Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has come out and tried to paint his Republican rival John McCain as a rich man who is simply out of touch with everything.

Washington  - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has come out and tried to paint his Republican rival John McCain as a rich man who is simply out of touch with everything.

The two presidential candidates have tried to become far more negative as of late towards each other, as evident in recent ads and speeches.

Two of the latest national polls show that McCain is catching up on Obama, and at a very fast rate.

The most recent poll shows that Obama has a lead at 45% to McCain’s 42%.

Obama made some statements recently about an interview McCain had with Politico, stating he doesn’t know how many homes he owns.

McCain’s wife Cindy is also estimatd to be worth $100 million at least.

Obama is trying to paint the picture that McCain is far from being in-touch with average