Poll: Obama Leading McCain in New York
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
If the presidential election were held today, Senator Obama would beat Senator McCain in New York State, with Mr. Obama capturing 50% of the vote to Mr. McCain’s 36%, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
The poll also found that 48% of New York State voters think Mr. Obama should not pick Senator Clinton as his running mate, while 42% think he should. Fifty-three percent of Democratic state voters, however, support the idea of an Obama-Clinton ticket. Forty-six percent of voters said they thought having Mrs. Clinton on the Democratic ticket would help Mr. Obama win the election, while 27% said they thought it would hurt, and 21% said it wouldn’t make a difference.
President Bush’s approval rating among New York State voters dropped to 20% from 22% in April, according to the poll.
