Obama/Biden 50%
McCain/Palin 40%
Undec 7%
- Obama's 10% lead in today's Diageo/Hotline release equals
his largest advantage ever in the tracking poll. The Dem nominee also led
50-40% in the poll completed 10/10.
- Obama now leads 50-37% on who would do the best job handling the economy,
the fifth consecutive day he has led the issue by double digits. 66% of LVs and
67% of Indies believe the economy is the most important issue facing the U.S.
- The candidates meanwhile remain basically deadlocked on energy issues. 43%
think Obama would do the best job managing U.S. energy policies, while 42% say McCain.
Neither candidate has had a statistically significant lead on energy since the
survey completed 10/10.
Today's Diageo/Hotline tracking poll, conducted 10/14-16 by FD,
surveyed 804 LVs and has a margin of error of +/- 3.5%. Party ID Breakdown for
the sample is 41%D, 36%R, 18%I.