Here are the latest results from the Kansas poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 700 voters polled on 8/11.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 8/11 Kansas Added: 8/14/08 |
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| John McCain | 52% |
| Barack Obama | 37% |
| Unsure | 5% |
| Other | 6% |
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Both presidential candidates have attracted more support from their respective parties. McCain is now backed by 83% of Kansas Republicans, Obama by 76% of the state’s Democrats. Unaffiliated voters are evenly divided – 38% for McCain, 37% for Obama – with 14% preferring an unspecified third-party candidate and 11% undecided.For the second month in a row, McCain is viewed favorably by 66% of Kansas voters. Obama ranks favorably with 48%, up four percent from July and nearly identical with where he was in June. Fifty-two percent (52%) have an unfavorable view of Obama, compared to 33% who feel that way about his GOP rival.
One wild card this year is the state’s popular Democratic governor, Kathleen Sebelius, who is among those being touted as a possible running mate for Obama.
But like most Americans, 68% think finding new sources of energy is more important than reducing the amount of energy the United States now consumes. Just over half (51%) believe that high gas prices are more likely to reduce energy consumption than government regulation, while 28% believe regulation will have more impact.
Fifty-five percent (55%) say the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, versus 18% who say the terrorists are winning. Again, these numbers reflect a growing belief nationwide that the War on Terror is going America’s way.
However, red state or not, 44% of Kansas voters agree with Obama that Afghanistan is the central front in the war on terror, while only 26% believe that of Iraq. Forty-four percent (44%) also say Afghanistan is a greater threat to the national security of the United States than Iraq, but 30% believe Iraq is the bigger threat.
Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results
