Here are the latest results from the Nevada poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 700 voters polled on 8/11.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 8/11 Nevada Added: 8/14/08 |
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| John McCain | 45% |
| Barack Obama | 42% |
| Unsure | 6% |
| Other | 8% |
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Nevada is one of three southwestern states targeted by the Obama campaign. Like New Mexico and Colorado, it went narrowly for President Bush four years ago.McCain is now viewed favorably by 58% of voters in Nevada, down two points from a month ago.
Obama currently gets positive reviews from 47% of the state’s voters, down five points from July.
As always in this election season, opinions about Obama are more firmly established. He is viewed Very Favorably by 30% and Very Unfavorably by 35%. For McCain, the numbers are 20% Very Favorable and 21% Very Unfavorable.
McCain is now supported by 85% of Republicans, up nine percentage points from a month ago. Obama currently attracts 79% support from Democrats, unchanged over the past month. Unaffiliated voters are evenly divided.
Consistent with the views of voters across the nation, 55% of Nevada voters believe most reporters are trying to help Barack Obama win the election. Just 9% believe they are trying to help McCain while 24% say most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage. A recent survey found that most voters believe media bias is a bigger problem than big campaign donors.
Individual polls can sometimes overstate volatility in a race, especial when the results have a four-and-a-half percentage point margin of sampling error. One way of addressing this is to look at a rolling average of three consecutive polls. Using this approach, McCain leads Obama by a statistically insignificant 43% to 42% margin. A month ago, McCain led by three points in the three-poll average.
Source: National Polls, Electoral College Results
