Poll: McCain Only Ten Points Ahead In Home State

A statewide Cronkite/Eight poll finds that only 38 percent of Arizona voters would vote for McCain. 28 percent said they would vote for Obama, and 34 percent were undecided. Choosing Hillary Clinton as his vice-presidential running mate could cost Barack Obama about 5 percentage points in the state, according to the poll.

A few weeks ago McCain acknowledged that he could lose Arizona, calling his home a "swing state" even though it voted Republican in every presidential election but one since 1952.

Comments

[skidz12]

I live in Arizona and I'll tell you something more valuable then some crap shoot poll in June.

Mccain has had commercials running since Obama won his nomination.

Why would Mccain be spending any money this early in his Home State of 25 years which has voted republican since 1952?

Because Obama is already almost even here, despite a semi-fractured party after a tough primary season in which he was forced to give Mccain a 2 1/2 month head start. Once they have the conventions and debates this poll will have almost reversed.

Obama will carry Arizona along with all but the redist of red states come November. This will be the democrats revenge for 1980, 84, 88. 2000 and 2004. Mccain will carry less than 15 states

[nellie]

Thanks for the firsthand info. I listen to KPHX, and I'm always heartened by how fed up the callers are with McCain. And it sounds like he's given you a lot of reasons for it.

I like your 15 state prediction.

[VOTER]

Good News from AZ!

Thanks.

[DMW1]

Here's McCain's problem: because he's been around so long, the mainstream media doesn't appear to be interested in re-vetting him for newer voters. How many people even know what the Keating 5 Scandal, his first wife, his recent questionable land deals, his graduation from the bottom 1% of his class from Annapolis or that he lost 5 military aircraft?

They aren't aware either of his voting record showing a dismal lack of support for our troops and veterans, though millionaire McCain has no problem accepting nearly $60,000 a year, tax free, in military disability pension at a rate of 100%. He has every right to that, even if he doesn't need the money, but our troops and veterans today certainly deserve the same.

Obama's life has rightfully been put under the microscope. It's about time the media gave the same treatment to Dear John.

www.StopThinkVote.com
Read it and pass it on.

[nellie]

I don't think it's because McCain has been around for so long. I think it's a combination of those "kiss the media" barbecues McCain is always throwing, the "maverick" myth that makes for a good—read mindless—media narrative, and the political interests of Big Media.

They know about McCain. They just don't report. Our media—our corporate media, our television media—does NOT serve the public.

[ObamAtomic]

The Arizona Republic, cached page
http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter7.html

[watchTVgetSTUPID]

It just shows McCain does collaborate with Democrats ... at least when it comes to ripping off the life savings of tens of thousands of retired people. Interesting that McCain claims he is not bought and paid for by the manipulators who helped him get elected. Clearly he chose to be the puppet of Keating and interfere with the S&L regulators.

He did it again with the EADS contract that cost Americans 50,000 jobs. 5 EADS lobbyists were on his campaign staff. 3 still are. McCain directly interfered with the $80 billion air refueling contract that Boeing had won and EADS lost. He directly interviened with the source selection committee and got EADS back in. That is the reason Boeing lost and the foreign company EADS won. His advisor explained it when Carly Fiorina said Americans do not have a right to jobs.

[alamoscout]

Let me see; we have a half white man who claims to be black, asking white folks; whom he disowns to elect him president of the country his wife disclaims.

[Sparty1]

You're joking, right?

[alamoscout]

And what part is not true?

[TheOneironaut]

*blink* Wooooooow!

[stlrfan]

Remeber J.D. Hayworth, I still get giddy over his defeat. If you really want to hope, look at the Az voter registration trends.

[MyGuyO]

Oh, yes, I do remember J. D. Hayworth. He turned out to be a big political blowhard. Now I hear he has a radio show. Too bad he didn't return to being a sports announcer in PHX. He was tolerated back then.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

I too still get giddy thinking about JD's defeat. He's back on the radio as some sort of sports announcer (which is all he ever was to begin with)......

[GuyFawkes]

Calm down...

Remember: It's June. Kerry was ahead in some state polls where he eventually lost big (Missouri, Nevada), and Bush was ahead at times in New Jersey. So you never know...

The one caveat is that Obama isn't running against an incumbent in these Post Katrina, economic times. So that may mean the numbers have some relevancy.

