A new CBS/New York Times poll released on Wednesday shows Sen. Obama, D-Ill., and presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tied in a hypothetical general election match-up, while Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., edges out McCain by a five-point margin.
CBS/New York Times numbers now
(among registered voters):
If the candidates were Obama and McCain, who would you vote for?
Obama: 45% McCain: 45% Undecided/Don't Know: 6%
If the candidates were Clinton and McCain, who would you vote for?
Clinton: 48% McCain: 43% Undecided/Don't Know: 5%
Since their last poll four weeks ago, unfavorable views of Obama have risen 10% -- from 24% a month ago to 34% at present. Obama's woes also appear to know few demographic bounds -- unfavorable views of Obama have risen among women, whites, independents and Democrats, according to CBS News and the New York Times.
found similar results.
In that poll, Clinton leads McCain by 9-points, 50-41,
in a hypothetical general election match-up.
Obama, on the other hand, is "virtually tied" with McCain, at 46-44 percent.
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