SUSA New Mexico Poll: Obama Leads By 8

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 08:41:03 PM EST
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, New Mexico (all tags)

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A Survey USA Today poll of New Mexico voters released today finds Sen. Barack Obama ahead of John McCain by 8 points:

In an election for President of the United States in New Mexico today, 09/17/08, Democrat Barack Obama defeats Republican John McCain by 8 points, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KOB-TV in Albuquerque. Today, it's Obama 52%, McCain 44%.

McCain leads by 11 among whites; Obama leads by 41 among Hispanics. Obama leads by 12 among voters younger than Obama. McCain leads by 10 among voters older than McCain. Half of voters say the economy is most important. Among those voters, Obama leads 3:2. Obama leads among the more educated. McCain leads among the less educated. Obama leads among the less affluent. McCain leads among the more affluent.

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SUSA New Mexico Poll: Obama Leads By 8 | 9 comments (9 topical)

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I think NM is out of reach for McCain (5.00 / 0) (#1)
by andgarden on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 08:43:32 PM EST

He's just not going to get the hispanic support he would have needed.

McCain leads by 10 among voters older than McCain. (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by Don in Seattle on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 08:50:38 PM EST

I guess the vote was 11 to 9.

: The humor as of late.... (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by CoralGables on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 08:56:07 PM EST

is not conducive to drinking while reading, without windex and paper towels handy to clean off the monitor.

Polls .. (none / 0) (#3)
by CoralGables on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 08:54:07 PM EST

are moving fast this week. Just when it looked as if McCain had taken control, the national polls have made a hard turn towards Obama. Six different polling outfits released national polls today with only one (Rasmussen tracking) still having McCain with an edge.

"It's the economy stupid" appears to be making a strong comeback after a 16 year break in a presidential race. That's a can't miss for the Dems right now.

Jeralyn, are you going to deliver Colorado? (none / 0) (#5)
by robrecht on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 09:43:42 PM EST

OK, slightly off-topic, but only by one state.

I'm going to vote for him, yes. (none / 0) (#13)
by Jeralyn on Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 12:16:37 AM EST

: But what about the rest of the state? (none / 0) (#16)
by robrecht on Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 06:21:18 AM EST

We've got ourselves a genuine troll (none / 0) (#10)
by andgarden on Wed Sep 17, 2008 at 11:36:19 PM EST

: Conservative Demo (none / 0) (#15)
by Jeralyn on Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 12:54:51 AM EST

has been vaporized for race-baiting.