Rasmussen: McCain Hits the 50% Mark
Posted Sep 14, 2008 at 9:28 AM by Maurice Berger
A new Rasmussen Daily Tracker released this morning suggests that McCain has hit an important milestone: for the first time since Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination last spring, McCain has touched the heretofore elusive 50% mark in voter support. Will it last? It certainly has proved elusive for Obama who has not been able to sustain support at this level for more than a day or two. What may be more troubling for the Obama campaign are the implications of the sophisticated and complex model employed by Rasmussen for determining voter enthusiasm and predicting voter turnout. Their model now gives the Democrats a significant 5% advantage. Despite this, McCain has held a 3% lead over the past three days, this morning inching up to the 50% mark.
