(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain holds a large lead in the Sunflower State, according a poll by Rasmussen Reports. At least 53 per cent of respondents in Kansas would support the Arizona senator in head-to-head United States presidential contests against two prospective Democratic rivals.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Republican John McCain holds a large lead in the Sunflower State, according a poll by Rasmussen Reports. At least 53 per cent of respondents in Kansas would support the Arizona senator in head-to-head United States presidential contests against two prospective Democratic rivals.
McCain holds a 19-point advantage over Illinois senator Barack Obama, and a 14-point lead over New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won the Sunflower State’s six electoral votes, with 62 per cent of the vote. No Democrat has carried Kansas since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Kansas – 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
John McCain (R) 55% – 34% Barack Obama (D)
John McCain (R) 53% – 39% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Kansas, conducted on May 13, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
