BREAKING POLLS: RAUSMUSEN STATE TO STATE NEW HEAD TO HEADS!!!!!

[monicaaida]

Monday, March 24
Race Poll Results Spread
North Carolina: McCain vs. Clinton Rasmussen McCain 50, Clinton 34, Und 16 McCain +16
North Carolina: McCain vs. Obama Rasmussen McCain 51, Obama 42, Und 7 McCain +9
Nevada: McCain vs. Obama Rasmussen McCain 41, Obama 45, Und 14 Obama +4
Nevada: McCain vs. Clinton Rasmussen McCain 43, Clinton 44, Und 13 Clinton +1



http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/latestpolls/index.html

[slinkerwink]

1. so he makes NC and NV more competitive than Clinton

[bluestateguy]

2. These are encouraging

North Carolina will be a reach, but Obama can only win there if he tries hard, which Gore and Kerry did not do. Presumably, these polls were all done after "Pastorgate", so it seems as if the damage was limited and can be recovered from.

[Zynx]

4. North Carolina can only be won in the middle of a national landslide.

We will never win it in a close election.

[stevenleser]

14. But a state race that is sub 10 points difference means that a candidate

cannot completely ignore it and may have to spend some money in that state. Its not just about winning states, its forcing your opposition to spend money in states that in the past, nominees from that party have not had to do so. This siphons money away from that candidate that would otherwise be spent on swing states.

[democrattotheend]

3. Nevada numbers are very encouraging

For Obama and for the Democrats as a whole. I thought McCain would have a lock on the Southwest, but this poll and others have shown that Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado might still be in play.

[Bullet1987]

5. I think Obama is very strong out West in general

Methinks there's a lot of pissed off moderate Republicans and Indies.

[democrattotheend]

12. Seems that way. Which is strange

given her strength with Latinos. Hopefully that means most of the Latinos who voted for Clinton in the primaries will vote for Obama in the general.

[featherman]

6. Thanks but I'll wait for SUSA

[SoCalDem]

7. Please..people.. rasmussen's a freeper pollster..try the AVERAGE of ALL polls

if you are really interested in polls..

rasmussen & gallup are skewed right..always have been... always will be.. of course they favor HRC..she's the dream opponent for McCain..

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_delegate_count.html

[theredpen]

17. I always consider Rasmussen the "worst case scenario" poll.

:)

[Umbram]

8. Undecided - meh. People need to get with it! (nt)

[DerekJ]

9. I know those polls are in favour of Obama.

But even then I don't trust rasmussen, I will wait for SUSA.

in all cases thanks for the post, and welcome to the DU :hi:

[DainBramaged]

10. HERE is the ONLY pole that matters on March 24, 2008

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[yurbud]

15. if it's a right wing site, the girl on the pole is probably a guy

[suston96]

18. Uh, Real Clear Politics averages other pollsters.... I don't think they do their own....nt

[yurbud]

11. I can't believe McCain is as close as he is, essentially doing nothing

[DainBramaged]

13. Realize the source, do not smell the vapors

[theredpen]

16. Take note of the sizable "undecided" segments

The undecideds will shrink a lot after we pick a nominee.

Right now, all the polling tells us is where the battleground states are. For example, this polling suggests that North Carolina is going to be hard for either candidate and that they both have to play defense in Nevada, but Clinton more so than Obama.