Obama/Biden 47%
McCain/Palin 42%
Undec 10%

- The WH matchup remains unchanged since yesterday. Obama has now led the Diageo/Hotline tracking poll by 5%+ for a full week.

- The majority of RVs believe the failure of Congress to pass the bailout bill on Mon. will impact their personal financial situation. 60% think it will have “a great deal” or “somewhat” of an effect on them in the next few months.

- Among Obama voters, 63% say a great deal/somewhat; among McCain voters, it’s 57%. Meanwhile among Dems it’s 66%, and among GOPers, it’s 58%.

- Looking to tonight’s debate, RVs continue to rate Biden higher than Palin. 47% have a favorable impression of the DE Sen., and 32% have an unfavorable impression. Palin scores a fav/unfav of 45%/40% — just 1/3 the net positive rating of Biden.