Rasmussen, 8/1: Obama 45%, McCain 43% (with leaners, O 47% M 46%)

[highplainsdem]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Barack Obama attracting 45% of the vote while John McCain earns 43%. When "leaners" are included, it’s Obama 47% and McCain 46% (see recent daily results). McCain is viewed favorably by 57% of voters, Obama by 55%. Tracking Polls are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day. Premium Members can also visit the Daily Snapshot for an advance look at new polling on affirmative action and other Election 2008 topics.

Voters continue to have stronger opinions about Obama than McCain. Thirty-two percent (32%) have a Very Favorable opinion of the Democrat while 27% have a Very Unfavorable opinion. For McCain, the numbers are 19% Very Favorable and 17% Very Unfavorable. Other key stats of Election 2008 are updated daily at Obama-McCain: By the Numbers. Sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it’s free) and we will keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news.

Forty-six percent (46%) of voters say that economic issues are most important in Election 2008 while 21% name national security issues. Twelve percent (12%) say that domestic issues like Social Security and Health Care are the highest priority, 9% name fiscal issues such as taxes and government while 5% focus primarily on cultural issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion.

As with everything in a political election season, there is a partisan divide on priorities. Among Democrats, 53% say the economy is most important, 17% name domestic issues as their primary concern, and 14% say national security. For Republicans, 35% focus first on national security, 31% on the economy, and 14% on fiscal issues. As for those not affiliated with either major party, 51% say the economy is number one and 16% say the top issue is national security.

Obama leads by 19 points among those who say economic issues are most important while McCain leads by 39 among national security voters. Obama also leads among those focused on domestic issues while McCain leads among those whose top priority is fiscal issues or cultural issues.

On a different topic, as charges of racism have been raised by the two Presidential campaigns, polling shows that a steadily growing number of Americans say they are prepared to vote for an African-American President.

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How in hell is McCain's favorable rating increasing?

[Frances]

1. Good question

I can only believe that the negative ads are working. I am SO angry that people cannot see that they are being had. All of this negative talk is only done so that the super rich can keep their power and riches at the expense of the 99% of the rest of us.