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Obama widens lead on McCain
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, June 21, 2008
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A6
Two national polls out Friday have catapulted Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama into a double-digit lead over GOP rival John McCain.
A poll of 896 registered voters taken Wednesday and Thursday for Newsweek gave Obama a 51 percent to 36 percent lead. The margin of error was plus or minus four percentage points.
A Harris Poll of 2,327 adults surveyed online June 5-13 gave Obama a 44 percent to 33 percent edge. Because it was taken from people who agreed to participate, no margin of error was given.
The results appear to reflect the "bounce" that observers have been anticipating since the Democrat clinched his party's nomination early this month.
The previous Newsweek poll, a May survey showing Obama and McCain tied at 46 percent, came while Obama and rival Hillary Rodham Clinton were competing for the nomination.
– Bee news services
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