Obama Benefiting from Debate, Economy and Doubts About Palin

October 1, 2008 4:38 PM | | Comments (0)

Barack Obama leads John McCain 48 percent to 41 percent largely because of the edge he enjoys among voters on the economy, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released Oct. 1. The latest survey of likely voters contrasted with one by AP-GfK three weeks ago that gave McCain a slight edge.

AP quoted Republicans speaking on condition of anonymity as attributing Obama's gains and McCain's slide to the same three factors cited early in a Pew Research Center poll: "No McCain gain from the first debate, McCain's struggles with economic issues as the financial crisis has unfolded and deepening public skepticism about his running mate, Sarah Palin."

Sixty percent of voters say it's more important to them to choose a president who would make the right economic decisions than a commander-in-chief who would make the right decisions on national security. Obama leads among those voters with 63 percent, while McCain leads with those more concerned about national security with 73 percent.

Just a quarter of likely voters say Palin has the right experience to be President compared to the 40 percent who felt that way last month.

Categories: Associated Press/GfK, Economy, Presidential

Tags: McCain Obama Palin

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