Rasmussen, 6/16: Obama 45%, McCain 40%

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

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Barack Obama attracting 45% of the vote while John McCain earns 40%. When “leaners” are included, Obama holds a four-point advantage, 48% to 44%. These figures show Obama’s lead to be a bit smaller than results from the past week (see recent daily results).

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Earlier today, Rasmussen Reports released new polling data from Kansas for both the Presidential and Senate races. Polling released yesterday showed McCain with a nine-point lead over Obama in Arkansas. At 5:00 p.m. Eastern today, new data will be released from Virginia. The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator currently shows Obama leading in states with 185 Electoral College votes while McCain has the advantage in states with 174 votes.

McCain is viewed favorably by 55% of voters nationwide and unfavorably by 44%. The numbers for Obama are 54% favorable and 43% unfavorable. Opinions are held more strongly about Obama--31% have a Very Favorable opinion of the Democratic hopeful while 27% hold a Very Unfavorable opinion. For McCain, those numbers are 17% Very Favorable and 19% Very Unfavorable (see recent daily favorables).