With Obama at his side, former president Clinton heaped praise on the Democratic nominee for what he said was a calm, reasoned response to the financial crisis, saying that showed he would be a good manager in the White House.
A Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll showed Obama with a 5-point national lead on McCain. A blizzard of recent national polls gave Obama a national lead ranging from 2 points to 15 points.