Obama Holds Marginal Lead on McCain

Obama is leading McCain by a narrow margin according to a Reuters poll. (AP Images)"]

A Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday showed that Democratic candidate Barack Obama has a marginal 5-point lead over Republican candidate John McCain.

Obama leads McCain by 47 percent to 42 percent, a 3-point decline since Hillary Clinton's withdrawal from the race. However, Obama has a couple things working in his favor. For one, he holds a 52 percent edge among independents, to McCain's 30 percent. He also has a 51 percent to McCain's 36 percent amongst female voters.

"Obama's significant lead among independents puts him over the top, and that's a problem for McCain," pollster John Zogby said. "McCain is going to have to appeal to independents in some way to win, and right now he has a lot of work to do."

Voters main source of concern for the candidates is Obama's lack of experience versus McCain's age, who, if he becomes elected, will become the oldest president at 72-years-old.

The experience question is a hurdle for Obama, but so far voters seem to have other things on their mind like change," Zogby said. "Age is an issue for McCain, but it doesn't appear to be an overwhelming problem."

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