The election is a long way away, so these head to head polls (without an official Democratic nominee) are just for fun.
Obama 52
Mccain 35
Clinton 45
McCain 42
Quinnipiac says:
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton initially was the favorite among Democrats before the Feb. 5 primary, but lost to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, 50-47 percent. In a hypothetical matchup, Obama is now in a stronger position than Clinton against Arizona Sen. John McCain in the state's general election. Independent voters support Obama, 45-38 percent and voters younger than 45 back him, 63-30 percent.
And let's go to the meat of it:
Independent Voters Give Obama Huge Connecticut Lead, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton By A Nose Over McCain
"Obama wins a huge 73 percent of voters under 35, but will they show up on Election Day? Historically, they haven't turned out."
The economy is the single most important issue in their presidential vote, 47 percent of Connecticut voters say, followed by 25 percent who list the war in Iraq and 11 percent who list health care. Voters split on the most important quality they want in a candidate, with 29 percent looking for a strong leader and 28 percent looking for someone trustworthy.
The U.S. economy is in a recession, voters say 74 - 21 percent. If Obama is elected, the economy will get better, voters say 40 - 16 percent, while 35 percent say it won't change. If Clinton is elected, voters say 36 - 20 percent the economy will get better, with 36 percent saying it won't change. If McCain wins, voters say 25 - 20 percent the economy will get worse, while 47 percent say it won't change.
And McCain's albatross? CT is still embarrassed Bush was born here.
Connecticut voters disapprove 76 - 20 percent of the job President George W. Bush is doing, his lowest approval in any Quinnipiac University poll in any state.
Oh, and show Chris Dodd some love. he's in no danger, but Nutmeggers still can't figure out why he ran.
U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd's 51 - 28 percent approval also is his lowest ever.
"Sen. Dodd's approval declined steadily as he ran for President. Perhaps his numbers will come back up again, now that he is home from the campaign trail. We will keep an eye on Dodd. He is up for reelection in 2010 and no incumbent wants to start a reelection campaign with numbers that low," Dr. Schwartz said.
In any case, Connecticut, the state that defeated Lieberman in the Democratic primary and regrets voting him back to the Senate (Connecticut Paper Hits Joe Lieberman -- Sorry for Endorsement?), is solidly blue. Why? We've been paying attention to the fundamentals.
Update [2008-3-27 9:10:4 by DemFromCT]: Connecticut Bob has a great post on how to have fun while winning elections (Pub Quiz for Jim Himes in CT-04). [h/t thirdparty]
From March 19 - 24, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,697 Connecticut registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points.