Democrat Polls
Strategic Vision
Date: 9/26-28
Wisconsin
Added: 10/1/08
Quote: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama? Favorable 53% Unfavorable 38% Undecided 9% Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joseph Biden? Favorable 44% Unfavorable 37% Undecided 19% Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain? Favorable 48% Unfavorable 41% Undecided 11% Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin? Favorable 49% Unfavorable 34% Undecided 17% Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John McCain? Barack Obama 56% John McCain 37% Undecided 7% Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the war in Iraq, Barack Obama or John McCain? John McCain 45% Barack Obama 44% Undecided 11% Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance? Approve 15% Disapprove 74% Undecided 11%
Research 2000 for WISC TV
Date: 9/22-23
Wisconsin
Added: 9/25/08
Quote: University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin said the likely voter shift over the last week has to do with the economic crisis and that Wisconsin mirrors what's happened across the country. "What we've seen in just the last 10 days in state after state and national poll after national poll is that following the financial crisis last Monday and Tuesday McCain's growing advantage that happened after the Republican convention stopped, turned completely around and has moved sharply back for Obama," said Franklin. "Since neither of these candidates has particularly distinguished themselves by their economic policy, they've both emphasized other aspects the fact that the economic crisis seems to be hurting McCain and helping Obama is politically very important." WISC-TV also asked participants about the proposed government bailout and whether voters approve or disapprove of the government's action and only 32 percent approve and 61 percent disapprove with 7 percent not sure.
Quinnipiac University
Date: 9/14-21
Wisconsin
Added: 9/23/08
Quote: Wisconsin women voters back Obama 53 - 37 percent while men back McCain 48 - 45 percent. Obama leads 55 - 38 percent among voters 18 to 34 years old, 47 - 44 percent among voters 35 to 54 years old and 49 - 43 percent among voters over 55. Obama rather than McCain is the candidate of change, voters say 45 - 22 percent. Palin is a good choice, voters say 57 - 33 percent and Biden is a good choice, voters say 47 - 33 percent. Voters prefer Biden as President 46 - 42 percent. Women prefer Biden 47 - 37 percent while men back Palin by a narrow 46 - 44 percent. The economy is the biggest issue, 51 percent say, and Obama understands it better, voters say 47 - 40 percent. McCain understands foreign policy better, voters say 65 - 23 percent. "Sen. McCain has closed the gap from 11 points to seven by picking up support from independent women, but Sen. Obama is holding his own among blue collar workers, a group McCain must swing into his column if he wants to win the state," Richards said.
American Research Group
Date: 9/18-21
Wisconsin
Added: 9/22/08
Quote: Independents (30%): McCain 42, Obama 49.
Big Ten Battleground Poll
Date: 9/14-17
Wisconsin
Added: 9/19/08
Rasmussen Reports
Date: 9/15
Wisconsin
Added: 9/18/08
Quote: No Republican presidential candidate has carried Wisconsin since 1984, but the last two elections were particularly close. In 2000, Al Gore won the state by only 5,000 votes, and four years later John Kerry carried Wisconsin by just 10,000 votes out of three million cast. Forty-six percent (46%) of Wisconsin voters say economic issues are the most important in this election, while 19% rate national security as their number one concern. Voters in the state have bad news for the campaigns who spend big money on television advertising. While 11% say the commercials make them more likely to vote for a candidate, 20% say the ads make them less likely to do so, and two-thirds (66%) say they have no impact at all. Seventy-five percent (75%) of voters also say they are not influenced by the number of visits a presidential candidate makes to the state.
CNN/Time Magazine/Opinion Research Corp
Date: 9/14-16
Wisconsin
Added: 9/18/08
Strategic Vision
Date: 9/5-7
Wisconsin
Added: 9/9/08
Quote: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama? Favorable 52% Unfavorable 37% Undecided 11% Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joseph Biden? Favorable 43% Unfavorable 33% Undecided 24% Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain? Favorable 52% Unfavorable 39% Undecided 9% Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin? Favorable 55% Unfavorable 29% Undecided 16% Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John McCain? John McCain 48% Barack Obama 41% Undecided 11% Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the war in Iraq, Barack Obama or John McCain? John McCain 45% Barack Obama 43% Undecided 12%
This is a monthly synopsis of many more 2008 Wisconsin polls.
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