Washington D.C. 10/5/2008 4:54:08 AM
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New Mexico Poll Released by Rasmussen Reports: Barack Obama 49%, John McCain 44%

Here are the latest results from the New Mexico poll by Rasmussen Reports published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 700 voters polled on 10/1.

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Rasmussen Reports
Date: 10/1
New Mexico
Added: 10/3/08
Barack Obama 49%
John McCain 44%

Quote:

McCain and Obama are essentially even among White Voters while the Democrat has a seventeen-point lead among Hispanic voters. Obama leads by fifteen among women but trails by eight among men.

Just 9% of New Mexico voters rate the economy as good or excellent while 57% say the economy today is poor. Only 5% believe it is getting better while 80% say it is getting worse.

The economy is the top voting issue in New Mexico as it is across the nation. Forty-eight percent (48%) trust Obama more that McCain on this issue while 43% have the opposite view. When it comes to national security issues, McCain is trusted more.

Source: Latest Polls, Electoral College Results