Obama opens double-digit lead

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Obama opens double-digit lead

Washington: As the US presidential race enters the home stretch, Democratic nominee Barack Obama has opened up a double-digit lead, with rival Republican candidate John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin losing shine, a new poll shows.

A growing number of voters say they're now comfortable with Obama's values, background and ability to serve as commander in chief, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

The poll suggests that the McCain campaign's attacks stoking concerns about Obama's past and his qualifications, raising questions about his character and his association with 1960s-era radical William Ayers, haven't worked.

Though most voters polled said that McCain is better prepared for the White House than the first-term senator from Illinois, there are increasing concerns about the readiness of Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

Overall, the poll found 52 percent of voters favour Obama, the first African-American to run on a major party ticket, versus 42 percent for McCain. That 10-point lead is up from a six-point Obama edge two weeks ago.

The survey of registered voters, conducted from Friday to Monday, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points, the Journal said.

It's the largest lead in the Journal/NBC poll thus far, and represents a steady climb for Obama since early September, when the political conventions concluded with the candidates in a statistical tie.

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I'm glad about this! I think Obama can really change this country much better than McCain can. McCain seems to have nothing to say about himself, unlike Obama, which is why I believe Obama is leading in the polls.