Monday, 8/18

PRESIDENTIAL

Colorado

A Rocky Mountain News/KCNC-TV poll; conducted 8/11-13 by Public Opinion Strategies (R)/RBI Strategies (D); surveyed 500 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 8/15).

WH '08 General Election Matchup

J. McCain       44%

B. Obama        41

B. Barr          3

R. Nader         2

Do You Prefer Obama/McCain On ___?

-                                      Obama McCain

Bring positive change to Washington     50%   32%

Improve the economy/creating jobs      42    42

Energy issues                          39   50

The Iraq war                           37    46

Is ready to lead                       33    53

NEW YORK

A Siena College poll; conducted 8/11-14; surveyed 627 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.9% (release, 8/18).

WH '08 General Election Matchup

-         Now 7/10 6/11 5/08 4/08 2/08 1/08 6/07 5/07 4/07

B. Obama   47% 50%  51%  49%  45%  47% 44%  49%  50%  50%

J. McCain  39  37   33   38  40   40   42   35   33   37

Undec     14  13   17   14   15  13   15   16   18   13

Fav/Unfav

-          Now    7/10    6/11    5/08   4/08    3/08

B. Obama    54%/34% 57%/32% 58%/30% 55%/34% 54%/34% 56%/32%

H. Clinton  51 /43  55 /38  56 /38  52 /43  48 /46 52 /43

J. McCain   49 /41  45 /42  42 /47  49 /39  54 /35  54 /34

TENNESSEE

An Ayres, McHenry & Assoc. (R) poll; conducted 8/10-12 for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R); surveyed 500 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 8/18).

WH '08 General Election Matchup

-          Now 3/9

J. McCain   51% 53%

B. Obama    36  36

Fav/Unfav

-          Now     3/9

J. McCain   59%/33% 59%/34%

G. Bush     48 /48  44 /54

B. Obama    42 /47  44 /49

SENATE

ALASKA

An Anchorage Press/KTUU-TV/KENI-AM poll; conducted 8/9-12; surveyed 501 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 8/15). Tested: Sen. Ted Stevens (R), '96 candidate/developer/ex-state Rep. David Cuddy (R), atty Vic Vickers (R), Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D), '90 GOP candidate/H.S. teacher Bob Bird (I) and Fredrick "David" Haase (L).

Primary Election Matchup (GOPers)

-              Now 7/31 7/22

T. Stevens      63% 59%  70%

D. Cuddy        20  19   21

V. Vickers       7  na   na

Other           3   2    2

Undec           7  20    7

General Election Matchup

-              Now 7/31 7/22

M. Begich       56% 56%  51%

T. Stevens      39  35   43

B. Bird          2 na   na

F. Haase         *  na   na

Other          na   3    3

Undec           3   5    3

COLORADO

A Rocky Mountain News/KCNC-TV poll; conducted 8/11-13 by Public Opinion Strategies (R)/RBI Strategies (D); surveyed 500 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 8/15). Tested: Rep. Mark Udall (D-02), '04 candidate/CO Bd. of Ed. member/ex-Rep. Bob Schaffer (R), Buddy Moore (I) and '04 CO-04 nominee/peace activist Bob Kinsey (G).

General Election Matchup

-              All Ind

M. Udall        44% 34%

B. Schaffer     38  33

B. Moore         5  12

B. Kinsey        2  --

Which Candidate Has Good Ideas About The U.S. Energy Situation?

M. Udall        36%

B. Schaffer     30

OKLAHOMA

A Benenson Strategy Group (D) poll; conducted 8/12-14 for the DSCC; surveyed 600 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.0% (release, 8/18). Tested: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) and state Sen. Andrew Rice (D).

General Election Matchup

-              Now 6/08

J. Inhofe       50% 53%

A. Rice         41  33

Undec           9  na

Inhofe As Sen.

Excellent/good     46%

Fair/poor          47

Direction Of U.S.

Right dir.          23%

Wrong dir.          62

TENNESSEE

An Ayres, McHenry & Assoc. (R) poll; conducted 8/10-12 for Sen. Lamar Alexander (R); surveyed 500 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 8/18). Tested: Alexander and ex-TN Dem chair Bob Tuke (D).

General Election Matchup

-              Now 3/9

L. Alexander    60% 59%

B. Tuke         30  28

Undec          10  14

Fav/Unfav

-              Now     3/9     10/11

L. Alexander    66%/18% 67%/18% 60%/19%

B. Tuke         11 / 4   4 / 4    na

Alexander As Sen.

-          Now 3/9 10/11

Approve    67% 68% 68%

Disapprove 17  17  19

Name ID

-          Now 3/9 10/11

B. Tuke     27% 14% 15%

HOUSE

ALASKA-AL

An Anchorage Press/KTUU-TV/KENI-AM poll; conducted 8/9-12; surveyed 501 RVs; margin of error +/- 4.4% (release, 8/15). Tested: '06 LG nominee/ex-state House Min. Leader Ethan Berkowitz (D), '02 GOV green nominee/'06 nominee Diane Benson (D), Rep. Don Young (R), LG Sean Parnell (R), state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux (R) and retired pilot Don Wright (I).

Primary Election Matchup (Dems)

-              Now 7/22

E. Berkowitz    58% 54%

D. Benson       24  25

D. Wright        3   5

Undec          15  na

Primary Election Matchup (GOPers)

-              Now 7/22

D. Young        46% 46%

S. Parnell      40  38

G. LeDoux        7   6

Undec           6  na

General Election Matchups

-              Now 7/22

E. Berkowitz    51% 52%

D. Young        41  37

D. Wright        4   7

Undec           4  na

-              Now 7/22

S. Parnell      46% 43%

E. Berkowitz    42  40

D. Wright        3   5

Undec           9  na

NC-08

A Public Opinion Strategies (R) poll; conducted 8/4-5 for Rep. Robin Hayes (R)/the NRCC; surveyed 400 LVs; margin of error +/- 4.9% (release, 8/15). Tested: Hayes and '06 nominee/teacher Larry Kissell (D).

General Election Matchup

R. Hayes        50%

L. Kissell      40

Fav/Unfav

R. Hayes        51%/20%

L. Kissell      14 /11

Name ID

R. Hayes        89%

L. Kissell      57

WH '08 General Election Matchup

J. McCain       47%

B. Obama        42

Direction Of U.S.

Right dir.      13%

Wrong dir.      80