(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Democrat Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain in Connecticut, according to a poll by the Hartford Courant. 56 per cent of respondents in the Constitution State would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 31 per cent would back the Arizona senator.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Democrat Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain in Connecticut, according to a poll by the Hartford Courant. 56 per cent of respondents in the Constitution State would vote for the Illinois senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 31 per cent would back the Arizona senator.
In a survey by Rasmussen Reports, Obama has a 17-point lead over McCain.
In 2004, Democratic nominee John Kerry carried Connecticut’s seven electoral votes, with 54 per cent of the vote. No Republican has won the Constitution State since George H. Bush in 1988.
U.S. president George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next United States presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.
Polling Data
Connecticut – 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Contenders: John McCain (R), Barack Obama (D)
|
McCain (R) |
Obama (D) |
Other / Not sure |
Date |
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| (9) Hartford Courant | 31% | 56% | 13% | Oct. 18-22 |
| (8) Rasmussen Reports | 39% | 56% | 5% | Oct. 14 |
| (7) SurveyUSA | 38% | 54% | 8% | Sept. 24-25 |
| (6) Rasmussen Reports | 41% | 53% | 6% | Sept. 16 |
| (5) Rasmussen Reports | 40% | 53% | 6% | Jul. 31 |
| (4) Research 2000 | 35% | 57% | 8% | Jun. 30-Jul. 2 |
|
(3) Rasmussen Reports |
35% | 52% | 12% | Jul. 1 |
|
(2) Quinnipiac University |
35% | 56% | 9% | Jun. 26-29 |
|
(1) Rasmussen Reports |
44% |
47% |
9% |
May 29 |
(9) Hartford Courant – Telephone interviews with 502likely Connecticut voters, conducted on Oct. 14, 2008. Margin of error is 4.4 per cent.
(8) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely Connecticut voters, conducted on Oct. 14, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(7) SurveyUSA – Telephone interviews with 686 likely voters in Connecticut, conducted on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25, 2008. Margin of error is 3.8 per cent.
(6) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Connecticut, conducted on Sept. 16, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(5) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Connecticut, conducted on Jul. 31, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(4) Research 2000 – Telephone interviews with 600 likely voters in Connecticut, conducted from Jun. 30 to July 2, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
(3) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Connecticut, conducted on Jul. 1, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
(2) Quinnipiac University Polling Institute – Telephone interviews with 2,437 registered voters in Connecticut, conducted on from Jun. 26 to Jun. 29, 2008. Margin of error is 2 per cent.
(1) Rasmussen Reports – Telephone interviews with 500 likely voters in Connecticut, conducted on May 29, 2008. Margin of error is 4 per cent.
