed.

The Democrat leads the Republican among registered adults under 55 years of age, blacks and Hispanics.

McCain holds an advantage among those over 55, non-Hispanic whites, people describing themselves as fundamentalist Christians and military veterans, the poll said.

Both candidates fare well among their party faithful, and Obama has an advantage among independents, the survey said. (Click To See Survey Findings)

The survey also showed nearly three in four voters (78 percent) believe the country is "off on the wrong track," while nearly half (42 percent) said they are worst off financially this year than last. (Click To See Survey Findings)

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http://www.wmur.com/politics/16709950/detail.html

http://www.wmur.com/download/2008/0625/16710520.pdf

[Teaser]

1. State or National?

poll was not terribly clear. Still, good news either way. 6% is not a "close race".

[Hope And Change]

2. I think it`s national.