Here are the latest results from the Missouri poll by Research 2000 published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 800 voters polled on R2000.
| Research 2000 Date: R2000 Missouri Added: 7/14/08 |
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| Barack Obama | 48% |
| John McCain | 43% |
| Unsure | 9% |
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Ali said Republicans should be far more concerned about Obama's lead of 16 percentage points when respondents were asked which man could better handle the economy. Those polled also preferred Obama by similar or larger margins on other domestic matters, including global warming, gas prices and health care.What McCain has to do, said Ali, is shore up his standing on the domestic front among Missouri voters while convincing them that Obama is "dangerous for the country'' when it comes to terrorism and war.
The poll signaled the potential power of that argument: Those polled gave McCain a 19 percentage-point edge when it came to handling terrorism.
Obama has to continue telling voters, "I'm a safe choice,'' Ali said. "He can't allow himself to be defined by McCain."
The stakes for both men are high in Missouri, a swing state that often signals how the national electorate is leaning.
"Missouri is a state that McCain is supposed to win in November,'' Ali said. "If McCain can't close the gap on the economy here, he's done nationally. Obama wins Missouri and the presidential election."
Even in regions of the state that lean Republican, such as the Springfield area, McCain failed to get more than 50 percent support among respondents. But voter preferences, and concerns, can change dramatically between July and November.
Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results
