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Rasmussen Reports
Date: 9/30
Kentucky
Added: 10/3/08

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Ratings are slightly less favorable for their running mates, who will face off tonight in the first and only Vice Presidential debate. Joe Biden is viewed favorably by 46% and unfavorably by 50%. Sarah Palin�s ratings are 56% favorable, 42% unfavorable.

Obama leads McCain 49% to 40% among unaffiliated voters in Kentucky, but McCain picks up 28% of Democrats in the state and leads by nineteen points among white voters in Kentucky. Obama is overwhelmingly supported by black voters, 98% to 2%.

Though his party has been criticized in the midst of the current economic crisis, McCain is still trusted more than Obama by Kentucky voters when it comes to the economy by a 49% to 42% margin. Voters favor policy that focuses on promoting economic growth rather than reducing the gap between rich and poor, and think McCain shares that view by a 65% to 15%. Most voters in Kentucky (58%) believe Obama takes the opposite view, and thinks reducing the income gap is a more important goal.

Just 8% of Kentucky voters give the economy good or excellent ratings, while 58% rate it as poor. Additionally, just 4% say the economy is getting better, while 84% believe it is only getting worse.

Mason Dixon
Date: 9/22-25
Kentucky
Added: 9/29/08

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A new poll shows Republican presidential nominee U.S. Sen. John McCain leading Democratic U.S. Sen. Barack Obama in Kentucky.

The Courier-Journal's Bluegrass Poll found that McCain would get the support of 53 percent of likely voters in Kentucky to Obama's 41 percent if the election were held today.

The poll has a margin of error of 3.7 percentage points.

The telephone survey of 717 Kentuckians was conducted Sept. 22-25 for The Courier-Journal by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. of Washington D.C.

Survey USA
Date: 9/21-22
Kentucky
Added: 9/23/08

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Bluegrass State Stays Red as McCain Holds Lead: In an election for President of the United States in Kentucky today, 09/23/08, six weeks from Election Day, Republican John McCain defeats Democrat Barack Obama, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for WHAS-TV Louisville, WLEX-TV Lexington, and WCPO-TV Cincinnati. Today, it's McCain 57%, Obama 38%. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released six weeks ago, McCain is up 2 points; Obama is up 1. Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released 14 weeks ago, McCain is up 4; Obama is down 3. McCain today wins men by 22 points, women by 17 points. McCain leads among all age groups. 37% of Democrats cross over to vote for McCain, up slightly from six weeks ago. 13% of Republicans cross over to vote for Obama, also up slightly from six weeks ago. McCain leads among rich and poor, college educated and not college educated, and in all regions of the state.

Research 2000 for Dailykos
Date: 9/15-17
Kentucky
Added: 9/20/08

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These are southern Dems, so you can always expect a significant proportion to defect to the Republican in federal races. But a big chunk of that undecided are Dems who distrust Lunsford given his history of stabbing Democrats in the back (by such things as endorsing a Republican for governor a few years back). Lunsford has worked to repair that damage and appears genuine in his efforts, but as we've seen with some Clinton primary supporters, distrust can linger on.

Those undecideds wouldn't be enough to win the race, of course, but it would tighten it up. Obviously, Lunsford still needs to bring some of those McConnell Democrats home, as well as reverse the independent numbers (currently breaking for McConnell 52-36).

As for the presidential, this was a 56-35 race back in late July, and it's a 55-37 race today. Again, no real movement from last time.

American Research Group
Date: 9/8-12
Kentucky
Added: 9/17/08

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