GOP Nominee
Former Candidates
Rasmussen Arkansas General Election Poll, conducted May 12th, 2008
- John McCain 57%
- Barack Obama 33%
This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on May 12, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Inside the numbers:
*Just 32% believe the federal government needs more revenue to fund important national programs. Nationally, that figure is 37%. In Arkansas, 57% say the federal government does not need any more money.
*Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Arkansas voters are worried that the next President will raise taxes so much that it harms the economy.
*By a 64% to 17% margin, Arkansas voters oppose an increase in the capital gains tax.
*Forty-two percent (42%) of Arkansas voters own at least $5,000 worth of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
May 16th, 2008 at 4:56 am
It does not appear that Arkansas is a swing state anymore like some pundits were trying to tell us.
May 16th, 2008 at 5:41 am
It might of been if the Dems would have nominated their centrist candidate.
Since they did not, Arkansas, West Virginia and probably Ohio are now in the GOP column. I still am not buying that Colorado or Virginia will turn blue.
If the congressional bloodbath is going to happen, maybe voters will split their ticket and vote for McCain.
May 16th, 2008 at 9:54 am
The same poll has Hillary Clinton beating John McCain in Arkansas by double digits. This is another good reason they are nominating Obama. Put six electoral votes in the solid McCain column.
May 16th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
If Arkansas voters oppose an increase in the capital gains tax, you can imagine how the rest of the country feels. They probably have a lower percentage of investors than the average state.
May 16th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Hillary would win Arkansas. The Dems are so stupid - well, better clarify….the elitist Dem leadership - Dean , Pelosi, Kerry, Kennedy, Brazile…is dumb as a stone.
There are lots of Dems who are saying “Wha?……..? “I’m not voting for Obama!” They are the McCain voters.
May 16th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Why is this news? We’ve known that Obama was not competitive in Arkansas for a long time now…
May 17th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Yes VA looks safer now. I wonder say this about these southern states. In almost all of them polls so McCain beating Obama by bigger marigns than Bush beat Kerry. I think on election day due to AA turn out it will be back down to the Bush vs. Kerry marigan. So this is what Rev White is done is counter AA turnout down there.