However, the poll says that given the GOP's unpopularity amongst the voting public, Obama's lead is not that large.
"Sen. Obama leads Sen. McCain by 47% to 41%, a spread that is twice the edge he had in the previous poll, in late April. Still, that lead is significantly smaller than the Democratic Party's 16-point advantage, 51% to 35%, when voters are asked, without candidates' names, which party they want to win the White House," the Journal reports of the poll's findings.
The Journal's report went on to say ...
"The record unpopularity of President Bush and the Republican Party, combined with economic worries among voters and a broad desire for change, would normally make this "the single best year for an Obama-type candidacy, and the single worst year for a McCain-type candidacy," says Democratic pollster Peter Hart, who conducts the Journal/NBC poll with Republican Neil Newhouse.
"But Sen. Obama continues to do poorly among white male voters, according to the poll. More ominous is his weakness among white suburban women, who generally are open to Democratic candidates and whose votes could be decisive. While Sen. Obama has a slight lead among white women generally, a plurality of suburbanites prefer Sen. McCain.
"Some good news for the likely Democratic nominee: Despite suggestions during the nomination contest that many Hispanics and Hillary Clinton supporters wouldn't support him, the poll shows both groups overwhelmingly do."
*In other Obama news, the Fox News Channel has done it again. Salon.com is reporting that despite the fact that Michelle Obama is the Democratic presidential nominee's legal wife, and not some jump off with his kids, the channel is calling Michelle Obama, "Obama's Baby Mama." See the titling at the bottom of the screen shot below:
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The verbiage was used yesterday at the bottom of the screen in which Republican mouthpiece Michelle Malkin was interviewed in a segement about conservative attacks against Michelle Obama:
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