CBS News/NYT: Obama +11

New CBS News/NY Times national poll of likely voters (Oct 25-29) shows Obama with an eleven point lead over McCain, down two points from their previous poll:

Obama 52 (nc vs. last poll Oct 19-22)
McCain 41 (+2)

Overall, Obama leads by5.9% in the RCP National Average.

Also of note, from the write up of the survey:

In all, 11% of likely voters are now uncommitted -- they have not yet chosen a candidate, or their minds could still change.

As in the last poll, these voters are mostly white, and 57% are 45 or older. Just over half are women, and most live in the Midwest and South, with just under half in rural areas. Two thirds have not graduated from college, and more than half have incomes of $50,000 or more.

Uncommitted voters are not ideologues or strong partisans. 44% describe themselves as independents, while fewer call themselves Republicans (32%) and even fewer still are Democrats (24%). More than half are moderates. But they are Bush voters; 50% of them voted for George W. Bush in 2004 (just 32% supported John Kerry).

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