The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Nevada shows the state’s Electoral College votes could be up for grabs this November. Barack Obama leads John McCain 45% to 41% in a poll with a 4.5 percentage point margin of sampling error. Hillary Clinton holds a statistically insignificant one-point edge over McCain, 44% to 43%.

A month ago, Obama had a solid lead over McCain while McCain led Clinton.

Obama is viewed favorably by 53% of the state’s voters. McCain and Clinton each earn favorable reviews from 49%. For Obama, that reflects a six-point drop since last month while McCain and Clinton have both seen their ratings improve.

Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Nevada voters say the economy is the top issue for Election 2008. Just 17% rate the U.S. economy as good or excellent at this time while 51% say it is in poor shape. Just 6% say the economy is getting better while 79% say it is getting worse. The Rasmussen Consumer Index shows that consumer and investor confidence is currently near the lowest levels of the past seven years.

In Nevada, 43% say the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror while 29% say the terrorists are winning. Just 30% expect things to get better in Iraq over the next six months while 39% expect them to get worse. Those figures are a bit more pessimistic than the nation at large.

Sixty-two percent (62%) statewide believe that U.S. society is generally fair and decent. Among these voters, McCain leads Obama by sixteen and leads Clinton by twenty-four percentage points.