Posted on 05/15/2008 8:07:14 PM PDT by Red Steel
In Kansas, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds John McCain enjoying a twenty-one percentage point advantage over Barack Obama. It’s McCain 55% Obama 34%.
McCain is viewed favorably by 61% of Kansas voters while Obama earns positive reviews from 45%.
Rasmussen Markets shows that Republicans are currently given a 86.0 % chance of winning the Six Electoral College Votes from Kansas this fall. Four years ago, George W. Bush won the state by twenty-five percentage points. At the time this poll was released, Kansas was rated as “Safely Republican” in the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Kansas voters favor a federal gas tax holiday while 42% are opposed. Those numbers are very close to the national average.
Thirty percent (30%) of Kansas voters believe the federal government needs more revenue for important national programs. Fifty-four percent (54%) disagree.
Sixty-one percent (61%) are worried that the next President will raise taxes so much that it harms the economy.
Thirty-three percent (33%) are worried that the next President will cut taxes so much that it harms important government programs.
By a 63% to 17% margin, Kansas voters oppose an increase in the capital gains tax. Nationally, 65% oppose this particular tax hike.
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Kansas voters own at least $5,000 worth of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds.
Four years ago, President Bush won the votes from 62% of Kansas voters. Now, just 43% believe he is doing a good or an excellent job. Forty-one percent (41%) say he is doing a poor job.
Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) earns much better reviews—56% say she’s doing a good or excellent job while 22% give her poor marks.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Kansas voters are more likely to vote for Obama is Sebelius is on the ticket while 34% say they are less likely to vote for Obama with Sebelius as the Vice-Presidential candidate. Among unaffiliated voters, 30% are more likely and 31% less likely to vote for Obama if he picks the Kansas Governor as his running mate. See survey questions and toplines. Crosstabs available for Premium Members only.
If McCain couldn’t carry Kansas, he should give up his campaign completely.
The question when looking at these polls is whether you subtract 5% or 10% from the Obama total. Polls a pretty worthless when there is a black candidate. Many Americans lie and say they are voting for the black guy to get pollster approval.
toto could carry kansas by a higher margin
McCain’s gonna win.
What you said.
Wow! At this point in the race, the media normally has the GOP nominee trailing significantly amongst even his immediate family.
Yea no kidding, I keep waiting to hear that McCain’s wife registerd Democrat and is going to donate all her fortune to the chosen one who is to lead us out of wilderness.
I’ve said that McCain can beat Obama hands down. Not many Republicans can’t beat Obama. It just happens to be his turn.
The only one that can beat McCain is McCain. And that stands a good chance of happening.
I know that McCain has a number of faults, but I'd much rather have him sitting in the Oval Office than Obama or Hitlery.
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
Iowa? When did it turn liberal?
Thanks for the laugh
I just talked to someone last night from Iowa, who said it’s the economy and healthcare problems.
Hmm...ok. I guess free health care is a big draw for the Democrats. As for the economy, I’m surprised they would think the Dems could do any better.
But doesn’t Iowa still care about moral issues? Right vs. wrong?
For quite a time . A large exodus to the south left a only a bunch of the Dem welfare crowd left in IA.
McCain CAN win. If he doesn’t rip the face of his would be supporters in a fit of bipartisanship.
Iowa seemed to turn left in the mid 1980s. Of course they always elected Demo senators while usually going Republican for president. Then in ‘84 they picked Mao loving Tom Harkin for US senator so that’s when I knew they were going down the drain. Supposedly Dukakis carried the state in ‘88 because of the bad farm economy. As I recall President Reagan’s margin was not that large there in 1984, even as he was romping in places like CT and NJ.
How sad that abortion loving Gov Sebelius gets high marks. I would almost like to see Obama pick her as a running mate just so they would then lose the state of the vice presidential candidate. Just like Kerry/Edwards losing NC by a wide margin last time.
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