Here are the latest results from the Virginia poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 500 voters polled on 7/16.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 7/16 Virginia Added: 7/18/08 |
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| Barack Obama | 44% |
| John McCain | 44% |
| Unsure | 6% |
| Other | 5% |
Quote:
The presidential race in Virginia is now dead even, with Barack Obama and John McCain each drawing 44% of the vote, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state.If “leaners” are factored in, McCain leads by a statistically insignificant one percentage point 48% to 47%.
Despite the close race, one potentially worrisome fact for the Democratic candidate is that nearly one out of two Virginia voters (47%) now view him unfavorably. That’s up from 44% in May and June. The number who see him in a Very Unfavorable light stands at 31%.
McCain’s unfavorables, by contrast, have held steady at 36% for the past two months and only 13% have a Very Unfavorable view of him.
Just last month Obama edged ahead of McCain in Virginia for the first time 45% to 44%. Although that lead was statistically insignificant, the narrowness of the contest in a state that has gone Republican in every presidential contest since 1968 has buoyed Democratic hopes of adding it to their column this November.
In the survey taken Wednesday night, the number of Virginia voters who favor a third-party candidate remains unchanged from last month at 5%. Six percent (6%) remain undecided, down one point from a month ago.
In five of the last six polls, Obama and McCain have been within five points of each other. Only in March with the Jeremiah Wright controversy raging did the Republican candidate jump ahead significantly –- by 11 points.
Source: Current Polls, Electoral College Results
