Kansas Poll Released by Rasmussen Reports: Barack Obama 41%, John McCain 54%

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

There were 500 voters polled on 10/13.

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McCain has a 15-point lead among men and is ahead among women by 10. In most states, he trails Obama among women voters, often by sizable margins.

Sixty-five percent (65%) of Kansas voters view McCain favorably, while 33% see him in an unfavorable light. Obama has 46% favorables and 53% unfavorables.

Nearly half (49%) say the Republican candidate is more in tune with the needs of Kansas than his Democratic opponent, but 36% disagree.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) have a favorable opinion of McCain’s running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and 41% view her unfavorably. Delaware Senator Joseph Biden, who is running with Obama, is seen favorably by 50% and unfavorably by 47%.

Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Kansas voters rate economic issues as the most important thing in this election, which is low by comparison with most of the country. Twenty-one percent (21%) say national security is most important.

A plurality of Kansas voters (35%) believe Congress is most to blame for the current economic crisis, followed by 24% who blame the Bush administration. They trust McCain more by 13 points to solve the crisis.

McCain is trusted more than Obama 53% to 41% on the economy and 60% to 34% on national security.

If Iran attacks Israel, 42% of Kansas voters say the United States should respond with troops, while 33% say America should look to the United Nations.

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