Posted on 09/23/2008 5:29:06 PM PDT by notes2005
Poll: McCain leads Obama By 3% in Michigan McCain’s Strong Support Among Independents and Male voters gives him a slight 46% - 43% lead in a Toss-Up State LANSING – A poll released today by Inside Michigan Politics shows that Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain has a slim three (3) point lead over Barack Obama in Michigan’s latest poll. The poll shows that both candidates have strong support with their base voters, but McCain’s support among Independent voters 45%- 37% (+8%) puts him on top in this toss-up state “John McCain has a track record with Michigan Independent voters,” said Bill Ballenger, Editor of Inside Michigan Politics. “The current polling shows that they still like him and they like and support Sarah Palin as his running mate.” The poll showed that Obama continues to show strong support among women (+2%), young voters (+16%), African Americans (+89%), voters living in the Detroit Metro area (+9%) along with his traditional Democratic base. John McCain is showing strength among blue–collar voters (+10%), men (+9%), white males (+29%), conservatives (+62%) and voters living in West Michigan (+12%) and the Flint/Saginaw/Bay City Area (+8%).
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Yes. I said the state is up for grabs. Hand me your bowl of Wheaties.
McCain just may take Michigan.
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Doesn't mean the poll is not valid. It also gives a different view of the race by measuring the candidates' bedrock of support and allowing for a higher neither/undecided number.
McCain probably isn't ahead in Michigan, but this poll suggests it's not the 5-7 point Obama lead that other polls say.
If I am not correct, McCain went up two points. I am starting to have the strangest feeling....that of winning Michigan which has the no.1 Liberal city in America, Detroit, in it.
Since when does +2 among women equal “strong”?
GOP poll? So what? Jackasses might use fraud polls for propaganda purposes but I doubt the GOP and its hired guns would want to do that. This poll is good news. Obama will have too redeploy his far flung operatives. Pa. and Mich. are becoming nightmares for Obama.
That’s a Republican poll, but still important. Bill Ballenger is a Republican, but he’s tough on his own and calls em as he sees them in analysis.
“THIS IS REALLY, REALLY BIG!!!!!!”
Pessimist. /sarc
This is an arrow straight into the heart of Michael Moore lmao.
Seriously, this is huge news.
“Obama is only +9 in Detroit?”
But you’re right that if Obama doesn’t beat McCain by more than 9% in the Detroit metro area in November he won’t carry Michigan.
So much for Barry’s 57 state strategy.
Michigan?
The State of Michigan?
The United States State of Michigan?
The one here in the US?
Thanks. Now I won’t sleep tonight.
To keep this a family-friendly forum, you can just imagine my response.
Michigan is more than likely going to go blue. What I’m concerned about is Colorado. What the HELL is going on there? Why is it even close! As to the rust belt, I see McCain having his best chance in Penn. And I also think he could carry Wisconsin. But what I don’t understand is Colorado. Could someone help me out here? What is it? Colorado has always been reliably republican.
The interesting thing is that McCain is up in the Flint/Saginaw/Bay City area. That’s all union areas and a democrat base. I’d like to know what they include in the Detroit area. If he’s down 9 in just the tri-county area, I’m happy. John Kerry won there by probably 18 points. If they included my own people’s republic of Washtenaw County there, even better. I live in the demonrats number two county.
Unpopular Governor
Detroit Mayor going to jail
State economy in the tank
Lots of hockey moms :)
Palin strikes a chord with the rural voters’
Anything is possible I guess.
What next? Cats and dogs living together....MASS HYSTERIA!!!!
I live here in Michigan and the Dems have royally screwed this state. Highest unemployment in the nation. Granholm and the Dems raised taxes. The Mayor of Detroit is going to jail. Dems are pretty long faced here and I think McCain will win by 10%
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