Has some fascinating stuff. One, age appears to be a much bigger drag for McCain than race is for Obama (25% say their friends or neighbors are uncomfortable voting for a 72-year old; 6% say they are uncomfortable voting for an African-American). I’m interested in how McCain has fared in some of the personal attribute questions. He’s closed the gap in “fights for people like me” from 53% to 33% in May, to 48% to 42% now; closed the gap on “will unite the country” from 53% to 33% in May to 47% to 39% now; and tied Obama on “can reduce gas and energy prices” after Obama had led 50% to 31% in May. There’s still a big gap on “handling the health care issue,” although Obama led 61% to 24% in May, and now it’s 52% to 34%. Maybe McCain should talk about the issue more?

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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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