Here are the latest results from the Iowa poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 700 voters polled on 8/7.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 8/7 Iowa Added: 8/11/08 |
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| Barack Obama | 46% |
| John McCain | 41% |
| Unsure | 7% |
| Other | 6% |
Quote:
When “leaners” are factored in, Obama leads his Republican opponent 49% to 44%.Last month Obama had a double-digit lead on McCain, 51% to 41%. In June, after Hillary Clinton dropped out of the Democratic presidential race, he led McCain by seven points.
McCain had held steady at 38% for two months running, so the three-point uptick in the new survey is good news for his campaign.
Obama has the support of 79% of the state’s Democrats, while 84% of GOP voters back McCain. Among unaffiliated voters, the Democrat has a sizable lead, 46% to 30%, roughly the same as in July.
Iowa is viewed as a swing state, although the 2004 election was the first time in 20 years that the state had gone for the Republican presidential candidate. President Bush carried the state by less than 10,000 votes that year.
Both candidates have seen a slight shift in their favorability ratings. Obama is now viewed favorably by 54% of Iowa voters and unfavorably by 43%, a shift of five percentage points from the favorable to the unfavorable column in the past month. McCain is regarded favorably by 53%, down 3% since mid-July, and unfavorably by 44%, up from 40% a month ago.
Source: National Polls, Electoral College Results
