Gallup, 6/27 article: Obama Beats McCain on Most Character Ratings

[highplainsdem]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/108418/Obama-Beats-McCain-Most-Character-Ratings.aspx

In the June 15-19 USA Today/Gallup poll, Barack Obama leads John McCain among registered voters in a presidential preference test, 48% to 42%. The same poll finds Obama swamping McCain in Americans' perceptions of who has the better grasp of the problems Americans face, while McCain leads Obama by a slight margin as a "strong and decisive leader."

More generally, Obama is the more highly regarded of the two candidates on a number of positive personal and leadership characteristics, ranging from his empathy for average Americans, to his political independence, to his ability to solve the nation's problems. He leads McCain by a significant margin on 7 of 10 characteristics tested in the recent poll; he roughly ties McCain on two, and trails McCain on only one.

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McCain is slightly more likely than Obama to be credited as a "strong and decisive leader." He also ties Obama in perceptions of which candidate can better manage the government effectively.

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Implications

Obama clearly wins Gallup's character ratings by volume; the question is whether he wins by a large enough margin on the dimensions that are most important to Americans when electing a president. Obama's six-point lead in the horse race in the same poll is an important summary indicator suggesting that he does.

Much more at the link, and very good news for Obama.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. If McCain blows his top

a couple of times and it is reported, could be that he'll lose his edge on "strong and decisive leader" as well. Of course we can help by mentioning all of his flip-flops on things, too.