WOW WOW WOW...rightwing evangelical pollster Scott Rasmussen has Obama jumping in the polls today. He's so far ahead in Minnesota, that even if McSame names Gov. Tim Pawlenty as his running mate, it probably wouldn't help his situation much. Pawlenty is not all that popular in Minnesota right now. As far as Michigan, Mittens Romney isn't really from Michigan, so even he may not even be an asset to McCain!
If I were running the campaign, I would use the next ten days running Obama and Hillary through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Missouri to hammer McCain on the economy to cement a narrative that would sink him for the fall campaign. Call it the "PSYCHOLOGICAL RECESSION TOUR"!
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Barack Obama’s lead over John McCain in Minnesota has now grown to 18%, all at the expense of voters who have moved out of the Republican’s column, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
For the second month in a row, 52% back Obama, compared to 34% who now support McCain. But last month McCain had the support of 39% of Minnesota voters.
When leaners are factored in, Obama leads McCain by 17% -- 54% to 37%.
Obama has maintained a 13- to 15-point lead in four out of the previous five monthly polls. The only exception came in mid-March – soon after McCain wrapped up his party’s nomination and the controversial remarks of Obama’s pastor, Jeremiah Wright, were first reported -- when McCain was within four points of his Democratic opponent.
While Obama and McCain maintain the support of more than eight out of 10 members of their respective parties, both have lost ground among unaffiliated voters, 25% of whom remain undecided. Obama leads McCain 45% to 23% among the unaffiliated, but both are down 7% from early June.
The Democrat outpolls his Republican opponent nearly two-to-one among women voters 57% to 30%. He also has the support of 45% of men versus 39% who back McCain.
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Barack Obama has more than doubled his lead over John McCain to eight percentage points in the economic battleground state of Michigan, with much of his new support coming from voters who have moved away from the Republican hopeful.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds 47% of Michigan voters favoring Obama while 39% back McCain. A month ago Obama had 45% support and McCain tallied 42%. When leaners are factored in, Obama leads by the same margin of eight points, 50% to 42%.
In May McCain had a statistically insignificant one-point lead, but Obama has been gaining ground since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the Democratic presidential race.
McCain enjoys only a 46% to 41% lead over Obama among male voters now, down from a 19-percentage point lead in May. The Democrat shows a slight uptick among women voters who have consistently supported him over McCain. Now women favor Obama 51% to 35
Senator Barack Obama leads John McCain 50% to 37% in his home state of Illinois, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. When "leaners" are included, Obama leads 52% to 41%.
As in many states, Obama has a strong lead among women in Illinois, but not among men. He leads 55% to 35% among women, but just 43% to 40% among male voters.
The two candidates are essentially tied among voters not affiliated with either major political party.
While 31% of Illinois voters believe McCain is too old to be president, 38% think Obama is too inexperienced for the job. National results for these questions and other key stats for Election 2008 are updated continuously