Cheney To Campaign In Wyoming

Vice President Dick Cheney will attend a Get-Out-the-Vote rally in Laramie, WY this Saturday reports Reuters. This will be a rare public sighting of the vice president on this year's campaign trail in a Republican stronghold state.

10 Days To Go!

Here is a break down of Wyoming 10 days out from the election:

Current Status: Solid McCain
Current Polling: The average of current polling data shows McCain leading Obama 58.0% to 37.0%.
Previous Election Results: 2004-Republican (George W. Bush), 2000-Republican (George W. Bush), 1996-Republican (Bob Dole), 1992-Republican (George Bush Sr.)
Key Issues: Economy and Taxes, Energy
Other Influential Races on the Ticket: None


Analysis: Wyoming is unwavering in its support of the GOP ticket. This is one red state that McCain won't have to worry about playing defense in at all during the election. If all else fails, he can count on Wyoming's 3 electoral votes on Nov. 4.

Latest Polls Show Solid McCain

If the election were being held in Wyoming, the latest polls show that John McCain would beat Barack Obama with 58% to 32%, according to the Casper Star Tribune. It seems that this is one red state McCain won't have to worry about defending come Election Day.

Though WY Remains Red, Obama Fans Still Show Support

Around 150 Obama supporters packed into the Jackson Hole town square last Monday. The Jackson Hole Daily covered the event and quoted event organizer Amy McCarthy as saying, “I think it is going extremely well. The tone, the spirit has been positive, just like the Obama campaign, and it was important to us that it had that tone.” Despite the excitment at the event, organizers acknowledged that their state won't be turning blue any time soon. However, this baby-step approach can help rally Democrats in Wyoming in order to support local Democratic candidates.

Wyoming is Solid for McCain

The Jackson Hole Planet released these Wyoming statistics to show just how conservative their state really is.

"...according to a Mason-Dixon poll of likely voters in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The August poll found that 77 percent of Wyoming voters want to stop illegal immigration with a border fence, while 47 percent support deporting illegal immigrants. Seventy-four percent support drilling for oil and gas on public lands, with 51 percent saying it’s more important than protecting the environment. Sixty-six percent support uranium mining for nuclear power, 81 percent decry gun-control laws as too restrictive, and 62 percent trust John McCain to handle the economy, compared with 27 percent for Barack Obama."

These numbers place Wyoming clearly in favor of John McCain come election day.