Polls, polls, we’ve got polls:
Reuters/Zogby released October 27th – “The surveys were conducted from Oct. 23-26. Sample sizes in each state ranged from 600-603, with a margin of error of +/-4.1%.”:
Missouri 11
Obama – 48.2
Obama [sic] [McCain?] – 45.7
Other/Not Sure – 6.2
Obama’s 20-point leads in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas are balanced by similar McCain margins in the rest of the state. McCain leads with whites by 11 and those over 65 by 10. Obama counters with a 12-point advantage with Independents and by three with Catholics.
Research 2000 – “The Research 2000 Missouri Poll was conducted by Research 2000 of Rockville, MD from October 20 through October 23. A total of 800 likely voters who vote regularly in state elections were interviewed statewide by telephone….The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 3.5% percentage points.”:
QUESTION: If the election for President were held today, would you vote for the Democratic ticket of Barcak Obama and Joe Biden, the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin, Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate, Ralph Nader, an Independent, or Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party candidate?
Oct-08
MCCAIN – 47%
OBAMA – 48%
OTHER – 3%
UNDECIDED – 2%
New GA, IA, and MO polls
Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2008 3:48 PM by Mark MurrayA new round of state NBC/Mason-Dixon polls show….McCain ahead by a single point in Missouri (46%-45%).
Each state poll was conducted of 625 likely voters from October 22-23, with a margin of error of plus-minus 4 percentage points.