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Rasmussen Reports
Date: 10/30
South Dakota
Added: 11/1/08

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Sixty-four percent (64%) of South Dakota voters have a favorable opinion of McCain while 34% view him unfavorably. Obama is seen favorably by 49% and unfavorably by the identical number. McCain�s numbers are largely unchanged from the survey in September; Obama�s have improved somewhat.

The economy is the number one issue in the election for 42% of South Dakota voters, while 24% rank national security as the most important. Voters in the state trust McCain more in both areas, on the economy by eight points and on national security by 20.

Among just those who say the economy is the most important issue, as in much of the country, Obama has the lead, 58% to 34%. For those who rank national security as the premier issue in the race, McCain leads by a staggering 72% to 23%.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) believe that elections are fair to voters, while 29% say they are not. But 68% are Very Confident that their vote will be counted. Just three percent (3%) are not at all confident of that.

Forty-six percent (46%) think it is more likely that people will vote illegally on Election Day than that eligible voters will be denied their right to do so. Thirty-two percent (32%), however, think the opposite is more likely, and 21% are undecided.

Eighty-seven percent (87%) think those who want to vote should be required to show photo identification before being allowed to do so.

Research 2000 for DailyKos.com
Date: 10/22-24
South Dakota
Added: 10/26/08

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South Dakota was a 22 percent Bush victory in 2004:

Yet here we are this year, looking at a 9-point deficit. McCain is at 50 percent, and he'll likely take the state's three electoral votes. But Obama has radically transformed the state of that state -- and has pushed South Dakota closer to "purple" status.

Meanwhile, Sen. Tim Johnson wins 57-35, winning even 28 percent of Republicans. Not that anyone thought this race was competitive, but Senate Republicans did enter the cycle hoping to be competitive in the state. Then Johnson had his stroke, which made him more difficult to attack. And Republicans put up their flesh-eating penis-enlarging zombie candidate, Steve Kirby, which turned this race into a farce. A hilarious farce. Kirby is long gone, as are the GOP's hopes to take this seat.

This is a monthly synopsis of many more 2008 South Dakota polls.

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