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U.S Polls: Obama 7 points ahead of McCain in presidential race Thu. July 17, 2008 04:05 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) According to a Reuters/Zogby poll released Thursday, Democrat Barack Obama has a seven-point lead on Republican John McCain in the US presidential race, and holds a small edge on the crucial question of who would best manage the economy. Mr Obama, more than a month after kicking off the general election campaign leads Mr McCain by 47 per cent to 40 per cent. That is slightly better than his five-point cushion in mid-June, shortly after he clinched the Democratic nomination fight against New York Senator Hillary Clinton. But Mr Obama’s 22-point advantage in June among independents, a critical voting bloc that could swing either way in the November election, shrunk to three points during a month in which the candidates battled on the economy and Obama was accused of shifting to the centre on several issues. Obama had a 44 per cent to 40 per cent edge nationally over Mr McCain on who would be best at managing the economy, virtually unchanged from last month. Among independents, the two were tied on the economy. “There has been a real tightening up among independents, and that has to be worrisome for Obama,” pollster John Zogby said. “It doesn’t seem like Obama is coming across on the economy.” The economy was ranked as the top issue by nearly half of all likely voters, 47 per cent. The Iraq war, in second place, trailed well behind at 12 per cent. Energy prices was third at 8 per cent. The faltering economy had been expected to be a weakness for McCain, an Arizona senator and former Vietnam prisoner of war who has admitted a lack of economic expertise. Mr McCain has portrayed Obama, an Illinois senator, as a proponent of higher taxes, while Obama has tried to link McCain with President George W. Bush’s unpopular economic policies. McCain backs an extension of Bush’s tax cuts, which are geared toward higher wage earners. (Reuters) News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Iraqi: Law maker killed in bomb attack ... Pakistan: Roadside bomb kills 11 in Pakistan US to revise North Korea's terrorism blacklist status... Belgium: 500 kilos of cocaine found in tuna shipment<... Nigeria: Senior official not guilty over $40 million... Ethiopia: 4.6 million Ethiopian now need emergency ... Africa: AU chairman urges world not to cut aid to Af... DR Congo: Gov�t asks UN council to meet on Rwandan i... South Africa: ANC likely to split says leading dissi... Libya cuts oil supplies to Switzerland ... More News...