Democrat Polls
Rasmussen Reports
Date: 5/29/08
Mississippi
Added: 5/29/08
Quote: The Republican leads 84% to 13% among white voters, while African-Americans favor the Democrat by a 97% to 2% margin. McCain is viewed favorably by 88% of white voters and 18% of black voters. For Obama, the numbers are reversed. He gets favorable reviews from 92% of black voters and only 18% of white voters. Nationally, McCain and Obama remain competitive in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll and in the Electoral College. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Mississippi voters say it�s more important to find new sources of energy than to reduce the amount of energy Americans consume. Just 25% disagree and say reducing consumption is more important. Those figures are similar to the national average. Just over half (51%) believe that media bias is a bigger problem in politics today than big campaign contributions. That, too, is similar to the national average. Thirty-three percent (33%) say lobbyists and contributors have too much influence on McCain�s policies while 45% say that�s true of Obama. Half of Mississippi voters rate economic issues as their number one concern this election cycle, followed by 26% who rank national security at the top. This is consistent with voter concerns nationwide. National security was the top concern in Election 2004. Seventy percent (70%) of Mississippi voters say lowering the price of gas and oil is more important than protecting the environment, but 20% disagree. This is significantly higher than the national averages on this question. There is a growing feeling among voters throughout the country that the U.S. and its allies are winning the war on terror LINK: 59% of voters in Mississippi feel that way, while 19% say the terrorists are winning and 16% say it�s a draw. Forty-four percent (44%) believe that Afghanistan is the central front in the war on terror, as opposed to 33% who say it is Iraq. Nearly half (49%) think that Afghanistan is a greater threat to U.S. national security than Iraq, but 26% feel Iraq is the larger problem. Mississippians have the same concerns about the media as other Americans. Sixty-eight percent (68%) believe most reporters try to help the political candidate they want to win, and 58% think reporters are trying to help Obama. Only 9% think reporters are trying to help McCain, while one-quarter (25%) think they provide unbiased coverage. Obama is getting 19 percent of the white vote in this poll, just shy of the 20 percent DavidNYC identified as key for winning the state. The second part of that equation is to boost African American turnout in the state to 40 percent of the total vote. In this poll, African Americans represent 37 percent of the vote. The undecided African American vote -- 15 percent (!) -- will come down for Obama. Now it's a question of turning them out in historic numbers. . .
Research 2000
Date: 5/23/08
Mississippi
Added: 5/23/08
Quote: The Republican leads 84% to 13% among white voters, while African-Americans favor the Democrat by a 97% to 2% margin. McCain is viewed favorably by 88% of white voters and 18% of black voters. For Obama, the numbers are reversed. He gets favorable reviews from 92% of black voters and only 18% of white voters. Nationally, McCain and Obama remain competitive in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll and in the Electoral College. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Mississippi voters say it�s more important to find new sources of energy than to reduce the amount of energy Americans consume. Just 25% disagree and say reducing consumption is more important. Those figures are similar to the national average. Just over half (51%) believe that media bias is a bigger problem in politics today than big campaign contributions. That, too, is similar to the national average. Thirty-three percent (33%) say lobbyists and contributors have too much influence on McCain�s policies while 45% say that�s true of Obama. Half of Mississippi voters rate economic issues as their number one concern this election cycle, followed by 26% who rank national security at the top. This is consistent with voter concerns nationwide. National security was the top concern in Election 2004. Seventy percent (70%) of Mississippi voters say lowering the price of gas and oil is more important than protecting the environment, but 20% disagree. This is significantly higher than the national averages on this question. There is a growing feeling among voters throughout the country that the U.S. and its allies are winning the war on terror LINK: 59% of voters in Mississippi feel that way, while 19% say the terrorists are winning and 16% say it�s a draw. Forty-four percent (44%) believe that Afghanistan is the central front in the war on terror, as opposed to 33% who say it is Iraq. Nearly half (49%) think that Afghanistan is a greater threat to U.S. national security than Iraq, but 26% feel Iraq is the larger problem. Mississippians have the same concerns about the media as other Americans. Sixty-eight percent (68%) believe most reporters try to help the political candidate they want to win, and 58% think reporters are trying to help Obama. Only 9% think reporters are trying to help McCain, while one-quarter (25%) think they provide unbiased coverage. Obama is getting 19 percent of the white vote in this poll, just shy of the 20 percent DavidNYC identified as key for winning the state. The second part of that equation is to boost African American turnout in the state to 40 percent of the total vote. In this poll, African Americans represent 37 percent of the vote. The undecided African American vote -- 15 percent (!) -- will come down for Obama. Now it's a question of turning them out in historic numbers. . . .
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