Posted on 10/23/2008 6:21:15 AM PDT by AmericanMade1776
John McCain is moving ahead in Texas, where he now tops Barack Obama by 10 points, 54% to 44%, in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
For the four previous months, McCain has led by nine. His new 54% showing is also his highest ever since polling on the race in Texas began in the spring. Forty-four percent (44%) is also Obama's best showing to date.
Now just one percent (1%) of Texas voters say they are undecided.
Seventy-two percent (72%) believe McCain will carry the Lone Star State on Election Day,
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I’m pretty sure the local folks escorted the 0’s out of town. Texan’s don’t take kindly to cheaters and liars and one who would ruin this country.
When I lived in California I was always in a Republican stronghold otherwise I would have left sooner. :)
I want to know who these 28% are who think Obama will win Texas.
Houston will also go for him, it's all the bedroom towns in the county that keep Harris County Republican, but it is getting very close as the city grows and people leave to get further out.
I heard about that factoid on a local radio programme yesterday. One has to really suck as a Dem in order to not garner the endorsement of Austin’s answer to Pravda.
10 points is actually about right for Texas. Maybe a bit higher, say 10-15%, but not 23% higher. Obama is going to do better with minority voters than John Kerry did, but Texas is still the biggest baddest red state in the country.
Incidentally, Texas is one of the many big primary states where Obama's actual vote totals substantially underperformed all the pre-primary hype about how awesome his turnout machine was.
For what it's worth, in 2004 the breakdown was D32, R43, I24 (who went 67-31 for Bush). Interestingly, in 2004 the women were actually slightly more Republican than the men.
Your 15% is about right. 10 points is IMHO too low, while 23 was a product of your governor/native son being on the ballot.
This is another one of Rasmussen’s Bravo Sierra polls! Rasmussen is off 13 points in OK compared to a local accurate pollster during the same time period.
Anyone that takes Rasmussen seriously after this election, needs to find another place to post. A state that went for Bob Dole is not going to be this close with Obama. Texas is very pro-military with four large bases in San Antonio alone along with some smaller Army bases and Air Force bases and Army Forts scattered around the state. No way does Texas get this close with Obama as the opponent.
They must have over-weighted the Democrat sampling in order to get it that close for Obama. McCain will win Texas with over 60% of the vote and Obama will NOT get 40%. My call ... 61% McCain, 37% Obama, 2% Other.
Nonetheless, I considered my $10.00 to be a worthwhile donation...
Too bad there's not even a contested state within reasonable driving distance... Guess I'll have to do my activism part here on FR -- and elsewhere on the 'net...
I think it’s going to be an eight point spread based on what I saw during the primaries, and voter registration is way up. I think the dems will gain due to higher voter registration. Most conservatives were already registered, imo!
America!...follow the Lone Star State!.....Just vote NO to socialism!
I might have to move to Texas to “live Free” in America.
McCain is going to win Texas handily. We can quibble about whether it’s 8 points or 12 points, but that is what I consider to be the most likely range. He isn’t going to win here by the 23 points that former Texas Governor Bush received in 2004.
TGFT:
Thank G-d for Texas
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