Rasmussen: Obama leads by 28% in California

[Zynx]

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/california/election_2008_california_presidential_election

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John McCain’s call for offshore oil drilling may have helped him in Florida, but it’s having the opposite impact in California. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Golden State finds Barack Obama leading McCain 58% to 30%. A month ago, Obama led 52% to 38%.

The survey was conducted on Monday night, the day of McCain’s visit to Santa Barbara, where a 1969 oil spill helped launch the environmental movement. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, is a Republican and a McCain supporter. However, he strongly disagrees with McCain’s position on offshore drilling and has called the California coast an “international treasure” that needs to be protected.

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Wow.

[YOY]

1. Love that left coast

Coming from the east coast!

[Bullet1987]

2. Helped him in FL how? Because Crist came out in support?

Please, I'll wait for polling to prove it has helped. Preferably not from RWer Rasmussen though.

[MidwestTransplant]

3. Some Freeper a couple of weeks ago was certain McCain would win CA and MA too.

[YOY]

13. Cocaine is a hell of a drug...

n.t.

[liberalfella]

4. Things are looking rosy

Expext nothing short of a blowout in November, nationwide.

[livetohike]

6. Welcome to DU!

:hi: I think it will be a landslide :-).

[Hope And Change]

10. Welcome to DU liberalfella!

:toast:

[Occam Bandage]

5. Every year, the Republicans claim CA is going to be in play. Every year, this happens. God bless CA.

[tedoll78]

7. Let 'em claim it.

Let McCain fritter his tiny warchest away in our safe states, while we pick at the electoral college lock in 14 of his states..

[Ganja Ninja]

8. For the record:

November 1996 California election results:

Bill Clinton: 51.1%
Bod Dole: 38.21%

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/sov_1996.htm

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. From all accounts, it looks like McSame's flip-flop HURT him in Florida!

Not helped him. Rasmussen hasn't done its homework!!! x(

[senseandsensibility]

14. What are they basing that claim on anyway?

Did polls actually show a bounce in FLA or are they just lying?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. Obama is leading in FL. They are just saying that it's helping me.

After he flip-flopped on off-short drilling, the next day polls showed Obama with a lead in Florida. Don't know where Ras is getting its information from other than its BUTT!! x(

[Hope And Change]

11. K & R!

[Mz Pip]

12. We should not get complacent here

There's the anti-gay marriage initiative on the ballot this year and that always draws the fundies who might otherwise stay home to the ballot.

I take nothing for granted. Even the blueness of my state.

[book_worm]

16. If 12 million people voted in CA and O won by 28% that is a 3.4 million vote margin right there.

[TheDonkey]

17. But but but, I saw a McSame powerpoint that said McSame could flip CA!!!

it must be truu!