Wisconsin poll Obama: 44 McCain: 43; McCain 50 Clinton 38

[book_worm]

Here in the Badger State a new poll shows a tight contest between Barack Obama and John McCain with Obama with a slight edge 44% to 43%. If the Dem nominee is Hillary Clinton--McCain gains a double digit advantage: 50-38.

This comes off a poll of Oregon showing Obama leading McCain 48-42, but Clinton losing to McCain 46-40.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/election_2008_electoral_college_update

[Bullet1987]

1. He's strong out West and could really hurt McCain there...

[angie_love]

2. Isn't Wisconsin a blue state? McCain is really strong damn it!!!!

[MadBadger]

5. No, Wisconsin is the most purple state in the nation

Gore won it by 5,000 votes and Kerry by 11,000.

[book_worm]

6. Actually it was close in both 2000 and 2004 in presidential race.

[Johnny__Motown]

7. I doubt it,, remember 22% of Clinton voters said they would vote for McCain.. if we can get most of

them to come to their senses Obama's number will jump quickly.

This poll reflects both Clintons and McCain attacking him. (with a little help from Shrub too)

[democrattotheend]

10. Kerry only won it by 11,000 votes

Definitely not a state we can take for granted.

[Johnny__Motown]

3. His positives would jump 10% if Hillary would stop knee capping him

[MadBadger]

4. The numbers for Obama McCain are actually McCain 48 Obama 46

ALl in the MOE of course, but the numbers you have are from February I believe.

[Barack_America]

8. Yep. That's pretty much what I figured for the Midwest.

Look for this to be repeated in Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, etc.

Hillary cannot beat McCain in the Midwest.

[Strelnikov_]

12. Agreed

Her 'electability' is a myth.

[mckeown1128]

9. kick. nt

[NJSecularist]

11. Wisconsin hasn't went red for a while

But the last few elections, our margins of victory have been very small. It's a swing state and it's also a state we must carry if we want to win the election.