Sep 2, 2008 / 15:29 pm
A Zogby Interactive online poll of likely voters conducted in the aftermath of the announcement of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain’s running mate reports that most respondents believe the Palin pick will help McCain, as do Catholic respondents in particular.
The survey report claims the presidential race is a “dead heat,” with the McCain/Palin ticket leading the Obama/Biden ticket at a rate of 47 percent to 45 percent of voters, a statistical tie.
Asked whether the selection of Sarah Palin helps or hurts Republican Sen. McCain’s chances of victory in the November elections, 52 percent of the online respondents believe the choice helps his chances, 29 percent believe it hurts them, while ten percent believe it makes no difference.
By comparison, a Zogby poll conducted in the aftermath of Democratic Sen. Barack Obama’s selection of Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden showed that 43 percent of poll respondents believed the action helped Obama, while 23 percent believed it hurt him.