The race for Pennsylvania’s 21 Electoral College votes is tied.
The latest Fox News/Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Barack Obama and John McCain each attracting 47% of the vote (demographic crosstabs available for Premium Members). Eighty-three percent (83%) of Obama voters are certain they will vote for him and not change their mind before Election Day. An identical percentage of McCain voters say the same thing.
A week ago, Obama was up by two points after holding five percentage-point leads in August and July.
The latest poll finds the Republican candidate is viewed more a bit more favorably among voters than his opponent. McCain is viewed favorably by 60%, up three points from a week ago. Obama’s ratings are at 52% favorable, down three points.
Also, by a 51% to 42% margin, voters in the Keystone State trust McCain more than Obama.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Pennsylvania voters would be very or extremely comfortable with McCain as President. Forty-one percent (41%) say the same about Obama.
As for the running mates, 44% would be that comfortable if Biden had to assume the duties of President while 40% say the same about Palin in the Oval Office. Nationally, 63% say that McCain is prepared to be President while 44% say the same about Obama.
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Rasmussen Markets data shows that Democrats are currently given a % chance of winning Pennsylvania’s 21 Electoral College Votes this fall.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports September 14, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Pennsylvania Trends: McCain vs. Obama |
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Date |
McCain |
Obama |
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11/01/2008 |
46% |
52% |
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47% |
51% |
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46% |
53% |
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41% |
54% |
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42% |
50% |
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45% |
49% |
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45% |
48% |
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47% |
47% |
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45% |
47% |
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40% |
45% |
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42% |
47% |
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42% |
46% |
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43% |
45% |
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44% |
43% |
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39% |
47% |
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44% |
43% |
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39% |
49% |
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46% |
38% |
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Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in Pennsylvania |
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McCain |
Obama |
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Very Favorable |
32% |
40% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
22% |
16% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
22% |
11% |
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Very Unfavorable |
23% |
31% |
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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.
