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Obama expands North Carolina lead

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 The candidates for President are Republican
John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama, and
Libertarian Bob Barr. If the election was today,
who would you vote for? If John McCain, press
1. If Barack Obama, press 2. If Bob Barr,
press 3. If you’re undecided, press 4.
McCain…………………………………………………… 44%
Obama…………………………………………………… 50%
Barr……………………………………………………….. 2%
Undecided………………………………………………. 4%

Q2 Did Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as
his running mate make you more or less likely
to vote for him? If it makes you more likely to
vote for him, press 1. If it makes you less likely
to vote for him, press 2. If it makes no
difference, press 3.
More Likely …………………………………………….. 34%
Less Likely ……………………………………………… 23%
No Difference………………………………………….. 43%

Q3 Did John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as
his running mate make you more or less likely
to vote for him? If it makes you more likely to
vote for him, press 1. If it makes you less likely
to vote for him, press 2. If it makes no
difference, press 3.
More Likely …………………………………………….. 39%
Less Likely ……………………………………………… 41%
No Difference………………………………………….. 20%

Q4 The candidates for US Senate are Republican
Elizabeth Dole, Democrat Kay Hagan, and
Libertarian Christopher Cole. If the election
was today, who would you vote for? If
Elizabeth Dole, press 1. If Kay Hagan, press 2.
If Christopher Cole, press 3. If you’re
undecided, press 4.
Dole ………………………………………………………. 40%
Hagan ……………………………………………………. 49%
Cole ………………………………………………………. 5%
Undecided………………………………………………. 7%

Q5 Are you firmly committed to your choice for
Senate, or could you change your mind
between now and the election? If you are firmly
committed, press 1. If you could change your
mind, press 2.
Firmly Committed…………………………………….. 80%
Could Change Mind …………………………………. 20%

Q6 Would you describe the community you live in
as urban, suburban, rural, or a small town? If
urban, press 1. If suburban, press 2. If rural,
press 3. If a small town, press 4.
Urban…………………. 15%
Suburban ……………. 32%
Rural ………………….. 25%
Small Town…………. 28%

Q7 I am going to name 7 issues. Which of these is
most important to you? The War in Iraq,
education, the economy and jobs, taxes, moral
or family values, health care, or immigration. If
the War in Iraq is most important, press 1. If
education, press 2. If the economy and jobs,
press 3. If taxes, press 4. If moral and family
values, press 5. If health care, press 6. If
immigration, press 7. If some other issue is
most important, press 8.
War in Iraq ……………………………………………… 12%
Education……………………………………………….. 5%
Economy and Jobs ………………………………….. 60%
Taxes…………………………………………………….. 4%
Moral and family values ……………………………. 11%
Health care …………………………………………….. 3%
Immigration…………………………………………….. 3%
Other……………………………………………………… 1%

Q8 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 53%
Man……………………………………………………….. 47%

Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 48%
Republican……………………………………………… 35%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 17%

Q10 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 76%
African-American …………………………………….. 21%
Other……………………………………………………… 3%

Q11 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 16%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 28%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 38%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 18%

Q12
252………………………………………………………… 14%
336………………………………………………………… 19%
704………………………………………………………… 18%
828………………………………………………………… 14%
910………………………………………………………… 15%
919………………………………………………………… 21%

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