SurveyUSA’s Oregon matchups follow. With no running mates named, Obama beats McCain by 10 points. With running mates, results vary from a McCain 1-point win (McCain/Huckabee vs. Obama/Rendell) to a 17-point Obama win (McCain/Pawlenty vs. Obama/Edwards.) Edwards is the only running mate at this early date who adds to Obama’s strength in Oregon. Click the [...]

Barack Obama wins Washington State’s 11 Electoral College votes by between 5 and 23 points, depending on running mates. Click the chart for full crosstabs. Research conducted for KATU-TV in Portland Oregon and KING-TV in Seattle.

Here’s a look at our table of Minnesota matchups. Republican governor Tim Pawlenty is the sole Republican tested this cycle who gives McCain a win by more than the margin of sampling error. With no running mates, Obama defeats McCain by 5 points; with running mates added, results range from a 8 point McCain win [...]

Nebraska has five votes in the Electoral College, but, like Maine, allocates its electoral votes by congressional district, as opposed to using the “winner-take-all” system used in the other 48 states and the District of Columbia.  Two of Nebraska’s five electoral votes go to the statewide winner; the remaining three votes go to the winner [...]

Republican US Senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel, mentioned occasionally as a possible cross-party Obama choice for running mate, does help the Illinois Senator in the Cornhusker State: A more detailed analysis, which will look at each of the state’s three congressional districts, will follow.