Saturday, September 27, 2008

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While Barack Obama has gained ground against John McCain in many places over the past few weeks, Louisiana is not among them.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Bayou State finds the Republican on top 55% to 40%, and those results are virtually unchanged from a month ago. Full demographic crosstabs are available for Premium Members.

Nationally, Obama has opened a modest lead in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.

In Louisiana, McCain is viewed favorably by 63% of voters, the Democrat by 46%. For both men, those figures reflect a three-point improvement over the past month.

Fifty-four percent (54%) of Louisiana voters trust McCain more than Obama on economic issues while 41% hold the opposite view. McCain’s advantage on national security issues is even bigger—61% to 36%.

Just 10% rate the U.S. economy as good or excellent these days while 47% say it is in poor shape. Only seven percent (7%) say it’s getting better while 76% say it is getting worse.

Rasmussen Markets data shows that McCain is currently given a Republican Party Nominee to win Louisiana's Electoral College Votes in 2008 Election% chance of winning Louisiana’s nine Electoral College votes this November. George W. Bush handily won the state in 2004 by a 57% to 42% margin. At the time this poll was released, Louisiana is ranked as “likely Republican” in the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator. NOTE: Factors other than the latest Rasmussen Reports poll impact the Balance of Power ratings. The current status is indicated on the table in the upper right hand corner of this article.

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