May 13, 2008

Abstract: (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are virtually even in Michigan, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 45 per cent of respondents in the Great Lake State would back the Arizona senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 44 per cent would vote for the Illinois senator.

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are virtually even in Michigan, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 45 per cent of respondents in the Great Lake State would back the Arizona senator in this year’s United States presidential election, while 44 per cent would vote for the Illinois senator.

In a separate contest, McCain is tied with New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

In 2004, Democrat John Kerry won Michigan’s 17 electoral votes, with 51 per cent of the vote. The last Republican to carry the Great Lake State in a U.S. presidential election was George H. Bush in 1988.

Incumbent George W. Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 4.

Polling Data

Michigan - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

John McCain (R) 45% - 44% Barack Obama (D)
John McCain (R) 44% - 44% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 500 likely Michigan voters, conducted on May 7, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.