THE RACE: The presidential race in Denver
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THE NUMBERS
Barack Obama, 44 percent
John McCain, 39 percent
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OF INTEREST:
Democrat Barack Obama holds a 5-point lead over Republican John McCain among Colorado voters as Democrats gather in Denver for the party’s nominating convention. The poll gave Obama 44 percent of registered voters to McCain’s 39 with 12 percent undecided. Libertarian Bob Barr and Independent Ralph Nader each polled 2 percent. The poll was conducted before and after Obama named his choice of Joe Biden as a running mate. About 78 percent of Democratic voters said Obama had met or exceeded their expectations as a candidate while 16 percent said the campaign had not met expectations. When asked who would be the next president, regardless of their personal preference, 52 percent of voters polled said Obama, 28 percent said McCain, and 19 percent were undecided.
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The Suffolk University poll was conducted from Aug. 21-24, and included interviews with 450 registered voters. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.
