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Rasmussen: Obama Leads By 1 In Virginia

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Independents, McCain, Republicans, Virginia

Obama: 45%
McCain: 44%

This is technically a tie, but this is also the first time Obama has any lead in any head-to-head polling against McCain in Virginia…at least that I can remember. If anybody has seen other polls where he leads, please share them.

Last month, Obama only trailed by 3, and the month before that he was down by 11, so the state definitely seems to be trending his way.

So why the swing towards Barack?

One word: Men…

McCain has lost ground among both male voters over the past month. He leads Obama among men 49% to 41%, but a month earlier his lead was nearly twice that size (15%).

And about those all important swing voters…

The Republican candidate’s lead among unaffiliated voters has vanished. Last month McCain had a 19% lead over Obama among these voters. Now the two candidates are essentially even.

Jim Webb…calling Jim Webb…

This entry was posted on Monday, June 16th, 2008 and is filed under 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Independents, McCain, Republicans, Virginia. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Rasmussen: Obama Leads By 1 In Virginia”

Musical Blur Says:
June 16th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Picking one of the Virginia guys as VP is looking like an even better idea. If Virginia is very close - Mark Warner or Jim Webb may put it over.
Avinash_Tyagi Says:
June 17th, 2008 at 3:11 am
SurveyUSA also has him ahead in VA
BecauseBushSaysSo Says:
June 17th, 2008 at 7:45 am
If these polls are true about McGoo being only 6 or 7 points behind Obama in overall polls is a joke. McGoo can’t even fill a stadium in his own state with Bush. Obama fills stadiums and people wait for hours to see him. This election is going to be like 96 Clinton/Dole. A landslide for Obama.

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