Rasmussen: Obama up by 10 in Granite State
By Brian Lawson, PolitickerNH.com ReporterA new Rasmussen Reports poll has Barack Obama with a 10-point lead of John McCain in New Hampshire.
Obama polled at 53 percent and McCain was at 43 percent in the survey of 700 likely voters.
"Obama is now viewed favorably by 60% of New Hampshire voters, McCain by 57%," Rasmussen wrote. "Those figures reflect a six-point improvement for Obama and a three-point decline for McCain compared to the late September survey."
Two weeks ago Rasmussen had McCain up by two points over Obama.
Yesterday a poll sponsored by Saint Anselm College had Obama leading McCain by 12 percentage points.
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This is bad news for NH GOP
Undecided voters traditionally fall toward any challenger in the closing days. If that stays true in 2008, Obama could win NH by a 56/44 margin which would be the largest victory since Reagan 1984.
If Obama gets 56%, Lynch 70%, a reasonable assumption would be that it will be a very tough night for NH Republicans 11/04/08.
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