Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 6:37 pm by Darryl
Sunday Polls
There was one gubernatorial poll, two Senate polls, and three polls in the race between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain released today. As it happens, the Democratic candidate leads in all six of today’s polls.
Presidential Polls:
| Start | End | Sample | % | % | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Poll | date | date | size | MOE | Obama | McCain | Diff |
| California | Rasmussen | 09-Oct | 09-Oct | 500 | 4.5 | 56 | 40 | O+16 |
| Colorado | Public Policy Polling | 08-Oct | 10-Oct | 1331 | 2.7 | 52 | 42 | O+10 |
| Nevada | Mason-Dixon | 08-Oct | 09-Oct | 625 | 4.0 | 47 | 45 | O+2 |
In California, Obama leads McCain by a solid +16%.
In Colorado, Obama holds a +10% lead over McCain today. This is Obama’s best showing in the recent polling. The previous two polls has Obama up by +6% (here and here).
Nevada gives Obama a slim +2% lead over McCain—same as the previous poll. This makes the sixth consecutive lead for Obama in Nevada, each by a single-digit lead:
Senate Polls:
| Start | End | Sample | % | % | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Poll | date | date | size | MOE | Democrat | Republican | Diff |
| Colorado | Public Policy Polling | 08-Oct | 10-Oct | 1331 | 2.7 | 49 | 39 | D+10 |
| Delaware | West Chester U. | 06-Oct | 08-Oct | 429 | 4.8 | 65 | 29 | D+36.0 |
The Colorado race is between Bob Schaffer (R) and Mark Udall (D). Udall has had single digit leads for six consecutive polls. Today he takes a double-digit (+10%) lead over Schaffer.
The Delaware race is between Sen. Joe Biden (D) and Christine O’Donnell (R). At +36%, it sure looks like Biden is going to win two elections this year.
Gubernatorial Polls:
| Start | End | Sample | % | % | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Poll | date | date | size | MOE | Democrat | Republican | Diff |
| Delaware | West Chester U. | 06-Oct | 08-Oct | 429 | 4.8 | 61.1 | 29.8 | D+31.3 |
The Delaware race is between Jack Markell (D) and Bill Lee (R), and Markell looks safe with a +31.3% lead.
