From the given sentence, extract the phrase (often noun or verb) that carries the given relationship. The generated phrase should be present in the sentence.

Given Relationship: 'lead', Sentence: 'Obama also leads McCain among Blue collar workers and Hispanics , and quite contrary to what you may have been led to believe by the headlines , McCain is behind in both Catholics and Independants ...Yes , I did say , " Independants " .'
leads