Barack Obama is leading John McCain 48 percent to 39 percent with 2 percent for Ralph Nader, 1 percent for Libertarian Bob Barr and 10 percent undecided in an Ipsos/McClatchy poll conducted Oct. 9-13. The margin of error is 3.3 percent. Obama's lead in this poll conducted Oct. 2-6 was 7 points.
Respondents said by 53 percent to 30 percent that McCain was engaging in more negative campaigning than Obama and also said, 57 percent to 39 percent, that such campaigning was not very effective or not effective at all.
The other major national polls this week:
- Pew Research: Obama 50, McCain 40.
- Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg: Obama 50, McCain 41.
- New York Times/CBS News: Obama 53, McCain 39.
- USA Today/Gallup: Obama 51, McCain 44.
- Washington Post/ABC News Obama 53, McCain 43.
- Newsweek: Obama 52, McCain 41.
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