Rasmussen Wisconsin Poll: Obama 50%(+5), McCain 39%(-4)

[Hope And Change]

Election 2008: Wisconsin Presidential Election

Obama Opens Double Digit Lead in Wisconsin

Thursday, July 10, 2008

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Wisconsin shows Barack Obama earning 50% of the vote while John McCain attracts support from 39%. This is a big improvement for Obama who held a statistically insignificant two point lead in the state a month ago. Last month’s poll was taken just before Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race. When “leaners” are included in the current totals, it’s Obama 52% and McCain 42%.

Wisconsin neighbors Obama’s home state of Illinois which may be helping the Democrat in this state that has been agonizingly close in recent Presidential elections. Three other states along the nation’s northern border and just west of Wisconsin are also showing surprising Democratic strength early in Election 2008. Obama leads big in Minnesota, leads narrowly in Montana, and the two candidates are tied in North Dakota.

Of those four states, Wisconsin and Minnesota have each voted for Democrats in recent elections, but by narrower margins than current polling suggests. Montana and North Dakota are traditionally Republican states, at least at the Presidential level. Nationally, Obama has a very modest lead over McCain in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it’s free)… let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news.

In Wisconsin, Obama attracts support from 86% of Democrats and has a twelve point advantage among unaffiliated voters. Eighty-four percent (84%) of Republicans support McCain (see recent demographic highlights from national polling). Obama leads by twenty-three points among women while McCain has a slight edge among male voters. Obama attracts a majority of the vote in all age groups under 65. McCain holds a six-point edge among senior citizens.


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[Zynx]

1. Thank God. I would have hated to ever see McCain ahead here.

I love my state.

[democrattotheend]

2. GOBAMA!

For all our hand-wringing, it appears he's doing something right.

[DarthDem]

3. Diverts Resources Elsewhere

Great news! I don't see Wisconsin voters opting for four more years of endless war and economic nightmares. This poll looks good, and hopefully Barack can spend just enough time in WI and MN to put those states safely in his column, and keep McCoot on defense elsewhere, like Ohio and Virginia (just for starters).

[margotb822]

4. On the defense

McCain and the GOP love spending money on defense, so let's see them defend! Hahaha, they have to spend in states that they never even fathomed four years ago...just to win. Their "safe" states are battlegrounds because people are fed up with all the lies and all their crappy policie!

[book_worm]

5. Excellent! I don't want WI to be one of the closest states this time.