Special Report:
U.S. presidential election
2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama's lead over his Republican rival, John
McCain, has declined by half, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
The CNN poll of polls showed that Obama only has a slim lead of 3 percentage points over McCain, at 46 to 43 percent, compared to a high of 8 points he had in mid of July.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) arrives for a campaign event in Martinsville, Virginia, Aug. 20, 2008(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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CNN senior political researcher Alan Silverleib
attributed the decline to "a renewed focus on foreign policy" after the crisis
between Russia and Georgia, and McCain's "willingness to launch more aggressive
attacks against Obama on issues such as off-shore drilling."
The poll combined three national surveys from Gallup, Quinnipiac and LA Times/Bloomberg.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) listens to opening remarks during a town hall meeting in Martinsville, Virginia, Aug. 20, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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However, the downturn is expected to cease since
Obama will more media attention starting this week as he announces the running
mate and officially get the party's presidential nominee.
"The big question now is whether Obama can
successfully regain control of the campaign agenda as we head into the
Democratic convention," Silverleib said.
McCain's fundraising picks
up
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15
(Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's fundraising
continued to pick up, as his campaign announced Friday that he collected 27
million U.S. dollars in July, his best monthly total.
But once the Arizona senator formally accepts the
Republican presidential nomination on Sept. 4, he will be under the limit of the
84 million dollars in public funds which he agreed to accept for the fall
campaign. Full story
McCain takes hard stance toward
Russia
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Republican U.S. presidential candidate
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) makes a statement on the developments in
Georgia at the Des Moines International Airport during a campaign stop at
the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa Aug.8, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Aimed to consolidate his commander-in-chief
credentials, U.S. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain took a hard stance
toward Russia Monday in the wake of the Russia-Georgia conflict.
"Russian President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin must
understand the severe, long-term negative consequences that their government's
actions will have for Russia's relationship with the U.S. and Europe," McCain
said in Erie, Pennsylvania, before a bus trip of the state. Full story
Poll: More U.S. voters think it
"riskier" to elect Obama than McCain
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate
Senator Barack Obama smiles as the audience sings him "Happy Birthday"
during a campaign stop at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan August
4, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A poll released on Wednesday found that more
registered voters thought electing Barack Obama is riskier compared to John
McCain.
According to the poll by CNN and Opinion Research Corp.,
57 percent of the 914 interviewed said that the Democratic presidential
candidate would be a risky choice, compared to 54 percent having the same
feeling about his Republican presidential rival. Full story
