The latest politcal poll from CQPolitics has McCain leads Obama 47 percent to 34 percent with 16 percent undecided in a Capital Survey Research Center poll conducted July 29-31 and Aug. 4. the margin of error is 4.1 percent. That’s the same margin McCain had last month. However, 44 percent believe Obama will be elected compared to 33 percent for McCain. McCain leads Obama 55 percent to 37 percent with 4 percent choosing “other” and 4 percent undecided in a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted July 31. The margin of error is 4.5 percent.
McCain’s lead in June was 15 points. McCain is viewed favorably by 61 percent of voters while Obama nets only 41 percent. Alabamans choose bringing down the price of gasoline as a priority over protecting the environment by 70 percent to 22 percent. They also agree with voters in most other states that Afghanistan, not Iraq, is the central front in the war on terror. Republicans have carried the state in the last five elections. CQ Politics Election Forecast conducted July 14 which had him leading McCain 46 percent to 37 percent with 5 percent choosing “other” and a sizable 13 percent undecided. The margin of error was 4.5 percent.
Obama’s favorable-to-unfavorable ratio was 62 percent to 37 percent and McCain’s was 55 percent to 43 percent. A SurveyUSA poll conducted June 17-19 had the two in a statistical tie with Obama leading 48 percent to 45 percent with 7 percent undecided, according to a. The margin of error is 4.3 percent. McCain leads by 29 points among men and Obama is ahead among women by 29 points. The Democrats have carried the state in the last five elections although Al Gore won it in 2000 by less than half a point. CQ Politics’ Election Forecast calls Alabama “Safe Republican.”
