Rasmussen Washington General Election Poll, conducted March 27th, 2008

• John McCain 46%
• Hillary Clinton 43%

• Barack Obama 48%
• John McCain 43%

This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on March 27, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

Inside the numbers:

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Washington state voters finds Barack Obama leading John McCain 48% to 43%. When matched against Hillary Clinton, however, it’s McCain with a three-point edge, 46% to 43%. Those results reflect a slight improvement for the Democrats compared to a month ago. They also are similar to results from the Evergreen State’s southern neighbor. In Oregon, Obama leads McCain by six while McCain leads Clinton by six.

Nationally, McCain has a modest lead over both Democrats in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.

In Washington, Obama leads McCain by twelve points among women but trails by three among men. McCain holds a fifteen-point lead over Clinton among men, but trails by seven among women.

Obama leads McCain by seven among unaffiliated voters in Washington. He is essentially even with Clinton among these voters.

Obama is viewed favorably by 57% of voters statewide while McCain earns positive reviews from 56%. Just 43% offer a favorable opinion of Clinton.