WSJ/NBC News Poll: Voters Sour on John Edwards

Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll voters made one thing clear: they are unhappy with former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards following his admission of an extra-marital affair . Voters who said they have a “very” or “somewhat” negative view of the two-time presidential contender jumped 22 percentage points from 27% in January to 49% in August. Edwards’s admission means neither he nor his wife, Elizabeth , will play roles at the Democratic convention that begins Monday in Denver. Edwards will also no longer attend a “Take Back Labor Day” concert in Minnesota during the Republican convention the following week, where he was expected to be one of the event’s headliners. For more on the WSJ/NBC News poll, which shows the presidential race between John McCain and Barack Obama in a statistical dead heat, read this story in today’s Wall Street Journal. (link)