McCain widens lead among state’s voters

By Howard Fischer
Capitol Media Services
Published/Last Modified on Saturday, April 12, 2008 3:06 PM MDT


PHOENIX — The state’s senior senator continues to cement his stance as the choice for president by most Arizonans.


 A new statewide survey Friday shows John McCain widening his lead over either potential Democrat candidate. Pollster Fred Solop of the Social Research Laboratory at Northern Arizona University, said voters in the state appear to be “rooting for the home team.’’

 But Solop noted that McCain’s increasing margin over either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama is not because he is becoming more popular. It is that voters apparently think less of the challengers.

 Solop pointed out that McCain is the choice of 56 percent of those asked who they would support in a head-to-head race with Clinton. That is the exact same figure Solop found a year ago. Clinton’s support, however, has slipped a bit, from 37 percent in  2007 to 34 percent now, though that change is well within the 5.1 percentage point margin of error.

 Rather than support McCain, those no longer backing Clinton have declared they want someone else, or are undecided.

 The slide for Obama is a bit more pronounced. His backing in a one-on-one with McCain slid from 39 percent a year ago to 33 percent now, with that same shift into the undecided/give me someone else category.

 The latest survey of 402 Arizonans was conducted between March 30 and April 8.

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