Politics | John McCain Poll: McCain Trails by 3 in Arizona Libertarian Barr seen into GOP candidate's rightward flank By Jonas Oransky Posted Jul 11, 2008 12:36 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a town hall-style meeting in Fairfax, Va., Thursday, July 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A new online poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 42%-39% in the Republican’s home state of Arizona. Libertarian hopeful Bob Barr is playing a sizable spoiler role, the Washington Independent reports, with 7% of Arizona voters giving him their backing—including 16% who call themselves very conservative. (Independent Ralph Nader claims 2%, and 5% are undecided.) Other polls have shown McCain up by as much as 10 points in the state; one member of the Republican team called the Zogby survey a “fraud;” some insiders distrust surveys conducted on the web, the Independent notes. “Barr is hurting McCain all across the country," said a spokesman for Zogby, which sees 11 states as swing battlegrounds—including McCain's Arizona. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error