Maryland: Rasmussen Reports

A new poll suggests far more Marylanders are for passing November's slots referendum than are against it.

The poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports asks if respondents would vote for or against the proposed constitutional amendment were the election held today.

Fifty-four percent of respondents said they were for passing the referendum, 35 percent were against it and 11 percent weren't sure.

A new poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports shows Barack Obama with a 23-point lead over John McCain in the Free State.

The poll found 60 percent of those surveyed in support of the Democratic presidential nominee, and 37 percent backing McCain. Three percent of those polled were undecided.

Forty-nine percent said Obama made the right decision when he chose Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate. Thirty-seven percent said the same about McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

The poll had a +/- 4.5 percent Margin of Error and a 95 percent level of confidence.

Concerns about the economy are the top issues with likely Maryland voters in the upcoming presidential election, a new Rasmussen Reports poll shows.

The survey finds that issues like jobs and economic growth are the highest concerns for 39 percent of those polled, followed by national security at 26 percent.

12 percent consider Social Security and health care their top priorities, while 10 percent listed taxes and government spending and 7 percent most worried about same-sex marriage and abortion.