Here are the latest results from the Montana poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 500 voters polled on 7/29.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 7/29 Montana Added: 8/1/08 |
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| John McCain | 45% |
| Barack Obama | 44% |
| Unsure | 6% |
| Other | 5% |
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A month ago, Obama had a five-point advantage in Montana. In April, the numbers were reversed and it was McCain by five.McCain is viewed favorably by 59% of Montana voters, up a point over the past month. For Obama, 53% now have a favorable view, down four points.
Those figures include 26% with a Very Favorable opinion of McCain and 31% who think that highly of Obama. At the other end of the spectrum, just 16% have a Very Unfavorable opinion of McCain but 29% hold such a view of Obama.
The last Democrat to win Montana was Bill Clinton in 1992. He did so with 38% of the vote. The first President Bush got 35% of the Montana vote while Ross Perot picked up 26%.
Obama is preferred by 86% of Democrats and McCain by 80% of Republicans. The two men are essentially even among unaffiliated voters. One interesting note in the data is that five percent of Republicans say they’d prefer some other candidate while only one percent of Democrats feel that way. Among unaffiliated voters, five percent prefer a third option over either McCain or Obama.
Adding to McCain’s challenge in this historically red state is the fact that Montana's very popular Democratic Governor is cruising to victory in his re-election bid.
Source: National Polls, Electoral College Results
