2008 Presidential Election

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                            November 7, 2007New Hampshire: Clinton Lead Shrinks to 10 Points
  
Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Primary has fallen to its lowest level of the season.
November 6, 2007In California, Clinton Dominates GOP Contenders by 14 Points or More
  
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton leads all top Republican candidates in California by at least 14 percentage points.
November 6, 2007In Lone Star State, Clinton Trails All Top GOP Contenders but Romney
  
In Texas, the home state of President Bush, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton by eleven percentage points, 50% to 39%.
November 5, 2007In Minnesota, Clinton's Leads Over Giuliani, Thompson, Romney Have Narrowed
  
Senator Hillary Clinton now enjoys only single-digit leads over three leading GOP candidates in Minnesota. She leads Rudy Giuliani 44% to 41%, Fred Thompson 47% to 43%, Mitt Romney 47% to 40%.
November 5, 2007Clinton’s Performance in Iowa Could Decide GOP Nominee!
  
It may gall Republican voters to even think about the possibility, but Hillary Clinton’s success in the Iowa caucuses may play a decisive role in selecting the 2008 Republican Presidential nominee.
November 5, 2007Will Clinton Debate Gaffe Shake Up the Democratic Race?
  
In the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, October presented much the same tale as the six preceding months. 
November 5, 200739% Say Clinton Very Likely Dem Nominee, 11% Say Obama
  
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters nationwide believe that Senator Hillary Clinton is Very Likely to be the Democratic Presidential nominee in 2008. 

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                            November 4, 2007Kentucky: Giuliani 47% Clinton 41%
  
George W. Bush won Kentucky’s Electoral College votes by twenty percentage points in Election 2004 and fifteen points in Election 2000. But, the race for the state’s eight Electoral College Votes might be more competitive in 2008. 

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                            November 3, 2007Edwards Leads McCain by Nine Points, Romney by 16
  
John Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina, tops Arizona Senator John McCain 47% to 38% in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey The same poll also shows Edwards with the double-digit lead over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney of 50% to 34%.

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                            November 2, 2007Debate Fallout Has No Immediate Impact on Clinton Poll Position
  
Tuesday night’s debate was not Hillary Clinton’s finest moment of the campaign season, but there has been little or no immediate damage to her standing in the national polls.
November 1, 2007Obama In Toss-ups with Giuliani, Thompson
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with a very slight edge over Illinois Senator Barack Obama, 45% to 43%.
October 31, 2007Maryland: Clinton 46% Giuliani 41%
  
New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani by five points in the race for Maryland’s ten Electoral College votes.
October 30, 2007Pennsylvania: Clinton Opens Double Digit Leads
  
In Pennsylvania, Senator Hillary Clinton has opened a double digit lead over four Republican Presidential candidates.
October 30, 2007Virginia: Giuliani 46% Clinton 43%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Virginia voters finds Rudy Giuliani with a three-percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton in the race for the state’s Electoral Votes.

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                            October 30, 200777% See Hillary as Likely Nominee
  
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American adults say that New York Senator Hillary Clinton is at least somewhat likely to win the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008.

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                            October 30, 2007Stephen Colbert Tops Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich in Presidential Poll
  
Fresh from a victorious interview on "Meet the Press," Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert continues to out-pun pundits and expectorate political expectations with his half-sincere, three-quarters-book-promoting campaign for the presidency. 
October 29, 2007Why is Giuliani Seen as the Most Electable Candidate?
  
Is Rudy Giuliani leading the GOP race because he is perceived to be the party’s best general election candidate? 
October 29, 2007The Unifying Theme of Election 2008: Hillary Clinton
  
There are three separate races making up the Election 2008 Presidential competition: the race for the Democratic nomination, the race for the Republican nomination, and the general election. All three share one unifying theme—Hillary Clinton.

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                            October 28, 2007Giuliani Tops Edwards by One Percentage Point; Thompson Lags by Nine
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani holding a statistically insignificant one-point lead over former North Carolina Senator John Edwards.
October 28, 2007Poll Matching Hillary Clinton and Ron Paul Tells A Lot About Clinton, Little About Paul
  
A recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey featuring a match-up between Hillary Clinton and Ron Paul highlights one of the perils that comes from overanalyzing poll results between candidates with different levels of name recognition.