10 Days to Go

With 10 days to go until the election, it's time to make another call for Kansas. Not much has changed for Kansas in the last couple months, and it looks like an easy win for McCain.

Current polling has McCain consistently favored over Obama. The most recent SurveyUSA poll reports McCain to have a 12 point lead with 53%, as compared to Obama at 41%. A Rasmussen poll gives McCain a 13 point lead and reports 54% to 41%. These 10-15 point leads in the polls for McCain have been the trend in Kansas for a few months now.

Kansas has voted Republican in all but one election in the last 60 years and generally favors the Republican stance on key issues. Right now the economy and tax policy are the major issues, and Kansas citizens support McCain on these issues.

The Senate race between Roberts and Slattery continues to play a minimal role, and Roberts (R) leads the polls by 20 points or more.

For these reasons, I believe Kansas will strongly favor McCain in the election.

Voting Statistics

The last day to register to vote in Kansas is tomorrow, October 20. Early voting will begin Tuesday October 21 and continue through noon on November 3. For more information on voting click here.

A record number of 1.29 million people are predicted to vote in the November election, about 76% of registered voters in the state. Kansas Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh credits this rise to an exciting race and extensive get-out-the vote efforts.

Statewide there are currently 779,687 registerd Republicans, 453, 039 resistered Democrats, and 9, 399 registered Independents. The Lawrence Journal World&News reports 66.7% of registered voters casting a ballot in the previous election and 1,687,896 registered voters in Kansas as of last Thursday.