Obama/Biden 47%
McCain/Palin 41%
Undec 10%
- In the first Diageo/Hotline tracking poll taken fully after the VP debate, Biden and Palin have both improved their images. Biden now has a fav/unfav of 55%/30% and Palin stands at 50%/39%. In the survey completed directly prior to the debate (9/29-10/1), Biden had a 47%/32% rating and Palin's was 45%/40%.
- After closing in on Obama's lead yesterday, McCain has now taken the lead on handling of two key issues. The GOP nominee holds 43-42% leads over Obama on both the economy and energy policy -- McCain's first leads on handling of the economy since 9/10 and first on energy policy since 9/23.
- At the same time, McCain has his smallest advantage on handling nat'l security in the survey thus far. His 3% margin in today's release is just a fraction of his 21% lead one week ago (in the survey completed 9/28).
Today's Diageo/Hotline tracking poll, conducted 10/3-5 by FD, surveyed 909 LVs and has a margin of error of +/- 3.3%. Party ID Breakdown for the sample is 41%D, 36%R, 19%I.