It is Going to be Harder to Steal this one from That One

Barack Obama has widened his lead over his Republican presidential rival John McCain to 14 points, according to a new opinion poll from the New York Times and CBS News.

The 53% to 39% gulf in the two main candidates’ poll ratings suggests that Obama is continuing to capitalise from public anxieties prompted by the financial crisis. Detailed questions contained in the poll also indicate that McCain’s strategy of launching increasingly personal attacks against his opponent have had an adverse effect, turning voters off McCain rather than sowing seeds of doubt in their minds about the Democratic nominee.

Sixty per cent of voters told the survey they felt McCain had spent more time knocking his adversary than in explaining his own policies; the reverse impression held true for Obama.

But then we thought Kerry was a shoo-in also.

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