Whites lift McCain to slim lead over Obama in poll

[Red October]

Whites lift McCain to slim lead over Obama in poll
By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer

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WASHINGTON – An overwhelming advantage in experience and lopsided support from working-class and suburban whites have lifted Republican John McCain to a slender lead over Barack Obama less than two months from Election Day, a poll on the presidential race said Friday.

The Arizona senator has a 13-percentage-point lead over his Democratic rival both with men and senior citizens, and a 23-point advantage among rural residents, according to the Associated Press-GfK Poll of likely voters. He's also doing better than Obama at consolidating support from party loyalists: 94 percent of Republicans back McCain, while 83 percent of Democrats prefer the Illinois senator.

Obama has good news, too. He's preferred two-to-one by those who say the nation's economy is in poor shape — a strong position on an issue many surveys say is the public's top worry. He also has an 18-point advantage among voters who look more to a candidate's values and views than experience, and his weak showing with whites is generally no worse than Democrat John Kerry did in his losing but close 2004 race against President Bush.

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[DarkHalo]

The AP is absolutely vile. They never miss a chance to try and paint any support for a conservative as racist.

[Red October]

and his weak showing with whites is generally no worse than Democrat John Kerry did in his losing but close 2004 race

CLOSE!  But losing. 

Us evil crackers hated Kerry for his Puerto Rican heritage.