McCain Takes 5-Point Lead in Zogby Poll

Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:28:27 am PDT

Big trouble for the little messiah: Poll shows McCain in 5-point lead over Obama.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama’s solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll.