The Republican ticket gets a boost, too, from Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s selection as the party’s vice presidential nominee. Sixty-six percent (66%) say she was the right choice to be McCain’s running mate as opposed to 30% who say that of Obama’s selection of Delaware Senator Joseph Biden. Forty-two percent (42%) say Biden was the wrong choice, but only 22% feel that way about Palin.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) rate their view of Palin as at least somewhat favorable, including 56% who say it is Very Favorable. Eighteen percent (18%) say they have a Very Unfavorable opinion of Palin.
By comparison, 37% have at least a somewhat favorable view of Biden, including 16% who say that view is Very Favorable. Thirty-one percent (31%) have a Very Unfavorable opinion of the longtime Democratic senator.
Seventy-seven percent (77%) say Palin is at least somewhat conservative, and over half (52%) say she is Very Conservative. Fifty percent (50%) believe Biden is at least somewhat liberal, with 24% saying he is Very Liberal. Twenty-nine percent (29%) say Biden is a moderate.
McCain has a sizable lead among both men and women, although the latter are slightly more supportive of the Democrat. In all age groups and all but one income category (those earning $20,000 to $40,000 a year), the Republican leads handily.
Oklahoma has gone for the GOP presidential candidate in every election since 1968 and has one of the most conservative congressional delegations. President Bush won the state with 66% of the vote in 2004.
bwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
41% of Democrats go to McCain.........Bambi must be spitting bricks.
Expect more like this as long as the media makes this election the urbane elitists against middle America.
Incumbent Democrats farther down the ticket in heavily red states must be reeling these days.
d@mn clingers!
We could use a few more Oklahomas...
This is a laugher!
Excellent news, and I am hoping to see similar numbers from many states.
Oklahoma, O.K.L.A.H.O.M.A...GO SOONERS BEAT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Sabado.
McCain is about 3% shy of that result according to this poll. Definite improvement, still has a little ways to go but clearly indicates the environment is starting to get closer to 2004 then it has been all year.
RACISM!
There are some interesting numbers here but is this really a battleground?
Oklahoma must not have gotten the message:
THAT’S RACIST!
(20%) say their opinion of Obama is Very Favorable
If only the rest of the country had the common sense of Oklahoma!
OMG.........obama must have taken all michelle’s lipsticks and flushed them down the toilet by now.........LOL
I think that 20% account for about 80% of the bumper sticker-laden cars I see.
Folks, if you want to live in heaven on earth, live in a state where Bambi polls under 35%.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Channel 9 did a poll this week in OK that was even better — McCain/Palin are up by 38 points. Would say you can safely put Oklahoma, The Sooner State, in the win column.
That poll had McCain with 65.9% of the vote.