New Hampshire: Obama 49% McCain 36%; Clinton 43% McCain 41%

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New Hampshire: 2008 Presidential Election


New Hampshire: Obama 49% McCain 36%; Clinton 43% McCain 41%

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

New Hampshire’s biggest claim to fame in Presidential politics is its historic role as host to the first-in-the-nation Primary. However, it’s also become a hotly contested swing state in general elections offering Electoral College votes to the winner.

John Kerry won the state by a single percentage point (50% to 49%) in Election 2004 while George Bush won the state by an equally slim margin (48% to 47%) four years earlier.

In the first statewide general election poll since Arizona Senator John McCain became the GOP’s presumptive nominee, New Hampshire might be very competitive once again in the fall campaign—especially if New York Senator Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee. If Illinois Senator Barack Obama captures the Democratic nomination, he will begin the race in New Hampshire with a lead.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll shows Clinton leading McCain 43% to 41% in New Hampshire. At the same time, Obama leads McCain 49% to 36%. National polling, updated daily, currently shows the same general trend with Obama performing better than Clinton in match-ups with McCain.

In New Hampshire, McCain currently trails Clinton by twenty-five points among women and Obama by twenty-six. Among men, McCain leads Clinton by nineteen while holding just a single point advantage over Obama.

McCain wins 78% of Republican votes when matched against Clinton but just 64% against Obama.

Overall, Obama is viewed favorably by 62% of New Hampshire voters. McCain earns positive reviews from 58% and Clinton from 48%.

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