Obama Leads McCain by 5 Percent in Colorado

[BigBearJohn]

Obama Leads McCain by 5 Percent in Colorado
Suffolk University Poll also Shows Obama Stronger Against McCain than Clinton

Last update: 3:05 a.m. EDT Aug. 25, 2008
BOSTON, Aug 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewsire via COMTEX/ -- As the Democratic National Convention opens today in Denver, voters in the swing state of Colorado are giving the newly minted ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden a 5 point lead (44-39) over presumptive Republican nominee John McCain of Arizona - suggesting Colorado may be rocky territory for the once dominant GOP, according to a poll released today by Suffolk University.
"With Colorado among at least seven battleground states that will swing this Presidential election, an Obama lead here puts enormous pressure on John McCain," said David Paleologos, director of the Political Research Center at Suffolk University in Boston. "Should Obama go on to win Colorado, it would almost force McCain to run the table with the remaining battleground states or lose the election."

Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr and Independent Ralph Nader each polled 2 percent, while 12 percent of voters surveyed were undecided. There are 15 candidates for president listed on the Colorado ballot.

Most Democratic respondents gave Obama high marks in the expectations game. Some 78 percent of Democratic respondents said the Obama campaign had met or exceeded expectations while just 16 percent said the campaign had not met expectations. In addition, only 19 percent of likely Democratic voters thought that Obama, by picking a male running mate, would have a problem with women voters. By contrast, 70 percent said that it would not be a problem.

Exactly 71 percent of Democratic respondents were happy with Joe Biden as the VP pick while 11 percent wanted someone else. (The Biden questions were only asked of respondents in two of the four field days).

When all voters were asked who would be the stronger candidate against John McCain - Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton - 60 percent indicated Obama; 28 percent said Clinton; and 10 percent were undecided.

"The notion and significance of Democrats irreparably disaffected by the tough primary fight between Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton seems to be more of an obsession with the Beltway chattering classes than with the electorate," Paleologos said.

SOURCE:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/obama-leads-mccain-5-percent/story.aspx?guid=%7B0CD1B586-66C5-44F7-B9A3-17A085101CAF%7D&dist=hppr

[Drunken Irishman]

1. BUT HE'S DOOOOOOOMED, OR SO SAYS SENSITIVITY!

[dkf]

2. Ooh, I like this poll

Thanks for posting.

[writes3000]

3. Jackpot! May this poll be the first of many more like it. Thanks, BigBearJohn.

Really appreciate the post and your support for the new ticket.

[DarthDem]

4. YEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!

YES!!!

The first of many more like it is right! May it be so, and thanks for the wonderful news!!!

[Hope And Change]

5. K & R!

[Kdillard]

6. Good news and am hoping it will only get better.

[jefferson_dem]

7. BINGO! I love this line.

"The notion and significance of Democrats irreparably disaffected by the tough primary fight between Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton seems to be more of an obsession with the Beltway chattering classes than with the electorate," Paleologos said.

[miles 2 go]

8. Shouldn't that be 5 points instead of 5 percent?

44-39 is more of a ten percent lead.

[yellowdogintexas]

9. well, I personally know of a 3 vote gain to CO from TX .

Seriously, some good friends were transferred to Denver from FW, along with their voting age daughter.

One of their daughters is still here and the other one is in OK.

All good Dems, per their mom.