Survey USA: Washington: Obama (49) McCain (45)

In WA State, McCain-Palin Slices Into Obama-Biden: Democrat Barack Obama's once double-digit lead in Washington state is no more, according to this latest SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KING-TV Seattle and KATU-TV Portland Oregon. In an election today, 09/08/08, eight weeks till votes are counted, it's Obama 49%, McCain 45%. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll 4 weeks ago (before both candidates had named their running mates), Obama is down 2 points; McCain is up 1. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll 8 weeks ago, Obama is down 6; McCain is up 6. Obama led by 17 points in June, led by 16 points in July, led 8 points in August, leads 4 points today.

Among voters with no college education, there is continuing movement to McCain. Obama led by 15 points in July, now trails by 8, a 23-point erosion. Among voters who earn less than $50K a year, there is continuing movement to McCain. Obama's once 26-point lead among the lower-income group is now 5 points, a 21-point erosion. Among voters older than McCain, Obama had led by 24 points in July, now trails by 1, a 25-point erosion. McCain always has run well among Conservatives, but his advantage among Conservatives has grown from 4:1 in May to 11:1 today. In Eastern Washington state, Obama led 5:4 in June, but McCain leads 2:1 today.

Among women, McCain is up 9 points from June, Obama is down 11 points from June. McCain had been gaining ground among female voters before he picked Sarah Palin. That continues. Among men, Obama leads by 4 today, a 5-point shift toward Obama from last month, when McCain led by 1. This is one of the few bright spots in today's poll data for the Democrats.

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=7264ba9c-caa0-40cc-a462-b2806a8a809e

it is best to look at the race in a week or two.

Yeah, that makes sense. Move away from the candidate that's going to give you a tax break to the one who won't.

Ignorant fucking people are the worst.

Voters making under $50,000 flocking to a candidate who's wife took to the stage at the GOP convention wearing a $300,000 clothes/jewels set-up.

It's beyond bizarre, why these idiotic people would flock to a party that doesn't give jackshit about them....McCain has already said that he'll make W's obscene tax cuts permanent and those obscene tax cuts are designed to help the top 1% NOT those making under $50,000.

The ignorance and sheer stupidity of these people is mind-blowing.

McCain couldn't be worse news for the working middle class and yet he's still making inroads with them.

Unbelievable really.

Tens of millions of children have either no health care coverage or have inadequate health care coverage....that's an issue that SHOULD be of paramount importance to those middle class voters, and McCain/Palin will do NOTHING to ensure that those tens of millions of children are adequately covered.

Of course McCain/Palin will bust blood vessels to ENSURE that ALL fetuses are adequately insured though.

Though my nephew did tell me yesterday that Washington is more and more in play.

I don't see it happening this time either. However the trend is disturbing, makes me wonder what is happening in Ore., and it doesn't bode well for any hoped for Obama coattails in the gubernatorial race.

i think Palin's ...uh...'interesting family life' is pulling in the white trash, trailer park set...it's the 'want to have a beer with' thing...she's one of them so she's make a great president, right? Lord help us!

Don't get complacent.