Obama leads McCain by 6 points

Barack Obama and (L) John McCain Democrat Barack Obama is leading his Republican rival John McCain by 6 points as the US prepares for Election Day, a recent poll shows. According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday, more and more people are showing frustration with the eight years of a Republican-run White House. And Obama's message of change seems to be turning the tables towards him. Obama leads McCain by 47 percent to 41 percent for the November 4 election, remaining unchanged from last month. Many Americans believe the country is in the wrong direction. Only 13 percent of those polled believed the country was in the right direction. On the question of the riskier candidate, 55 percent believed Obama, a 46-year-old first-term Illinois senator, would be the riskier choice for president, while 35 percent said McCain, 71, a fourth-term Arizona senator would be a riskier choice. On the sagging economy, the public's top concern, voters do not have much confidence in either of the candidate, but 28 percent are of the opinion Obama could put it back on track. The survey of 1,003 registered voters was conducted July 18-21, during Obama's trip to the Middle East and Europe. It had an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. FTP/RE