美国的两项最新民意调查显示，共和党总统候选人麦凯恩超越了他的民主党竞选对手奥巴马。今日美国报与盖洛普合办的民调显示，麦凯恩在登记的选民当中以50%的支持率领先奥巴马46%的支持率。
另一项盖洛普的每日追踪调查显示，麦凯恩领先，支持率为48%对45%。民调显示麦凯恩得利于上星期的共和党全国代表大会，以及选择阿拉斯加州女州长佩林为副总统竞选搭档。
美国副总统切尼今天(星期一)在罗马告诉记者，他看不出佩林为何不能成为麦凯恩政府成功的副总统的理由。切尼说，他认为佩林上星期在明尼苏达州圣保罗举行的共和党全国代表大会上的讲话“棒极了”。
Two new U.S. public opinion polls show Republican presidential candidate John McCain leading his Democratic rival, Barack Obama. The USA Today-Gallup poll says McCain leads Obama, 50 percent to 46 percent among registered voters.
A separate Gallup daily tracking poll says McCain is ahead, 48 percent to 45 percent.
The polls show McCain got a boost from last week’s Republican Party convention and the selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.
Vice President Dick Cheney told reporters in Rome today (Monday) there is no reason why Palin cannot be a successful vice president in a McCain administration. Cheney said he thought her speech at last week’s Republican convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, was “superb.”