WSJ/NBC Poll: Mccain voters lack enthusiasm (only 26% "excited")

WSJ/NBC News Poll: McCain Voters Lack Enthusiasm

Susan Davis reports on the presidential race.

Self-identified supporters of Republican presidential nominee John McCain aren’t that excited about the Arizona senator’s candidacy, particularly when compared to supporters of Barack Obama, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

Just over one-quarter, 26%, of McCain’s supporters said they are “excited” to vote for him this fall, while over one-third, 34%, said they were just “satisfied” to cast their ballot for McCain. Perhaps the most troubling number for McCain is 39% — that’s the number of his supporters who said they were voting for him “as the lesser of two evils.”

Obama’s supporters are doubly as excited with their candidate, with a majority, 52%, stating they are “excited” to vote for the Illinois senator, and just 14% identified him “as the lesser of two evils.” Like McCain voters, however, one-third of Obama’s supporters, 33%, said they were just “satisfied” with casting their ballot for him.