Kansas in August: McCain still leads Obama

The gap between Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain narrowed slightly in Kansas last month, but the Arizona senator's lead is still a commanding one.

According to Rasmussen, McCain holds a fifteen point lead over Obama in the latest state poll released yesterday. Obama now trails McCain 37 percent to 52 percent.

Nationally, the two candidates are statistically tied, with Obama enjoying a two-point lead.

In Kansas, however, Rassmussen said "both presidential candidates have attracted more support from their respective parties. McCain is now backed by 83% of Kansas Republicans, Obama by 76% of the state’s Democrats."

Obama is rated unfavorably by 52 percent of Kansans, while two-thirds of those polled have a favorable view of McCain.

The month saw some change in the US Senate race between incumbent GOP Sen. Pat Roberts and Democratic nominee Jim Slattery. Latest polls have Roberts at 55 percent, Slattery at 36 percent.

Read the resource: Rasmussen Reports.

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