Key Research recently released this Utah poll, including a poll for President. It shows Romney 71%, Obama 20%, undecided or other 9%. If President Obama actually gets 20% in the election, that would be the lowest showing for a major party presidential nominee in any state since 1972, when George McGovern only got 19.6% in Mississippi.
In the U.S. Senate poll, 17% of the voters are undecided or planning to vote for someone other than the major party nominees. Candidates on the ballot for U.S. Senate are: Republican Orrin Hatch, Democrat Scott Howell, Constitution Party nominee Shaun McCausland, Justice Party nominee Daniel Geery, and independent Bill Barron.
Interesting historical note. But, again, because of the antiquated Electoral College, there isn’t any reason why a person who actually prefers the candidates of the Green, Justice or even Libertarian Parties should “waste their vote” on Obama based upon this.
I wonder how Rocky Anderson polled? I wouldn’t be surprised if liberals voted for him knowing that Obama has virtually no chance of winning the state. Being former mayor the largest city in Utah I would think he could poll 5% in the state.
Huge missed opportunity there… really stinks they failed to include Rocky Anderson.