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New Wa. Poll: Obama up by 8

A new presidential survey, with a sampling of 1,200 voters, gives Sen. Barack Obama an 8-point lead among Washington voters: Obama comes in at 47 percent to 39 percent for Republican Sen. John McCain.

The survey was done for the firm of Strategies 360 by Democratic pollster Don McDonough, who has a record of spotting early signs of strength and weakness in candidates for Congress and municipal office.

The Obama advantage is less than the recent 14-point lead registered in a major indepedent survey. It indicates that Washington is barely - just barely - a "battleground" state.

The poll found McCain running far ahead of the president of his party. A total of 61 percent of those surveyed had a negative opinion of President Bush, with 48 percent registering a "hard negative" according to Strategies 360 president Ron Dotzauer.

By contrast, voters broke nearly even on McCain - 44 percent viewing him positively, 46 percent with negative feelings.

Obama was a big winner in Democrats' February caucuses, but the state also has a large reservoir of Hillary Clinton supporters.

The Democratic nominee-in-waiting was viewed positively by 54 percent of those surveyed, negatively by 37 percent.

The survey was completed last Thursday, June 26. It had a margin-of-error of plus or minus 2.75 percent.

Posted by at July 2, 2008 3:31 p.m.
Categories: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democrats, John McCain, political polls

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#146212

Posted by unregistered user at 7/2/08 4:38 p.m.

OBAMA'S ARTISTRY OF THE AMBIGUOUS - It is not his lack of experience that will work against him.

Obama would be well served by his hired help if it could move him to specifics on numerous critical fronts.

Voters are looking for definitive action while they battle overwhelming increases in costs on all fronts.

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/06/obamas-artistry-of-ambiguous.html

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#146220

Posted by unregistered user at 7/2/08 4:57 p.m.

You can't count

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#146221

Posted by unregistered user at 7/2/08 4:59 p.m.

The only reason McCain is running so close here is because Dino Rossi and his band of merry idiots still operate under the lie that he won the election in 2004. Guess these morons are zero-issue voters. Once people with half a brain remember how Rossi is on the wrong side on taxes, healthcare, and education, the numbers will even out.

Chris Gregoire 2008!

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#146228

Posted by Reality Check at 7/2/08 5:24 p.m.

unregistered user...yup your unregistered alright. Just what in the heck does a loser like Gregoire have to do with presidential candidates? Any poll published in the PI by Joel should make you wonder if he's been straddling the fence to long or finaly just lost what little bit of a mind he had.

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#146343

Posted by reunionpi at 7/2/08 9:36 p.m.

Obama's mother's original Social Security Number Application

www.webofdeception.com

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#146594

Posted by unregistered user at 7/3/08 10:52 a.m.

The republicans keep talking about Obama's flip-flopping but that's sad excuse because it points more toward their own candidate. Obama is winning by such a lead because he is inspiring, he is a leader we've all been looking for. He understands and takes measured steps unlike Bush who always put his foot in his mouth and McCain, who doesn't know what he said once he's said it. Obama for President! Go Obama!!! Visit WHYOBAMA08.ORG

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#147017

Posted by unregistered user at 7/3/08 3:57 p.m.

Obama will do absolutely NOTHING to improve your life. He does NOT care about you. He does NOT know you.
If you want a better life, it is up to YOU to improve it. You might as well stop blaming Bush for everything now, because you won't have him to kick around anymore next year.
When Obama takes office and your life still sucks because you have done nothing for yourself, who will you blame then? Obama?

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