McCain steps up character attack on Obama

Oct. 9, 2008

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AFP) - John McCain cranked up a searing character assault on Democrat Barack Obama Thursday, branding him "too risky" for the White House, as he raced to rescue his diving poll numbers.

Barack Obama: U.S. president-elect

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Barack Obama, with projected wins in West Coast states, became the first African-American president-elect of the United States Tuesday.

Poll: Obama leads nationally

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain nationally, an Ipsos/McClatchy Poll indicated Monday.

Poll: Obama has 5-point lead in Ohio

CINCINNATI, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is 5 points ahead of his opponent in Ohio, a poll released Monday indicates.

Poll: Obama gains support in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has widened his lead over Republican John McCain in Iowa, a poll indicates.

Poll: Presidential race close in Florida

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Voters interviewed in Indiana, Florida and North Carolina suggest the U.S. presidential race in those states is too close to call, said Public Policy Polling.

Final Pew poll: Obama 52, McCain 46

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama holds a significant lead over his opponent, but the Republican is narrowing the gap, a poll indicates.

Poll: Obama leads in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in the battleground state of Ohio, a poll indicates.

Poll: Obama gains support in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Republican John McCain's support in solidly Republican Utah has slipped while Democrat Barack Obama's poll numbers are on the rise, a poll indicates.

2 polls give McCain little good news

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- There is little good news for Republican nominee John McCain in two polls released Saturday, three days before the U.S. presidential election.

Poll: Obama better to handle taxes

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. voters say Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is better able to handle tax issues than Republican John McCain, a Gallup poll indicates.

Poll: McCain has wide lead in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama in Kentucky in the days before the November election, a poll indicates.

Poll: Calif. same-sex proposition tightens

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A majority of voters oppose a measure to repeal same-sex marriage rights in California but the measure is gaining support, a poll released Friday indicated.

Poll: 1 in 4 Texans say Obama is Muslim

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Nearly 1 in 4 Texans mistakenly believe Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama is a Muslim, more than twice the U.S. rate, a poll indicated.

Key red states turning blue, poll shows

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. electoral map is becoming bluer as more battleground states appear to be breaking for Democrat Barack Obama, a CNN poll indicates.

Poll: Obama leads McCain nationally

PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by three points according to one polling model and by six points in another.