The state of Oregon views John McCain differently than it does other Republicans, according to research conducted for KATU-TV Portland. In 8 head-to-head Presidential pairings, Republicans lose blue-state Oregon by 13 to 23 points -- unless the Republican candidate is John McCain, in which case McCain ties Barack Obama 47% to 47%, and defeats Hillary Clinton 49% to 45%. Research conducted 01/11/08 through 01/13/08, after voting in Iowa and New Hampshire, before voting in Michigan, Nevada and South Carolina.

Question: If there were an election for President of the United States today, and the only two names on the ballot were Republican Rudy Giuliani and ... Democrat Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for?

39% Giuliani
52% Clinton
9% Undecided

2 Asked of 544 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

What if it was Republican Mitt Romney against Hillary Clinton?

38% Romney
54% Clinton
7% Undecided

3 Asked of 544 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

What if it was Republican Mike Huckabee against Hillary Clinton?

40% Huckabee
54% Clinton
7% Undecided

4 Asked of 544 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

What if it was Republican John McCain against Hillary Clinton?

49% McCain
45% Clinton
6% Undecided

5 Asked of 544 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

What if it was Rudy Giuliani against Democrat Barack Obama?

35% Giuliani
56% Obama
8% Undecided

6 Asked of 544 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.2%

What if it was Mitt Romney against Barack Obama?

34% Romney
57% Obama
9% Undecided

7 Asked of 544 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

What if it was Mike Huckabee against Barack Obama?

38% Huckabee
55% Obama
7% Undecided

8 Asked of 544 registered voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%

What if it was John McCain against Barack Obama?

47% McCain
47% Obama
6% Undecided

About this Poll
Asked of 544 registered voters
Data Collected: 01/11/2008 - 01/13/2008
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.3%