Washington is turning increasingly bluer, having not voted for a Republican presidential nominee since 1984. George W. Bush lost it by five points in2000 and seven points in 2004, and President Obama won the state by 17 over John McCain last time. Looking ahead to 2012, Obama looks just about as comfortable, regardless of his opponent. In PPP’s latest poll, Obama leads Mitt Romney, 51-40; Newt Gingrich, 54-36; and Sarah Palin, 57-34. Washington gained an electoral vote after the most recent census, so another win here will offset electoral vote losses in other states Obama is likely to win again.Favorable/Unfavorable/Not sure:
Mitt Romney 34/47/19 (-13)
Mike Huckabee 33/48/19 (-15)
Newt Gingrich 26/59/15 (-33)
Sarah Palin 29/65/7 (-36)
Head-to-Head: (Obama/Candidate/Undecided)
Mitt Romney 51/40/9 (-9)
Mike Huckabee 53/39/8 (-14)
Newt Gingrich 54/36/10 (-18
Sarah Palin 57/34/8 (-23)
PPP surveyed 1,098 Washington voters from May 12th to 15th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.0%.To view the crosstabs click the PPP icon below:
1 comment:
Interesting to note that Romney and Obama are tied in Washington State with Independents, the only GOP candidate to do so. Since McCain lost state by 17 %, it's a pretty good showing
CraigS
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