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US poor support Obama over McCain
American poor are supporting Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama over his Republican rival, John McCain, at a rate of two to one, according to a new opinion poll made public Monday.
The survey conducted by The Washington Post, the Henry Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University showed that 92 per cent of African Americans chose Obama as the candidate more concerned with their problems.
Not a single black respondent said so about McCain, although one per cent said "both do," The Washington Post said.
Hispanics, who had displayed ambivalence about Obama during the primary election season, also favoured him by more than 40 percentage points.
Even among low-wage white workers, Obama led McCain by 10 percentage points, 47 per cent to 37 per cent, according to the survey.
The poll focused on 1,350 randomly selected workers 18 to 64 years old who put in at least 30 hours a week but earned $27,000 or less last year.