While Barack Obama has gained ground against John McCain in many places over the past few weeks, Louisiana is not among them.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Bayou State finds the Republican on top 55% to 40%, and those results are virtually unchanged from a month ago. Full demographic crosstabs are available for Premium Members.
Nationally, Obama has opened a modest lead in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
In Louisiana, McCain is viewed favorably by 63% of voters, the Democrat by 46%. For both men, those figures reflect a three-point improvement over the past month.
Fifty-four percent (54%) of Louisiana voters trust McCain more than Obama on economic issues while 41% hold the opposite view. McCain’s advantage on national security issues is even bigger—61% to 36%.
Just 10% rate the U.S. economy as good or excellent these days while 47% say it is in poor shape. Only seven percent (7%) say it’s getting better while 76% say it is getting worse.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 25, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in Louisiana |
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McCain |
Obama |
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Very Favorable |
40% |
35% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
24% |
10% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
16% |
11% |
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Very Unfavorable |
19% |
43% |
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Not Sure |
2% |
2% |
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Louisiana Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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10/21/2008 |
57% |
41% |
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55% |
40% |
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55% |
38% |
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54% |
34% |
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50% |
41% |
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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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