RASMUSSEN Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

Saturday, September 13, 2008

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows John McCain with 49% of the vote while Barack Obama attracts support from 46%. That is unchanged from yesterday and a complete reversal over the past week. Last Saturday, before McCain’s convention bounce had its full impact, Obama was up by three (see recent daily results). New state polling shows McCain up three in Nevada and up five in Missouri.

Tracking Poll results are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day and a FREE daily e-mail update is available.

Earlier in the season, Rasmussen Reports reported results both with and without leaners. Now that election day is drawing near, we will report only the results with leaners. Premium Members can get the inside scoop by seeing tracking results first and reviewing demographic crosstabs. Learn More.

Each Saturday morning, Rasmussen Reports reviews key polls from the week to see What They Told Us.

The Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator shows McCain leading in states with 200 Electoral College votes while Obama has the edge in states with 193 votes.. When “leaners” are included, shows Obama leading 259-247 (see Quick Campaign Overview). A total of 270 Electoral Votes are needed to win the White House (see 50-State Summary). Sign up for a free daily e-mail update.

This week, Rasmussen Reports released polling data for Washington, Michigan, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, North Dakota, Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Premium Members see demographic crosstabs for all state polling data. Learn More.

Rasmussen Markets data now shows gave McCain to be a slight favorite for victory in November. These figures are updated on a 24/7 basis by market participants and currently give McCain a 51.5%

Prior to this past week, expectations for a Democratic victory had generally been in the 60% range.

McCain is now viewed favorably by 56% of the nation’s voters while Obama earns positive reviews from 55% (see trends). Sarah Palin is viewed favorably by 56%, Joe Biden by 53%. Other key stats of Election 2008 can still be seen at Obama-McCain: By the Numbers.