Rasmussen released a 500 sample poll of likely voters in Missouri dated June 3, 2008:
2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain 42%
Obama 43%
Other 9%
Not sure 6%
The poll has a margin of error of 4.5%.
There are some other interesting things in those top line numbers:
How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
9% Excellent
17% Good
17% Fair
56% Poor
1% Not sure
Worst. President. Ever.
The kool-aid drinkers are down to 26%. That’s probably the best we can expect. Just think about it – one in four people you pass on the street thinks dubya is just doin’ peachy.
Even if the next president is a mediocrity that individual will probably be added to the pantheon on Mount Rushmore – he’ll be considered one of the greats in direct comparison to dubya’s disastrous eight years. Unless of course we get a third dubya term with McSame…