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.

Here are results of our Wisconsin running polling on potential running mates. Alone, Obama beats McCain by 6 points today; with running mates added, outcomes range from McCain winning by 5 (McCain/Huckabee vs. Obama/Rendell) to Obama winning by 15 (McCain/Pawlenty vs. Obama Edwards). Click the table to access the fully crosstabbed data set.

Democrat Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas, has a higher approval rating than either of the state’s two Republican United States Senators — but her Net Job Approval of Plus 28 isn’t enough to give Barack Obama the state’s six electoral votes, according to this latest SurveyUSA vice presidential matchup table: On his own, with no [...]

SurveyUSA each month tracks job approval data for the President, the Governor, and the two United States Senators from California. This month, two of the four find themselves with their lowest approval numbers in some time; the other two, while not in enviable positions, are watching their approval ratings swing upward. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today has [...]

Click the table for full crosstabs. Republican Mitt Romney, whose father served as governor of Michigan from 1963-1969, would help John McCain beat Barack Obama in the presidential election in that state, according to this latest SurveyUSA poll looking at Vice Presidential pairings. When Michigan registered voters are asked if they would vote for McCain [...]

Iowa Matchups: Clicking the chart brings up the crosstabs. Research conducted for KAAL-TV in Mason City.

Here’s the table of matchups from Ohio, where before asking about Vice Presidential possibilities, we find Barack Obama leading John McCain by 9 points. Research conducted for WCMH-TV Columbus and WCPO-TV Cincinnati. Click the table to bring up the complete crosstabbed results.