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Obama Grabs 6-Point Lead in Poll

With economy dominant, Democrat takes 49% among likely voters

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 12, 2008 11:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama has widened his lead to 6 points in a four-day Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby tracking poll, taking 49% to John McCain’s 43% among likely voters, Reuters reports. As economic woes weigh on voters’ minds, Obama is leading by 21 points among independent voters, the poll... Read full story »

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