Presidential Polls With VP's

In the past week or so, SurveyUSA began releasing state-by-state Presidential polls between Senator Obama and Senator McCain, along with several possible Vice-Presidential picks.

These polls are fun (for some people) to read, but should be taken with a grain of salt considering that most potential picks are not yet well known nationally, and the more well known picks tend to poll better.

Vice-Presidential candidates being polled with McCain include former Presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, as well as Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Connecticut Independent Senator Joe Lieberman. Polling with Obama are Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, former Presidential candidate John Edwards, and Republican Senator Chuck Hagel.

Though dependent on the state, Huckabee and Lieberman tend to get the most support out of McCain's picks, Romney however, helps McCain very much in the swing state of Michigan, his first home state. Edwards gets the most support for Obama.

Huckabee tends to help McCain the most in the South. Rendell and Sebelius both help gain support for the Obama in their home states, though Sebelius on the ticket is not enough to overcome McCain in Kansas. Among McCain's candidates, Huckabee and Romney do the best among Conservatives, while Lieberman does the best among Moderates.

For full polling data, including crosstabs showing their support among party affiliation, ideological leanings, gender, race, etc., visit SurveyUSA's website.