So I saw today's report on the hotline poll that has Obama up 47-42. There are a couple of stats that bode very well for Obama and not good for McCain, as opposed to findings from a week ago.

Compared to 9/20:

McCain's favorability among Independents: 43 (-8), 46 (+10). His favorable rating ratio has suffered a net 18 point decline in the span of a week.

Support Among Independents: Obama 52 (+13), McCain (-11). That is a 24 point swing in favor of Obama.

Maybe McCain should quit campaigning to study the economy next time.

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/