Poll: McCain less likely to bring change

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. voters say they think Republican candidate John McCain is less likely to bring about change than his Democratic rival, a New York Times poll indicates.

Results from the New York Times/CBS News Poll released Thursday indicate voters view McCain as a "typical Republican" who would continue or expand President George Bush's policies.

The latest poll found 46 percent of voters thought McCain would continue Bush's policies, while 22 percent indicated they thought he'd be more conservative.

Thirty-seven percent of those polled said McCain would bring real change to Washington, up from 28

percent before the two parties' national conventions. In contrast, 65 percent said Democrat Barack Obama would bring real change to Washington.

Pollsters said the presidential race seems to have settled back to its pre-convention numbers: Obama, an Illinois senator, had the support of 48 percent of registered voters, compared with 43 percent for McCain of Arizona, statistically unchanged from the New York Times/CBS News poll taken in mid-August.

The poll was conducted Friday through Tuesday with 1,133 adults, including 1,004 registered voters.

The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.