Election 2008

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                            February 5, 2008Clinton, Obama Contest Will Continue Beyond Super Tuesday
  
Heading into Super Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama has momentum and appears to be gaining ground on Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
February 4, 2008New Jersey: Clinton 49% Obama 43%
  
As the Super Tuesday campaigning winds down, New York Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead in neighboring New Jersey has fallen to single digits. 
February 4, 2008Clinton or Obama? Who Fares Best Against McCain?
  
As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton settle in for a long contest that may not end until the Democratic convention, many conversations naturally drift to the question of which candidate would fare better against likely Republican nominee John McCain.

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                            February 3, 2008California: McCain 38% Romney 38%
  
In California, Republican Primary Voters are evenly divided between John McCain and Mitt Romney.

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                            February 3, 2008California: Obama 45% Clinton 44%
  
In California’s Democratic Presidential Primary, Barack Obama now holds a statistically insignificant one-point lead over Hillary Clinton.
February 3, 2008Georgia: Obama 52% Clinton 37%
  
In Georgia’s Democratic Presidential Primary, Barack Obama has taken command of the race. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Obama with 52% support while Clinton attracts 37%. 
February 3, 2008Georgia: McCain 31% Romney 29% Huckabee 28%
  
Even after receiving the endorsement of Georgia’s two United States Senators, John McCain finds himself in a tight three-way race in that Southern State’s Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds McCain attracting 31% of the vote while Mitt Romney picks up 29% and Mike Huckabee gets 28%.
February 2, 2008Arizona: Clinton 46% Obama 41%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Arizona shows a tight race with Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by five percentage points.
February 2, 2008Arizona: McCain 43% Romney 34%
  
In his home state of Arizona, John McCain leads Mitt Romney by nine percentage points. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found McCain earning 43% of the vote while Romney attracts 34%.

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                            February 2, 2008New York: Clinton 52% Obama 34%
  
In New York’s Democratic Presidential Primary, Hillary Clinton has an eighteen point lead over Barack Obama.
February 2, 2008New York: McCain 49% Romney 30%
  
John McCain appears poised for victory in New York State’s Republican Presidential Primary. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows McCain with 49% of the vote, nineteen points ahead of Mitt Romney who attracts 30%.
February 2, 2008Missouri: Clinton 47% Obama 38%
  
Matching a trend seen throughout the nation, Barack Obama is gaining ground on Hillary Clinton in Missouri. Over the past week, Obama has picked up ten points on Clinton but still trails by nine in a poll conducted five days before the Primary. 
February 2, 2008Missouri: McCain 32% Huckabee 29% Romney 28%
  
The three-way race to win Missouri’s Republican Presidential Primary couldn’t get any closer—three candidates are within four points of each other in a poll with a four-point margin of sampling error.
February 2, 2008Alabama: Clinton 46% Obama 41%
  
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Barack Obama in Alabama has fallen ten points in a week.

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                            February 2, 2008Tennessee: McCain 32% Romney 29% Huckabee 23%
  
The Republican Presidential Primary in Tennessee is very competitive. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found John McCain narrowly on top with 32% support followed closely by Mitt Romney at 29% and Mike Huckabee at 23%. Ron Paul attracts 8% of the vote while 5% still plan to vote for some other candidate.

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                            February 2, 2008Tennessee: Clinton 49% Obama 35%
  
In Tennessee, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by fourteen percentage points. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey conducted Wednesday night found Clinton with 49% of the Volunteer State vote while Obama earned 35%. 
February 1, 2008Alabama: McCain 38% Huckabee 30%
  
John McCain has an eight percentage point lead over Mike Huckabee in Alabama’s Republican Presidential Primary.
February 1, 2008Illinois: Obama 60% Clinton 24%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely Democratic primary voters in Illinois shows favorite sone Senator Barack Obama dominating his opponent with 60% of votes. Senator Hillary Clinton comes in a very distant second with 24%. 
February 1, 2008Massachusetts: Romney 55% McCain 23%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely GOP primary voters in Massachusetts found former Bay State Governor Mitt Romney crushing the competition with 55% of the vote. John McCain finished in a distant second with 23%, with no other candidates coming close. 
February 1, 2008North Carolina Governor: Moore 39% McCrory 34%, Perdue 42% McCrory 38%
  
In the race for the North Carolina Governor, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found Republican Mayor Pat McCrory falling behind Democrats Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue in head to head match-ups.