Here are the latest results from the Arkansas poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 500 voters polled on 7/17.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 7/17 Arkansas Added: 7/18/08 |
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| John McCain | 47% |
| Barack Obama | 37% |
| Unsure | 11% |
| Other | 5% |
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Last month, McCain had a nine-point lead. That number was an astonishing change from May, Prior to Hillary Clinton’s exit from the race, McCain led Obama by twenty-four points. The Clinton impact was bigger in Arkansas than anywhere else due to her lengthy tenure as the state’s First Lady.Arkansas has cast its six Electoral College votes for Republican candidates in five out of the last seven Presidential elections. In 2004, George W. Bush won the state by a 54% to 45% margin. Nationally, Obama holds a modest edge over McCain in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it’s free)… let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news.
McCain is backed by 91% of Republicans in Arkansas Obama earns support from 67% of Democrats. Among unaffiliated voters, McCain leads 67% to 16%.
Source: Current Polls, Electoral College Results
