Here are the latest results from the Montana poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 500 voters polled on 10/1.
| Rasmussen Reports Date: 10/1 Montana Added: 10/3/08 |
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| John McCain | 52% |
| Barack Obama | 44% |
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As for the running mates, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is viewed favorably by 56% of Montana voters while 48% say the same of Delaware Senator Joseph Biden.The economy is the top issue in Montana as it is throughout the nation. Just 14% believe the economy is in good or excellent shape while 52% rate the nation’s economy as poor. Six percent (6%) of Montana voters say the economy is getting better while 77% say it is getting worse.
Forty-eight percent (48%) of Montana voters say they trust McCain more than Obama on economic issues while 43% hold the opposite view. McCain has a larger advantage on national security issues.
Montana has voted for a Republican candidate in nine of the last 10 presidential elections, but Obama had made clear his intention to compete for the state’s three Electoral College votes. The candidate himself spent the Fourth of July in Butte, Montana, and his campaign ran significant television advertising in the state.
Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results
