Rasmussen Mississippi: McCain Leads 53% to 45%

[Fire_brand]

Obama has a real chance there just like McCain has at PA.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/mississippi/election_2008_mississippi_presidential_election

[thevoiceofreason]

1. Pretty damn close for a safe R state!

[BOSSHOG]

2. And Obama's coattails may turn trent lott's seat from (r) to (D).

[ps1074]

3. Obama will come close in so many states

MS, GA, AZ, ND, AR are five I can think of now.

[indepat]

11. Then TN must be safely red, but as bad as it is, the ratio of 'puke signs in

my neighborhood has dropped dramatically from the 19-to-1 ratio enjoyed by junior and Cheney in '04. My guess is TN to McCain by 7%, still reflective of the multiple pathologies that infect a staggering proportion of the electorate including, but not limited to, the ignorant, blind, brainwashed, brain-dead and/or religiously insane. :P

[sarahdemva]

4. HUH??

why are you saying mccain has a chance in PA?????????????

[Fire_brand]

5. no, I'm saying he has as much of a chance in PA as obama has in MS

[kwolf68]

6. Good point

Only difference is while PA goes Dem, it's not a "locked" state for Dems. Miss is a stone-cold lead pipe Republican state...this would be like New York being within 8 pts for Mkkkain...I'd be worried. The fact its 53-45 McCain in Miss is AWESOME news.

[HughMoran]

7. Holy shit - only 8 points in Mississippi?

Whaaa???


Holy crap!!

[Overseas]

8. So will we see MSNBC and others touting Obama's real chance there?

Just like they're pushing McHate's real chance in PA.

[David__77]

9. If Black turnout reaches its share of the population, 37%...

...and Obama carries 98% of that vote, which is likely, then he needs 21.6% of the remaining vote. That is a tall order actually.

[David__77]

10. That said, he'll likely keep it single-digit.

Which, coincidentally, is the best McCain can hope for in PA.