Nevada Poll Released by Suffolk University: Barack Obama 45%, John McCain 46%

Here are the latest results from the Nevada poll by Suffolk University published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 600 voters polled on 9/17-21.

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"What happens in Vegas may not stay in Vegas, because if Barack Obama tips the historically Republican Silver State his way, it may be indicative of a Democratic run from coast to coast among the battleground states," said David Paleologos, director of the Political Research Center at Suffolk University in Boston.

Nevada has voted Republican in eight of the last 10 presidential elections, dating back to 1968.

The recent Wall Street turmoil has not helped matters for the Republican Party.

When likely voters were asked which political party -- if any -- deserved blame for the roiling economy, 41 percent blamed the Republicans; 16 percent blamed Democrats; 27 percent said neither; and 16 percent were undecided.

"Up to now, John McCain has marketed himself as a maverick reformer. But he may well have to reinvent himself as a regulator if he wants to avoid the wrath of Nevada voters, who lay most of the blame for the mess in the financial markets on the Republican Party's failure to play watchdog to Wall Street's high rollers," said Paleologos.

Respondents said they trust Obama more than McCain, 46 percent to 45 percent.

The top issues on the minds of Nevada presidential voters were economy/jobs (47 percent), Iraq War (11 percent), terrorism (9 percent), moral values (9 percent), health care (8 percent), and taxes (6 percent).

The Nevada bellwether of Washoe County showed Obama (42 percent) leading McCain (38 percent), with Nader and Barr each receiving 1 percent and 15 percent undecided.

Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results