There is absolutely no difference whatsoever between the Democrats and the GOP. None
On Oct 2, 6:35 pm, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Poll: McCain's lead slipping in > Arizonahttp://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=9577 > By Arizona Capitol Times staff > > Sen. Barack Obama seems to be closing the gap in Arizona as the number > of undecided voters shrinks, according to a statewide poll that shows > Sen. John McCain holding a 7-point lead in his home state. > > McCain led 45 percent to Obama's 38 percent among the 976 registered > voters polled between Sept. 25 and Sept. 28 by the Walter Cronkite > School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State > University and Eight/KAET-TV. Independent candidate Ralph Nader > received 1 percent and Libertarian candidate Bob Barr and Green Party > candidate Cynthia McKinney each received less than 1 percent of the > vote. Sixteen percent were undecided. > > Last month, the poll found that McCain led by 10 percentage points. At > that time, McCain had 40 percent of the vote, while Obama drew 30 > percent, Nader drew 2 percent, Barr had 1 percent and 27 percent were > undecided. > > "At one time, it looked like Arizona was solidly Republican, but now > has become a state in which the Democrats may choose to actively > campaign," according to a statement released by pollster and ASU > professor Bruce Merrill. "Most importantly, the undecided vote is now > down to 15 percent. The electorate is highly polarized and there > probably won't be much movement by Republicans and Democrats." > > In the most recent poll, 81 percent of McCain's supporters and 86 > percent of Obama's supporters said that they feel very strongly about > their choice. > > Obama's supporters mostly want change in Washington (28 percent), say > they don't want McCain (8 percent) and say they share Obama's values > and policies (8 percent). > > Most of McCain's supporters said they are voting for him because of > his qualifications and experience in government (33 percent), because > they are opposed to Obama (16 percent) and because of McCain's > military experience (8 percent). > > Merrill noted that McCain maintains his lead in Arizona mainly because > of the support of evangelicals and conservative Democrats. > > "As always, who turns out to vote will determine who wins Arizona," he > stated. "The election in Arizona may be decided by whether young > people and Hispanics turn out to vote and who the independent voters, > who are a growing and important segment of the electorate, decide to > support." > > Fifty percent of registered voters said McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. > Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate helps him. Thirty- > four percent said she hurts McCain, and 16 percent didn't have an > opinion. Arizonans were evenly divided on whether Palin could be an > effective president if something happened to McCain; Forty-eight > percent said they were confident in her abilities, and 46 percent were > not very confident. > > Regarding Obama's choice of Sen. Joseph Biden as his running mate, 43 > percent said the choice helps Obama, 30 percent said it hurts him, and > 27 had no opinion. Seventy percent of those interviewed had confidence > in Biden's ability to take over from Obama, while 24 percent were not > very confident. > > Meanwhile, a nationwide Gallup daily presidential tracking poll taken > September 25-27 shows Obama leading McCain 50 percent to 42 percent. > > In other areas, the Cronkite/Eight poll found that most Arizonans > opposed the proposed congressional bailout of the banks and the > financial industry. Thirty-nine percent were opposed, 31 percent were > supportive, and 30 percent were undecided. > > The proposal to change the Arizona Constitution to define marriage as > between one man and one woman was supported by a narrow margin. Forty- > nine percent favored the change, 42 percent were opposed and 9 percent > were undecided. > > The proposed employer sanction proposition was strongly supported by > 63 percent of the voters, while 19 percent were opposed and 18 said > they were undecided. > > The survey has a sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage > points. The sample was 38 percent Republican, 35 percent Democrat and > 27 percent independent. Fifty-eight percent of the interviews were > conducted in Maricopa County, 17 percent in Pima County and 25 percent > in Arizona's other counties. Forty-seven percent of the voters > interviewed are men and 53 percent are women. > > Poll question wording: > > First, we would like to know who you probably will vote for in the > November presidential election. Will you probably vote for Republican > John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, Libertarian Robert Barr, > Independent Ralph Nader or Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney? > > McCain 45% > > Obama 38% > > Nader 1% > > Barr less than > one percent > > McKinney less than one > percent > > Undecided 15% > > ASK ONLY IF VOTING FOR MCCAIN. Why are you voting for John McCain > rather than Barack Obama? (be specific) > > % responses Response > > 33 Has more experience/better qualified to be president > 16 Don't want Obama to be president > > 8 McCain's military experience, stronger in military affairs > > 8 He's a conservative, position on moral issues, pro-life > > 7 Always vote Republican > > 6 Share his values, ideas, policies > > 4 He's the better candidate, will be a better president > > 2 Very patriotic, for America > > 2 Liked choice of Palin > > 2 Is a strong leader > > 2 Like his tax policy > > 1 Maverick > > 1 Like his position on the economy > > 1 Like position on gun control > > 1 Will cut spending > > 1 Lesser of two evils > > 5 Other single mentions > > (There were 398 mentions) > > ASK ONLY IF VOTING FOR MCCAIN: Would you say you feel very strongly > about your support for John McCain or not very strongly? > > Very strongly 81% > > Not very strongly 17% > > Don't know/no opinion 2% > > ASK ONLY IF VOING FOR MCCAIN: How much of a factor in your decision to > vote for McCain was his choice of Sara Palin to be his vice- > president? > > Was a major factor 16% > > Somewhat of a factor or 24 > > Not really a factor 59 > > Don't know/no opinion 1 > > ASKED OF EVERYONE: Do you think John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as > his vice presidential running mate will help or hurt him in terms of > winning this election? > > Help 50% > > Hurt 34 > > Don't know/no opinion 16 > > ASKED OF EVERYONE: If John McCain is elected and something happened to > him in the first few weeks of his presidency, how much confidence > would you have in Sarah Palin that she could take over and be an > effective president? Would you say you are very confident, generally > confident or not very confident Palin would be an effective > president? > > Very confident 24% > > Generally confident 24 > > Not very confident 46 > > Don't know/no opinion 6 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
