Obama Widens Lead as Americans See `Serious' Crisis

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Source: Bloomberg.com

Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- More than three-quarters of Americans say the U.S. faces a ``serious economic crisis,'' and most voters trust Barack Obama to fix it.

Obama leads Republican presidential nominee John McCain 50 percent to 41 percent among likely voters, a Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll shows. That's more than double Obama's advantage from a month ago. The Democrat's lead holds up when voters choose from a field that includes minor-party candidates and independent Ralph Nader.

With the economy dominant among voter concerns, 56 percent of respondents say they are confident Obama has a plan to deal with the financial crisis. By 50 percent to 41 percent, they don't have similar faith in McCain. Almost half of voters say Obama would do a better job handling the market meltdown and the economy in general.

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``People want someone who they feel can get them out of this mess, and Obama comes across as someone who's more hopeful,'' says Susan Pinkus, the Los Angeles Times polling director.

Nita Troutman, a Republican and small-business owner in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, concurs. ``We've got to have some kind of change,'' says Troutman, 54. ``Economic change, change in our health-care system, things that I think Obama is talking about on a more reasonable level.''



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