By Sean Reagan

Nobody argues that hungers and anglers are the swing vote in this or any other election, but it’s worth noting that Obama is faring a lot better amongst that constituency that Democrats traditionally do.

According to a Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation poll to be released Wednesday, John McCain leads Obama by 45 percent to 31 percent. That’s only about half the 27-point edge respondents say they gave George W. Bush over Kerry four years ago and far short of the 65 percent gun owners gave to Bush over Gore’s 15 percent in 2000.

The poll of 1,009 hunters and fishermen, conducted by Braun Research between July 10-24, could be a reflection of McCain’s up-and-down relationship with gun advocates and suggests the presumptive GOP nominee has not yet persuaded a core Republican constituency.

Consider this evidence that rural voters and constituencies remain – not pun intended – fair game for Obama and Democrats.

Posted on August 16th, 2008 by seanreagan
Filed under: Election 2008, Rural Issues