WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The race for the
White House is now deadlocked at 47 percent for Democrat Barack Obama and 46
percent for Republican John McCain among registered voters, according to a
Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday.
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to the media after a campaign stop in
Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
The contest is also about even among those who said
they are the most likely to vote in November: 49 percent for McCain, 47 percent
for Obama.
Both candidates solidified support among party
loyalists during their parties' conventions, but it is the Republican nominee
who enters the campaign's final stretch with newfound momentum.
Republican presidential nominee Sen.
John McCain points to supporters during the final session of the 2008
Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota Sept. 4, 2008.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
Much of the shift toward McCain stems from gains
among white women, voters his team hoped to sway with the pick of Alaska
governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate.
White women shifted from an eight-point
pre-convention edge for Obama to a 12-point McCain advantage now.
McCain has also improved his standing on the
contest's core issues, and there has been a significant narrowing of Obama's
advantage as the candidate better suited to shake up Washington.
The senator from Arizona has a 17-point lead on which
candidate can better handle an unexpected crisis and, for the first time, a
double-digit advantage as the one more trusted on international affairs.
He also has a 10-point lead on dealing with the war
in Iraq, an issue that had divided voters since the outset of the campaign.
And on economy, the dominant issue of the race,
McCain has whittled Obama's advantage to five points, the smallest it has been
all year.
With partisan lock-in more complete, the race for
independents will invariably heat up. In the new poll, independents now break
narrowly for McCain -- 50 percent to 43 percent. It is a small advantage, but
the Republican's first of the campaign.
The poll was conducted by telephone Sept. 5-7 among a
random national sample of 1,133 adults, including interviews with 961 registered
voters.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Sept. 1-4 U.S.
Republican National Convention has given Republican presidential hopeful John
McCain a significant lift in polls, surveys released on Sunday showed.
A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, which was taken over last
weekend, showed that McCain was now leading Democratic opponent Barack Obama by
50 to 46 percent among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage
since January. Full story
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- When Alaska governor
Sarah Palin took center stage on the third night of the ongoing Republican
National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, she came under the full
glare of world media's spotlights.
A major reason for that is the historic implication
that the 44-year-old politician will become the first woman vice president in
U.S. history, if the Republicans win the general election in November. Full story
SAINT PAUL, the United States, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Senator
John McCain on Thursday formally accepted the Republican Party's nomination for
president in a prime-time speech in which he touted himself as a reformer,
problem solver and a patriot.
"Let me offer an advance warning to the old, big
spending, do nothing, me first, country second Washington crowd: change is
coming," McCain said in the nationally-televised speech at the 39th Republican
National Convention. Full story
ST. PAUL, the United States, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S.
Republicans formally nominated Alaksa governor Sarah Palin as the party's vice
presidential candidate Thursday at their national convention.
There is only one name on the ballot and her
nomination was unanimously approved by acclamation during the Republican
National Convention in St. Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Full story
