Rasmussen Colorado General Election
- Barack Obama 49% (50%)
- John McCain 48% (47%)
Favorable / Unfavorable (Net)
- John McCain 57% (60%) / 41% (38%) [+16%]
- Barack Obama 55% (47%) / 44% (52%) [+11%]
Survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted September 28. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted September 23 are in parentheses.
Inside the numbers:
Obama now leads by 10 among women but trails by 11 among men. McCain leads by five among white voters but trails by more than a two-to-one margin among all other voters in the state.
Among those who say that economic issues are most important, Obama leads by a 67% to 30% margin. Among those who say national security issues are the highest priority, McCain leads 77% to 22% (crosstabs available for Premium Members). The good news for Obama is that 47% of voters consider economic issues as most important while just 24% say the same about national security.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
O.k., not bad not bad. I just hope to race tightens soon.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Looks like McCain’s coming back. Americans are seeing his leadership.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Hopeful.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Interesting race. If the election tightens CO could be the clincher.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
#2: I’ve hardly ever been critical of McCain on this site, but I just don’t see how this plays well for him at all — much less that folks will come away admiring his leadership. For that to happen, he needed to either 1) play a significant role in securing the GOP votes to pass the bill today, or 2) oppose the bailout from the start and lead the charge to defeat it. He tried to go with option #1 and failed. I’m not sure it’s really his fault — too many congressmen were determined to vote against it and John McCain, of all people, isn’t the one to persuade them otherwise.
September 30th, 2008 at 12:44 am
Let us wait and see if McCain can pull ahead in Colorado, that is our only option….
September 30th, 2008 at 2:10 am
If the race is close, CO will decide it.
If he is legitimately getting beat in VA, NC and OH, then CO is definately an afterthought and totally irrelevant
September 30th, 2008 at 8:24 am
The convention effect in Colorado is wearing off. It’s going back to where it should be relative to the rest of the states. It should lean Republican slightly relative to national polling.