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Opinion: New L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll results released later today

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(UPDATE: The actual new Times Poll is out and the results are available here.)

With precisely three weeks left in the lengthiest presidential campaign in U.S. history, John McCain is making no bones about the hole he finds himself in. A new L.A. Times/Bloomberg poll, due out later today, won’t give him cause to doubt his underdog status, but it may illuminate some of the ways he potentially could close the gap against Barack Obama.

We can’t reveal the matchup numbers quite yet; for that, check elsewhere on our Web site about 5 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. PDT). Along with the horserace numbers, the survey gauges voter perceptions about the two candidates’ stengths and weaknesses.

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The findings generally are favorable for Obama. But the poll underscores that should a foreign policy matter elbow its way alongside the economy as a major voter concern between now and election day, McCain is in position to benefit.

The survey also indicates that McCain, presumably to his detriment, has failed to clearly distance himself from the fellow Republican -- and unpopular incumbent -- he seeks to replace: President Bush. It will be worth watching how agressively he seeks to do that when he squares off Wednesday with Obama in the last of their debates.

-- Don Frederick

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