[标准VOA]奥巴马麦凯恩旗鼓相当(2)[080624]

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Polls Suggest Close Race Between Obama, McCain (2/2)

Obama had trouble winning working class support in his primary battles with former rival Hillary Clinton, but pollster Clay Richards says he appears to be making some inroads.

"Obama is doing better among them than other Democratic candidates have done in the past," he added. "And if he maintains this kind of lead, or this kind of balance among blue collar whites, he will probably carry these three states."

Republican John McCain finds himself in the difficult position of trying to succeed an unpopular president from his own party at a time when Americans are worried about the economy and rising fuel prices and believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
　
McCain has staked his presidential hopes on the belief that Americans would prefer victory in the war in Iraq to a hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops.
　
Quinnipiac pollster Peter Brown says Americans have concluded the Iraq war was not worth the cost, but he adds that they remain divided on what to do next.

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奥巴马与前竞争对手希拉里·克林顿进行初选之战时，他很难获得工薪阶层的支持，但民意测验专家Clay Richards说，奥巴马在这方面已经有所改善。

“奥巴马在赢得工薪阶层的支持中比历史上其他民主党候选人做的更好，”他补充说，“如果他能一直保持这样的领先，或者这种在蓝领白人中的平衡，他很有可能赢得这3个州。

共和党人约翰·麦凯恩发现，现在美国民众普遍担忧经济和上涨的燃料价格并且认为国家政策走向是错误的，他想继任上一届来自共和党的不受欢迎的总统，这很困难。

麦凯恩把他的总统梦赌在美国民众更希望赢得伊拉克战争而不是匆忙撤军上。

Quinnipiac大学的民意测验专家彼得·布朗说，美国民众认为伊拉克战争不值得打，但他补充到，人们对于下一步该做采取什么行动仍存在分歧。