[traviskicks]

Libertarian voters make up 4% of the nation’s likely voters and they favor Barack Obama over John McCain by a 53% to 38% margin. ????

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[justiceseeker93]

I believe that "libertarian voters", according to Rasmussen's classification, are not self-described libertarians, but rather "fiscal conservatives and social liberals." So they are a group defined by the pollster, not themselves. That likely explains their surprising preference of presidential candidate. In my personal experience, the large majority of people who describe themselves as "libertarian" are more concerned about economic than social issues, and you will almost never come across a Democrat in libertarian circles.

BTW, it's also surprising that Bob Barr doesn't even register in Rasmussen's poll, even among the group they define as "libertarian."