Barack Obama has expanded his lead over John McCain in Missouri to six percentage points.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Obama with 52% of the vote while McCain is supported by 46%. Earlier this week, Obama was on top 50% to 47%.
Obama leads among voters who earn less than $60,000 a year while McCain has the advantage among those who earn $60,000 to $100,000 a year. Those with higher incomes are evenly divided (see full demographic crosstabs).
Overall, Obama is now viewed favorably by 57%, McCain by 56%.
Nationally, with the steady drumbeat of bad economic news, Obama has opened a stable lead over McCain in both the Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll and the Electoral College projections.
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Thirty-eight percent (38%) of voters in Missouri blame the Bush Administration for the economic crisis, 27% blame Congress, and 11% point to the Clinton Administration. Some look beyond the political realm-12% say Wall Street is to blame while 7% say the American people are at fault.
Only 22% agree with the rescue plan passed by Congress while 52% disagree. Only 33% say that plan will help the economy. Twenty-three percent (23%) believe it will hurt and 25% believe the $700 billion taxpayer investment will have no impact.
Fifty-one percent (51%) believe that raising taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 a year will be good for the economy. Thirty-one percent (31%) believe such a tax hike would hurt.
On other matters, 86% believe that English should be spoken at all government meetings in Missouri.
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Thirty percent (30%) of Missouri voters rate President Bush’s job performance as good or excellent, while 54% say his performance is poor.
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This telephone survey of 700 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on October 15, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Missouri Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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11/02/2008 |
49% |
49% |
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47% |
48% |
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44% |
49% |
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46% |
52% |
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47% |
50% |
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47% |
50% |
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51% |
46% |
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48% |
41% |
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47% |
42% |
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42% |
43% |
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47% |
41% |
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53% |
38% |
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42% |
40% |
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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in Missouri |
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McCain |
Obama |
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Very Favorable |
35% |
42% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
21% |
12% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
21% |
11% |
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Very Unfavorable |
22% |
34% |
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Not Sure |
2% |
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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