Results of the UW Badger Poll released Friday show Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a strong lead over Republican presidential candidate John McCain in Wisconsin.
According to the poll, conducted Oct. 21 through Oct. 28 by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center with 538 randomly chosen individuals, 52 percent of likely Wisconsin voters favor Obama while 42 percent favor McCain.
Among all adult Wisconsin residents, the poll shows Obama leading McCain 54 to 38 percent.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden leads Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in favorability 45 percent to 32 percent, according to the poll.
It also shows the most important issue in determining who Wisconsin residents vote for is the economy.
The poll shows Wisconsin voters believe Obama would better handle the economy, leadership, ability to deal with corruption in Washington D.C., foreign relations, the Iraq War, Afghanistan, terrorism and understanding the problems of ordinary people.
