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2008 State Polls
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Democrat Polls
Hartford Courant
Date: 10/18-22
Connecticut
Added: 10/27/08
Quote: Overall, Democrats now outnumber Republicans by 750,999 to 418,431. Unaffiliated voters number 845,311. Obama, a liberal first-term Illinois senator who would be the nation's first black president, is seen as a better ideological match than McCain with Connecticut voters, the Courant poll found. Obama's positions on the issues were seen as "about right" by 55 percent of voters, compared with 33 percent for McCain. McCain, an Arizona senator who won the state's Republican primary in 2000 and 2008, when he portrayed himself as a maverick and independent of the religious right, was seen as too conservative by half the voters and too liberal by 10 percent. Obama, who won the Democratic primary in February with 51 percent of the vote, was described as too conservative by 3 percent of voters and too liberal by 37 percent. The poll found Obama to be the overwhelming choice of voters who had supported Hillary Clinton in the primary, 81 percent to 7 percent. Asked to name the one quality most important to them, more voters (25 percent) chose the ability to "bring about change" than any other attribute, echoing a key theme of the Obama campaign. "Has experience," a grade on which McCain hopes to prevail, was fifth most important in Connecticut, chosen by just 11 percent. As other surveys have found, no issue comes close to the economy as a priority of voters, who have watched the Wall Street meltdown send the stocks of Connecticut employers tumbling.
Rasmussen Reports
Date: 10/14
Connecticut
Added: 10/16/08
Quote: Obama leads among unaffiliated voters 49% to 42%. The candidates are tied among men, with each receiving 49% support. Obama has a dominating 64% to 30% lead among women in Connecticut. The Democrat is viewed favorably by 63% of voters and unfavorably by 35%. McCain�s reviews are 53% favorable, 47% unfavorable. Though both candidates have been criticized for negative campaigning this year, 50% of Connecticut voters say the tone of this year�s election is about the same as past elections. Over a third (37%) thinks it is more negative, while only 12% say it is more positive. Nearly half of voters say it is possible to win an election without criticizing the opponent, while 36% say this is not possible. Overall, 43% say Obama�s campaign is generally positive, while a larger percentage (48%) say the Republican's campaign has been mostly negative. Nearly half of voters in Connecticut (48%) disagree with the economic rescue plan recently passed by Congress, while 30% agree with the plan. Democrats are evenly divided on the issue, while Republicans and unaffiliated voters heavily oppose the idea. Still, over a third (36%) say the plan will most likely help the economy, while only 16% say it will hurt. Another 31% think the plan will have no impact on the current crisis. Most voters (53%) think the best tax policy for the current economy is to lower taxes, while 12% think they should be raised and 26% say they should not change. The majority of Republicans and unaffiliated voters are in favor of lower taxes, while Democrats are divided between lower taxes and leaving them unchanged.
This is a monthly synopsis of many more 2008 Connecticut polls.
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