2008 Presidential Election

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November 19, 2007How Important is Iowa for the Democrats?
  
While most Americans are preparing for Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the nation’s political junkies are eagerly anticipating the Iowa caucuses on January 3.
November 19, 2007Conservative Frontrunner Still Unclear Among Republican Candidates
  
At the beginning of 2007, a compelling narrative of the Republican race suggested that Rudy Giuliani and John McCain would compete to be the moderate candidate while Mitt Romney and some others would seek to become the conservative alternative.

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                            November 18, 2007Obama leads McCain by Three, Romney by Six
  
Democratic Senator Barack Obama now leads Republican Senator McCain 46% to 43%, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the presidential race.
November 16, 2007Iowa: Romney 29% Huckabee 16% Giuliani 15%
  
Mitt Romney has extended his lead in the Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus for 2008 and three candidates are virtually tied for second place.
November 15, 2007Iowa Caucus: Clinton 29% Edwards 25% Obama 24%
  
Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead in Iowa has fallen seven points over the past few weeks. This is consistent with the six-point slide measured in New Hampshire. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Democratic Caucus for 2008 finds Clinton on top with support from 29% of Likely Caucus Participants. That’s down from 33% in mid-October.

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                            November 15, 2007Obama in Toss-up with Giuliani, Modestly Leads Thompson
  
Senator Barack Obama (D) now leads former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) 43% to 41%, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Obama posts a 47% to 42% lead over former Senator Fred Thompson (R).

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                            November 14, 2007Among Presidential Hopefuls, McCain Has Lowest Level of Core Opposition
  
With less than two months to go until the Iowa caucuses kick off the actual voting in Election 2008, Arizona Senator John McCain finds himself with the smallest level of core opposition among all the major Presidential candidates from both parties.
November 14, 2007Election 2008: Clinton 42% Giuliani 39% Ron Paul 8%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found Hillary Clinton leading Rudy Giuliani by three percentage points in a four-way race that includes Ron Paul running as a Libertarian candidate and Ralph Nader representing the Green Party. 

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                            November 13, 2007Just 25% Believe Democratic Candidates Are Piling On Hillary
  
Just 25% of Americans believe that the Democratic candidates are piling on Senator Hillary Clinton and attacking her unfairly.
November 12, 2007Republicans Lead In Georgia, 40% Have "Very Unfavorable" View of Clinton
  
When Georgia voters consider four possible general-election match-ups, the top two Democratic presidential contenders consistently trail two leading Republicans. But Senator Hillary Clinton does much better than Senator Barack Obama in the match-ups—thanks largely to her greater popularity with women and despite her high negatives.
November 12, 2007Thompson Topples Dems in Home State of Tennessee
  
Fred Thompson, the actor and former U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1994 to 2002), easily dispatches top Democrats when voters in the state consider possible general-election match-ups. He leads Senator Hillary Clinton 53% to 41%, Senator Barack Obama 56% to 33%, and former Senator John Edwards 53% to 37%.
November 12, 2007The Democratic Race: A Tale of Two Narratives
  
Two narratives of the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination are competing for dominance this week. In one narrative, New York Senator Hillary Clinton
     has lost support due to her debate gaffe and follow-up efforts. The other is that Clinton is the dominant frontrunner with significant leads just about everywhere.
November 12, 2007In GOP Race, Last Week Was Kind to Romney, McCain, and Huckabee
  
While the Republican race remains very fluid, voters are starting to pay attention and meaningful trends are starting to take shape. Over the past week, those trends have signaled good news for Mitt Romney, John McCain, and Mike Huckabee while delivering the opposite message to Fred Thompson.

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                            November 12, 2007Democrats See Kucinich, Obama as Their Most Liberal Candidates
  
Dennis Kucinich is seen by Democratic voters as the most liberal candidate in their field of potential Presidential nominees. Thirty-five percent (35%) hold that view of the Ohio Congressman. But, an even larger number, 45%, don’t know enough to offer an opinion about him.

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                            November 12, 2007Romney Now Seen As Most Conservative Republican, Huckabee Gaining Ground
  
During the early stumbles of Fred Thompson’s Presidential campaign, his poll numbers and position in the race were sustained by the perception of Republican voters that he was the most conservative candidate in the Republican field. That is no longer the case.
November 12, 2007Connecticut 2008: Giuliani Is Best Match for Clinton in the Constitution State
  
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows that former NYC Mayor Giuliani would be the Republican contender with the best fighting chance to take Connecticut's electoral-college votes away from Senator Hillary Clinton. 
November 11, 2007McCain Leads Clinton By Two While Clinton Tops Romney by Five
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Election 2008 shows Arizona Senator John McCain (R) leading New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) by just two percentage points, 47% to 45%.
     While the “lead” is statistically insignificant, it’s the first time since May that McCain has had any advantage over Clinton.
November 9, 2007Clinton Gains on Giuliani, Thompson; Now Leads Both by Six
  
After a recent tightening of her match-ups with two leading GOP contenders, Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton now enjoys a modest advantage over each. Clinton leads former Mayor Rudy Giuliani 48% to 42% in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Election 2008
November 8, 2007New Hampshire: Romney 32% Giuliani 17%
  
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has opened a bigger lead in the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary. 
November 8, 2007Election 2008: Clinton 46% Huckabee 43%
  
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who recently rose to the top tier of GOP candidates in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, has pulled to within three points of the Democratic frontrunner in a general election match-up.