The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in New York shows Hillary Clinton leading John McCain 60% to 31%. Barack Obama has a seventeen-point advantage over the presumptive Republican nominee, 52% to 35% (see video analysis).
For Clinton, the latest poll reflects a significant improvement over the past month. Obama’s numbers are about the same as they were a month ago. Nationally, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows McCain in a very competitive race with both Clinton and Obama.
Both Democrats are viewed favorably by 58% of the state’s voters. McCain earns positive reviews from 50%.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of New York voters believe that Clinton would be the stronger candidate against McCain in the fall. Thirty-six percent (36%) see Obama as the stronger general election candidate.
New York voters are evenly divided as to who they think will win the nomination—43% say Obama and 40% Clinton.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports April 29, 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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Date |
McCain |
Clinton |
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05/28/2008 |
29% |
59% |
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31% |
60% |
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38% |
50% |
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New York Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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10/14/2008 |
37% |
57% |
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42% |
55% |
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32% |
52% |
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29% |
60% |
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33% |
52% |
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35% |
52% |
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38% |
51% |
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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in New York |
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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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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
