FOX News Poll: Obama Has Slim Edge Over McCain, Half Would Never Vote for Clinton
If American voters were casting their ballot today, Democrat Barack Obama would have a slight advantage over Republican John McCain in the race for the White House, while McCain would narrowly edge out Hillary Clinton, according to the latest FOX News poll.
It’s clear Obama has the momentum — racking up wins in every state since Super Tuesday. The new poll shows he also has the largest number of people saying they would “definitely” vote for him, the most positive favorable ratings of the 2008 contenders, and the highest number saying they would feel “enthusiastic” if he were to become president.
And it’s clear who is struggling. Clinton has not only lost her lead in the race for the party’s nomination — Obama has tied her at 44 percent — but she also has the largest number of people saying they would “never” vote for her, the lowest favorable ratings, and the most saying they would feel “scared” if she won the Oval Office.
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The national telephone poll was conducted for FOX News by Opinion Dynamics Corp. among 900 registered voters from February 19 to February 20. The poll has a 3-point error margin.
In the hypothetical matchups, Obama bests McCain by 4 percentage points, inside the poll’s sampling error (47 percent to 43 percent). McCain has a 3-point edge over Clinton (47 percent to 44 percent), also inside the error margin and so not statistically significant.
Nearly half of voters (47 percent) say they would “never” vote for Clinton, while 37 percent say they “definitely” would. For McCain, 41 percent would “definitely” vote for him and 34 percent “never” would. Obama performs best on this measure as 44 percent would “definitely” vote for him and 34 percent “never” would.
In addition, more voters say they would feel “enthusiastic” if Obama wins the presidency (22 percent) than would feel that way if Clinton (18 percent) or McCain wins (9 percent)[…]
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