NV-Research 2000: Obama leads 44% to 43%

[TheresNoMoney]

A new RGJ/KTVN Channel 2 poll being released today shows Nevada continues to be a true toss-up in the presidential race. In the poll of 600 likely Nevada voters, 44 percent favor U.S. Sen. Barack Obama and 43 percent favor U.S. Sen. John McCain. The results also indicate that support for Libertarian candidate, Bob Barr, expected to do well enough in Nevada to draw votes away from McCain, is slipping. He registered just 3 percent support, while independent candidate Ralph Nader is at 2 percent. Six percent of voters remain undecided.

The poll was conducted Aug. 18-20 by Research 2000 and has a 4 percent margin of error.

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[Franzl]

encouraging, for a change.

But Nevada always seems "so close, but yet so far"

[elcorazon]

likely trash poll.  Barr's support will ultimately go to mccain, I suspect.

[Ronnie]

Barr's support in any state will never be 3% (other than possibly Georgia).

I don't think any of us will know where the hell Nevada is going until election night.

[Tender Branson]

Well, in their 2004 & 2006 General Election Polling, R2000 was pretty accurate in Nevada.

Not so much in the 2008 NV caucuses, but turnout was really up compared with 4 years ago and caucuses are hard to poll. So I'll give them this miss.

Otherwise it's good to see Obama ahead in a crucial swing state in a very recent poll.

[Reaganfan]

I'm feeling confident about the Southwest lately

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Good, but Nevada is still a toss up; we're better off focusing on Colorado and New Mexico.