Sunday, June 01, 2008

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Since there have been 50-states in the nation, Ronald Reagan is the only Republican to win the state of Massachusetts. In 1972, Massachusetts was the only state to vote for George McGovern. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Bay State finds that John McCain is not likely to break that well-established trend.

Barack Obama leads McCain 51% to 38% in the May 29 survey of 500 Likely Voters. Those figures are virtually unchanged from a month ago. Massachusetts finds both potential democratic presidential candidates ahead of John McCain by double-digits. Hillary Clinton leads the Republican 55% to 36%, while Obama leads 51% to 39%.

Rasmussen Markets data shows that Obama is given a % of winning the Bay State’s twelve Electoral College votes this November. Massachusetts is currently rated as “Safely Democratic” in the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator.

Obama is viewed favorably by 61% of the state’s voters, McCain by 53%. For Obama, that’s a two-point improvement over the past month. McCain’s rating is down four points from 57%.

Sixty-three percent (63%) of Massachusetts’ voters say getting the troops home from Iraq is more important than winning the war. Twenty-nine percent (29%) take the opposite view and say it’s more important to win the War.

If McCain is elected President, 38% say the U.S. is at least somewhat likely to win the war in Iraq. Just 22% say victory is likely if Obama wins. However, 62% believe that a President Obama is likely to bring the troops home during his first term in office. Just 34% say the same is likely to happen if McCain is our next President.

Just 18% of Massachusetts voters say that George W. Bush is doing a good or excellent job as President. Sixty-five percent (65%) say he is doing a poor job.

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