The new Rasmussen poll of Arizona finds that both Sen. John McCain and his challenger in the Republican primary, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, would lead the currently lesser-known Democrat in the general election, Tucson city councilman Rodney Glassman — though McCain starts out in the stronger position.
McCain leads Glassman by 54%-32%, while Hayworth leads Glassman by a narrower 48%-39%. The margin of error is ±4.5%
From the pollster’s analysis: “Potential bad news for the Democrat is the finding that 57% of the state’s voters believe the health care reform bill signed into law by President Obama will be bad for the country. Thirty-two percent (32%) say it will be good for the country. Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters in Arizona favor a repeal of the law, including 53% who strongly favor repeal. That’s higher than support for repeal nationally. Thirty-three percent (33%) oppose repeal, including 28% who strongly oppose it.”
