Saturday, October 04, 2008

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While Barack Obama has lengthened his lead over John McCain in many states over the past few weeks, little has changed in Maine.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Maine voters—conducted October 2--finds Obama with 51% of the vote and McCain with 46%. That’s virtually identical to the results from mid-September when Obama up by four.

Both men are viewed favorably by 55% of voters.

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With the economy as the top issue of Election 2008, just 10% of voters in Maine rate the U.S. economy as good or excellent while 60% say it’s in poor shape. Just 4% say economic conditions are getting better while 83% say things are getting worse.

Voters in Maine are evenly divided as to whether they trust McCain or Obama more when it comes to the economy. McCain is trusted more on national security issues.

Obama leads by sixteen points among women but trails by eight among men. The candidates are even among investors while Obama has a fourteen point advantage among those who do not invest in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds (demographic crosstabs available for Premium Members).

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Just 26% say that George W. Bush is doing a good or excellent job as President. Fifty-eight percent (58%) say he is doing a poor job.

Maine has cast its four Electoral College votes for the Democratic candidate in the last four presidential elections. In 2004, John Kerry won the state over George W. Bush by nine percentage points. At the time the poll was released, the state was classified as “Likely Democratic” 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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