[jakie]

THEY DON'T WANT A GRANDPA FOR PRESIDENT

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

Maybe they haven't heard that McLastInClass was a POW?

Perhaps they haven't heard that McLastInClass doesn"t like earmarks even if the money pays to fix broken down bridges and other wasteful projects like that?

Perhaps they didn"t know that McLastInClass courageously dumped his disabled wife for a younger, rich blonde?

The "admiral" just needs to re-introduce himself to the state that he has served for 26 years.

[researcher]

dont count az out

I live here and there are a lot of independents here

love to see mc war lose his home state

left wife for super young blond rich girl born rich never worked a day in her life

true repub moral majority candidate

this guy is no hero

he bombed men women and children in that other illegal war for profits

only a war mongering country would call him a hero

crashed 5 planes before he ever saw combat

shot down within 24 hours of combat flying

destined to fail

now lets elect him pres

could be dumber than bush jr

graduated 894 out of 899 in class dumber than dumb

truly a first rate american for pres

[mollyjackson]

Is Obama 10 pt ahead in Iran?

[nellie]

What does this even mean? What a waste of my time reading these 7 words. Thanks, molly. The next time I see your name, I'll know to MOVE ON.

[papla]

shame on you!!!

[mairs]

Is O 10 pts ahead in Iran you ask? Why don't you ask the latest soldier stop-loss suicide victim?

[Scurvybro]

Spoken like a true, brainwashed, neocon imbecile. Like someone completely clueless that our Iraq fiasco has profoundly strengthened Iran. I'm sure you don't have the capacity to understand why, but here's a clue: Shiite.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

Yes, but he is 10 points ahead everywhere, dummy.

Germany, England, Italy, Ireland, France, Canada etc etc.

No one wants that old coot.

[poropo]

how can he win his home state when he did notthing for them, all he does for arizona is to get his wife off drug charge.

[MyGuyO]

Can anybody tell me what Senator McNasty has done for the great state of AZ? Nothing. He hardly spends much time in his home state...stays in Wash DC most of time.

[NotMcCain]

"Choosing Hillary Clinton as VP could cost Obama about 5 percentage points in Arizona."

Hillary can't be vetted anyway.

The question is: How many points would choosing Wes Clark as VP be likely to GET him?

Obama / Clark would be a powerful here in the West.

[nellie]

It doesn't look like he'll choose HRC.

[Texas4Obama]

If Obama can turn Arizona BLUE in the polls - that will be the end of McCain!
I just hope that the GOP doesn't replace him at the convention, because then a new fight will have to be waged - and as it is now Obama will have a landslide up against McCain!
Obama/Sebelius '08

[philosopherkingtomas]

Keating Five ! and the first wife!

[Cookie100]

Everyone needs to know shady deals! I lived in Colorado when NEAL BUSH (brother) killed all savings and loans with the Silverado deal. This had McSame written all over it! Neal cannot even visit Colorado, he's not wanted.
Also, know this, ever heard of NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND? Every school is forced to buy the tests, know who's company sells those test, yup, you guessed it, NEAL BUSH IS THE "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND TESTING COMPANY"!
The Bush's are the amazing crime family led by big necked Barbara

[TheOneironaut]

*blink* Are you serious? *leans in* You got any links on this?

[grannysharp]

HAVING LIVED IN ARIZONA FOR 30 YEARS BEFORE MOVING BACK TO THE MID WEST, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THIS TURKEY NEVER DID SUPPORT HIS HOME STATE, ALL HE DID WAS HELP KEATING AND GET HIS WIFE OFF DRUG CHARGES, ALSO MANAGED TO HELP GIVE STATE LAND TO ANOTHER GUY THAT SUPPORTED HIM. I THINK ARIZONA IS SMART ENOUGH TO KEEP HIM FROM RUINING THE U.S.A., AT LEAST I HOPE SO.

[madron]

Well there not smart enough to not elect him to the senate......

[Ice9]

Within a short period of living in Arizona I realized we also had a 2 party system - Republicans and Libertarians. Democrats didn't even field a candidate, even though it wouldn't take much to get someone on the ballot and get some of the issues out there in the public square. A lot of transplants in the state now, maybe the 50 State Strategy will make a difference. I HOPE!