Here are the latest results from the Michigan poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 500 voters polled on 7/10.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 7/10 Michigan Added: 7/14/08 |
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| Barack Obama | 47% |
| John McCain | 39% |
| Unsure | 8% |
| Other | 5% |
Quote:
Barack Obama has more than doubled his lead over John McCain to eight percentage points in the economic battleground state of Michigan, with much of his new support coming from voters who have moved away from the Republican hopeful.The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds 47% of Michigan voters favoring Obama while 39% back McCain. A month ago Obama had 45% support and McCain tallied 42%. When leaners are factored in, Obama leads by the same margin of eight points, 50% to 42%.
In May McCain had a statistically insignificant one-point lead, but Obama has been gaining ground since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the Democratic presidential race.
McCain enjoys only a 46% to 41% lead over Obama among male voters now, down from a 19-percentage point lead in May. The Democrat shows a slight uptick among women voters who have consistently supported him over McCain. Now women favor Obama 51% to 35%.
While party regulars overwhelmingly support their respective candidates, Obama has turned it around with unaffiliated voters. Last month McCain had a five-point lead, down from 13 points a month earlier. Now Obama leads among unaffiliated voters 42% to 35%.
One out of two Michigan voters (49%) now rate economic issues as the most important, far outdistancing their number two concern which is national security.
Like most voters throughout the country, 62% in Michigan believe that offshore oil drilling should be resumed and 53% believe that gas prices will fall accordingly.
Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results
