Data gloom(暗い） clouds poll race

FT Nov 4/2008
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Manufacturing activity hits 26-year low
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Opinion polls give Obama advantage
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Barack Obama and John McCain last night wound up(Wind up　結ぶ、やめる） their presidential campaigns in a whirlwind（旋風、あらし） of rallies and speeches even as new data underlined（強調した） the scale of the economic crisis awaiting the winner.

The much-followed Gallup tracking survey showed Mr.Obama with an 11-point advantage over Mr.McCain among likely（ありそうな、ad.) voters.