Rasmussen WA Poll: Obama 53 (+2), McCain 35 (-5)

[MadBadger]

THis confirms the SUSA poll a few days ago showing Obama up 56-39 in Washington. I dont think this one will be a battleground or a leaner this year. Washington for the moment is a safe Obama state.

Barack Obama has jumped far ahead of John McCain in Washington, but most voters there don’t want Hillary Clinton as his running mate, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey has found.

Obama who led McCain 51% to 40% a month ago has opened up an 18% lead in the state. Fifty-three percent (53%) of likely Washington voters now support the Democrat as opposed to 35% who back his Republican opponent.

Five percent (5%) favor a third-party candidate, and 7% are undecided.

In the survey taken Monday night, the first since Obama clinched the Democratic nomination, voters by a sizable margin (52% to 31%) do not want him to choose Mrs. Clinton as his running mate. However, 48% of Democrats would like to see the former First Lady on the ticket. Nationally, slightly over half of Democrats want Mrs. Clinton on the ticket.

Washington, with 11 Electoral College votes, has gone Democratic in every presidential election since 1988 and John Kerry carried the state over President Bush 53% to 46% in 2004.

Nationally, over the past week, Obama has taken a modest lead over McCain in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking.

While Obama has the support of 81% of Democrats, down slightly (2%) from last month, McCain has experienced a precipitous drop in Republican support. Last month 87% of Washington Republicans backed his candidacy; now only 75% of GOP voters do, with 18% saying they support Obama.

Obama’s support among unaffiliated voters also has increased dramatically. His 7% lead of last month is now 13%, with 47% of unaffiliated voters for Obama versus 34% for McCain.

The Democrat tops his GOP opponent among men (52% to 38%) and women (54% to 33%). He also leads in every economic and age group, most dramatically in those age 18-29 (74% to 14%).

McCain’s only edge continues to be among those who call themselves conservatives and regular churchgoers.

Sixty percent (60%) of Washington voters view Obama favorably, up 3% from last month, while 54% feel the same about McCain who rated 49% in May.

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/washington/election_2008_washington_presidential_election

[KAZ]

1. Thanks for the info hnmnf! The noise in this new forum is overwhelming.

K&R!

[PBS Poll-435]

2. Yeah...

Washington is in the bag.

Thank you Washingtonians!

[anonymous171]

6. No problem! The lattes are strong with us, too strong for McCain.

[cliffordu]

15. Come visit!! We got espresso and rain enough for everybody!!

[Arugula Latte]

3. Hey, McCain: Wipeout in Washington ... Obliteration in Oregon ... Cremation in California

The West Coast is Obama Country. Prepare to get your ass thoroughly kicked, Republicans.

[PBS Poll-435]

5. Nuking in New Mexico

Obliteration (:P) in Ohio

:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

10. Asskicking in Arizona ... (well, one can dream...)

:)

[fujiyama]

18. Left coast baby!

Hell yeah!

I love it out here...

[muryan]

4. Hope this carries over into other western states

[Zynx]

7. Washington State will not provide any suspense come the fall.

[CakeGrrl]

8. Obama will do fine up here...

We go reliably blue in the GE, he nearly swept all our counties in the caucus, and we have 2 Dem senators and a Dem governor.

[MadBadger]

9. Gregoire cant seem to shake Rossi

Her numbers arent all that great in terms of approval either. Shes up 7 in Rasmussen, and I think like 3 with SUSA.

[CakeGrrl]

11. He no doubt wants to avenge that narrow defeat. n/t

[progressive_realist]

12. WA won't be a battleground state

Unless Clinton gets the VP slot. She is much disliked up here.

[FrenchieCat]

13. Dayum!

:wow:

[cemaphonic]

14. Makes sense

our (R)s tend to be either socially liberal-to-moderate suburbanites who actually think that the Repubs are good stewards of the economy, libertarians, and rural fundies.

Groups one and two like Obama just fine, and group three doesn't like either of them much.

[bhikkhu]

16. Thanks, Washington!

I'd be living in Seattle, my second favorite city, if only property was a little less expensive! Glad to see the people there are as good and sensible as I remember them. :)

[Imagevision]

17. And Obama has only been in the GE. campaign less then 2 weeks!

McBush will help widen the lead for Obama by is constant fuck-ups...

[phrigndumass]

19. Gobama Nationwide! :)

K/R #5!

[BREMPRO]

20. knew this would happen, once the primary battle subsided.

Now we have a real contrast of ideas, leadership and character that Obama wins hands down.

[Alter Ego]

21. The Pacific Northwest has been a dicey area for the last couple cycles...

but I don't think it will be this year.

[book_worm]

22. This matches the SUSA poll which had Obama up by 17