Just 16% of New York Democrats think Obama should drop out of the race.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of New York voters believe Obama is the stronger general election candidate. Forty-three percent (43%) believe Clinton would be better.
The survey also found that Obama is now viewed more favorably than Clinton in New York. Sixty-two percent (62%) of New York voters have a favorable opinion of Barack Obama while 55% give Hillary Clinton such positive reviews. For Obama, those ratings are up four points from a month ago while Clinton’s are down three points. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, is viewed positively by 44%. His ratings are down six points from the previous survey.
Sixty-five percent (65%) of New York voters believe that it is more important to get the troops home from Iraq than it is to win the war. Just 30% disagree and say winning the war is more important.
If McCain is elected, 40% say it is at least somewhat likely that the U.S. will win the war in Iraq. Just 20% think victory is likely with a President Obama. However, 53% think that it’s likely that an Obama Administration would get the troops home within four years. Just 34% believe that would happen with a McCain Presidency.
Just 22% of New York voters say that George W. Bush is doing a good or excellent job as President. Sixty-four percent (64%) say he is doing a poor job.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports May 28, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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New York Trends: McCain vs. Clinton |
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|---|---|---|
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Date |
McCain |
Clinton |
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05/28/2008 |
29% |
59% |
|
31% |
60% |
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|
38% |
50% |
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New York Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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|---|---|---|
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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10/14/2008 |
37% |
57% |
|
42% |
55% |
|
|
32% |
52% |
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|
29% |
60% |
|
|
33% |
52% |
|
|
35% |
52% |
|
|
38% |
51% |
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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in New York |
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|---|---|---|
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McCain |
Obama |
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Very Favorable |
22% |
39% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
27% |
24% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
24% |
15% |
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Very Unfavorable |
23% |
19% |
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Not Sure |
5% |
3% |
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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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