Posted on 08/20/2008 10:53:35 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko
Raleigh, N.C. – John McCain has expanded his lead over Barack Obama in Missouri, according to the newest survey from Public Policy Polling.
McCain’s advantage is 50-40, a seven point increase from PPP’s July poll, which showed him leading by just three points.
Obama’s biggest issue is with white voters, who support McCain by a 56-35 margin.
“There aren’t enough black voters in Missouri for Barack Obama to win it if he can’t make things more competitive among white voters,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “That’s going to be his challenge if he wants to have any chance at winning the state.”
McCain leads across every age group, and has the advantage with both men and women. Obama will need a good margin of victory with women if he is to take Missouri but for now that’s not coming through.
The news is better for Democrats in the Governor’s race. Jay Nixon leads Republican Kenny Hulshof 48-42. In other statewide races Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan hold double digit leads, while in the open seats for Attorney General and Treasurer Democrat Chris Koster and Republican Brad Lager each hold a narrow advantage.
In a look ahead to the 2010 race for Senate, it appears both Russ Carnahan and Dick Gephardt could give Kit Bond a run for his money if they chose to seek the seat. Bond leads Carnahan 46-43 and Gephardt just 44-43 in hypothetical match ups. PPP showed Robin Carnahan within the margin of error against Bond last month as well.
PPP surveyed 750 likely voters from August 13th to 17th. The survey’s margin of error is +/-3.6%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.
There, fixed it ...
ping!
Actually, I like Nixon even though he is a Democrat. Who is he running against? If I understand what he has done as AG, he has been a good one and not terribly mixed up in politics. Correct me if I am wrong as I have been away from Missouri for seven years.
Dick Gephardt?!?!? Arrrggghhhh!!!!
McCain has been leading pretty much every poll out of Missouri recently. Looks like it may be time to move them out of "battleground" status.
Can you say “McCain LANDSLIDE?”
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The real problem is that McCain has 90% of blacks voting against him and only 56% of the Whites. It is awful that 56% of the whites are too racist to vote for Obama.
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The real problem is that McCain has 90% of blacks voting against him and only 56% of the Whites. It is awful that 56% of the whites are too racist to vote for Obama.
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The real problem is that McCain has 90% of blacks voting against him and only 56% of the Whites. It is awful that 56% of the whites are too racist to vote for Obama.
These polls in the last two days have to be devastating to the Dems.
MO and OH are looking RED.
Only CO and VA are looking iffy right now.
Wow!
Maybe, just maybe, that far-out scenarion where Hillary gets nominated after all could - possibly - happen............
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