Politics | Hillary Clinton Poll: McCain Ties Obama, Beats Clinton Narrowly Republican is trusted more than either Democrat on economy By Jonas Oransky Posted Apr 16, 2008 4:38 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, watches as Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., leaves. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) John McCain is tied with Barack Obama and has a 5-point edge over Hillary Clinton in a Reuters poll out today—an improvement for the Democrats. On economic stewardship, the Republican had a 3-point margin over Obama and a 5-point margin over Clinton. The pollster said the Dems continue hurting each other, “and McCain is getting a free pass.” When the survey added Independent candidates Bob Barr and Ralph Nader to the hypothetical contests, Obama topped the presumptive Republican nominee, while the Clinton-McCain matchup remained unchanged. Obama’s national lead over Clinton grew to 51-38%, and the Illinois senator led among women and whites. Clinton led among the elderly, Latinos and less-educated voters. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Report an error