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Obama's favorable to unfavorable ratio is 56 percent to 40 percent while McCain's is 54 percent to 42 percent.

Forty-five percent of voters say they would be extremely or very comfortable with Joseph Biden as vice president compared to 34 percent for Sarah Palin. Forty-three percent said they would be not at all comfortable with Palin.

On key qualities of a President, likely voters said:

• McCain has the right experience to be President by 78 percent to 19 percent compared to 49 percent to 48 percent for Obama.
• Obama was named as the candidate who could bring the right kind of change to Washington by 53 percent to 43 percent compared to 52 percent who said McCain was not the one who could do it, compared to 44 percent who said he would.

On the issues, the poll found when it asked registered voters:

• They trust Obama more to handle the economy by 8 points, a smaller margin than the Oct. 8-9 poll when he led by 15 points.
• McCain had more voter confidence in him for handling Iraq by 7 points.
• Voters favored Obama on health care by 12 points, which was 8 points less than in the last poll.
• Obama was the most trusted on taxes by 6 points.
• McCain had more trust among voters on handle terrorism by 15 points.
• Obama was more trusted to handle energy policy by 8 points