New poll: Gregoire 50, Rossi 46; Dems up in POTUS race

In the latest SurveyUSA poll, Gov. Chris Gregoire leads Dino Rossi 50% to 46%.

Their breakdown is as follows:

Incumbent Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire takes 50% of the vote in an election held today, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KING-TV Seattle and KATU-TV Portland Oregon. Republican Dino Rossi, who ran against Gregoire four years ago, takes 46% of the vote today. Rossi leads by 11 points among men; Gregoire leads by 20 among women -- a 31 point gender gap. Voters under age 50 narrowly break for Rossi; Gregoire leads by 9 among voters 50+. 16% of Democrats cross over to vote for Rossi; 7% of Republicans vote for Gregoire. Independents split 5:4 for the incumbent. Gregoire wins by 13 points in metro Seattle; Rossi leads by 2 points in the rest of Western Washington and by 12 points in the eastern part of the state.

The same survey showed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain 53% - 40%. Hillary Clinton also leads McCain, but only by a three point margin of 48% - 45%.

This sampling of voters was split 51-49 male-to-female, and has a margin of error of +/- 4%.