Sen. Barack Obama leads Sen. John McCain by 10 % points in the presidential race in Maryland — says the Rasmussen Reports’ first telephone survey in Maryland since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the presidential race.

Rasmussen Reports’ Obama McCain Maryland pre-election opinion poll, conducted on August 18, showed Obama leading McCain by 10 % points — 53 % to 43 % among the registered voters of Maryland.

According to the Rasmussen Reports’ Obama McCain MD Poll, Obama currently has 85.0  % chance of winning Maryland’s 10 Electoral College votes in November.

The poll also shows that 61 % of Maryland voters have a favorable opinion of Obama, including 38% who rate their view of him as Very Favorable, while 56 % view McCain favorably and 24 % very favorably.