LATimes: Experience a key John McCain advantage in new L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll
The new, just-released poll not only shows the race between the two dramatically tightening — into a virtual dead heat, with Obama leading in the head-to-head by only 2 percentage points — but it also identifies a distinct McCain asset: a huge advantage on the question of experience.
Asked if the Republican had the right experience to be president, 80% said yes.
By contrast, close to a majority — 48% — said Obama lacks the experience for the job.
The NBC/WSJ poll says Obama’s lead is half of what it was last month and 48% of 18 million Clinton supporters will vote for McCain, someone else or are undecided. A stunning half of 18 million voters won’t vote for Obama unless he starts to appeal to the working class and women. That’s not going to happen because everyone’s obsessed with race. It has nothing to do with race. We all liked Obama in January. Then we got to know him. Everyone’s getting to know him and it’s not a good thing.
Superdelegates, nominate Clinton at the Convention.
