This week in Colorado, it’s Barack Obama with a modest lead over John McCain.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds the Obama attracting 50% of the vote while McCain earns 47% (crosstabs available for Premium Members). A week ago, McCain had a two-point advantage. Over last four Colorado polls, each candidate has had a slight advantage twice and the two men have never been more than three percentage points apart.
Both candidates are viewed favorably by 56% of Colorado voters, but Obama does better among unaffiliated voters.
As for the running mates, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is viewed favorably by 52%, Delaware Senator Joe Biden by 50%.
Forty-eight percent (48%) say that Palin was the right choice for McCain while 36% say that Biden was the right choice for Obama.
Eighty-five percent (85%) see Palin as politically conservative while 56% see Biden as politically liberal.
Just one third of Colorado voters (33%) give President George W. Bush good or excellent ratings, while 48% say he is doing a poor job.
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This telephone survey of 700 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Colorado Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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11/02/2008 |
47% |
51% |
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46% |
50% |
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46% |
51% |
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45% |
52% |
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45% |
51% |
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48% |
49% |
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47% |
50% |
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48% |
46% |
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46% |
49% |
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47% |
45% |
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42% |
49% |
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41% |
43% |
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42% |
48% |
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43% |
46% |
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46% |
46% |
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39% |
46% |
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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in Colorado |
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McCain |
Obama |
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Very Favorable |
36% |
43% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
21% |
11% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
20% |
10% |
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Very Unfavorable |
21% |
35% |
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Not Sure |
1% |
1% |
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Rasmussen Reports - Electoral College Balance of Power Summary |
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160 |
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260 |
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118 |
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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
