Friday, June 27, 2008

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McCain is supported by 87% of the Lone Star State’s Republican voters while Obama earns the vote from 75% of Democrats. Among voters not affiliated with either major political party, it’s McCain 56% and Obama 30%.

McCain is viewed favorably by 59% of Texas voters, little changed from a month ago.

Obama by 42%, down nine points over the past month.

As is the case nationwide, opinions about Obama are more firmly held. In Texas, 23% have a Very Favorable opinion of the presumptive Democratic nominee while 38% have a Very Unfavorable opinion. For McCain, the numbers are 16% Very Favorable and 17% Very Unfavorable.

Fifty-two percent (52%) of Texas voters say it’s more important to get the troops home from Iraq than to win the war. Forty-four percent (44%) disagree and say it’s more important to win the war. Those figures are reasonably close to the national average.

If John McCain is elected President, 54% of Texas voters say the U.S. is at least somewhat likely to win the War in Iraq. Just 17% say such an outcome is likely if Barack Obama is our next President.

However, 63% believe it is at least somewhat likely that a President Obama would get the troops home from Iraq during his first term. Fifty percent (50%) say that outcome is likely with a President McCain.

Eighteen percent (18%) of Texas voters say that the federal government today represents the will of the American people. Sixty-nine percent (69%) disagree. Sixty-nine percent (69%) also believe that the federal government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its own interests.

Fifty-three percent (53%) believe that American elections are fair to voters. That’s a few points higher than the national average.

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