Election 2008

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                            October 7, 200728% Say Economy Top Issue for 2008 Presidential Election
  
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Americans named the economy as the most important issue in terms of how they will cast their Presidential vote in Election 2008. 
October 5, 2007Obama Still Strong Against GOP frontrunners Giuliani, Thompson
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Election 2008 shows Barack Obama sustaining a moderate five-point edge over Rudy Giuliani, still leading 47% to 42%.

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                            October 4, 200727% of Republicans Would Vote for Pro-Life Third Party Instead of Giuliani
  
If Rudy Giuliani wins the Republican nomination and a third party campaign is backed by Christian conservative leaders, 27% of Republican voters say they’d vote for the third party option rather than Giuliani.
October 3, 2007Huckabee Trails Clinton by Eight, Obama by Nine
  
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee may have won the first-ever Values Voter Presidential Debate Straw Poll in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but he is more often a runner-up in the Election 2008 presidential race.
October 2, 2007Connecticut: Clinton 46% Giuliani 40%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Hillary Clinton (D) with a six-point advantage over fellow New Yorker Rudy Giuliani (R) in the race for Connecticut’s seven Electoral College votes.

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                            October 1, 2007Republican Nomination Race Gets Murkier With No Clear Frontrunner
  
For those covering the story of the Republican Presidential Nomination this week, the focus will be on interpreting the results of the various candidate’s fundraising results for the third quarter.

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                            October 1, 2007Clinton Nomination is Not Inevitable
  
Over the past week or so, the pundits' narrative of the race for the for the Democratic Presidential nomination has revolved around the question of whether Hillary Clinton’s nomination is inevitable. 
October 1, 2007South Carolina Democrats: Clinton 43% Obama 30%
  
Hillary Clinton has a thirteen point advantage over Barack Obama in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary.
September 30, 2007South Carolina GOP: Thompson 24% Giuliani 20%
  
In South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Fred Thompson leading Rudy Giuliani 24% to 20%.
September 29, 2007Edwards Handily Leads Giuliani, Thompson
  
Former Senator John Edwards now attracts 50% support in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey matching him with former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He leads Giuliani 50% to 41%.

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                            September 27, 2007Surging Clinton Outpaces Giuliani and Thompson
  
Senator Hillary Clinton now enjoys a five-point lead over Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. 

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                            September 26, 2007Richardson Gains On Giuliani, Still In Toss-Up With Thompson
  
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson now trails the two leading GOP candidates by three percentage points or less. 

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                            September 26, 2007Hillary’s Great Week by Douglas Schoen
  
The most recent Rasmussen poll shows Hillary Clinton holding a 20 point lead nationally over Senator Barack Obama. 
September 25, 2007Florida Primary: Clinton 47% Obama 22%
  
New York Senator Hillary Clinton holds a twenty-five percentage point lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama Florida’s Presidential Primary.
September 25, 2007Florida Primary: Giuliani 29% Thompson 23%
  
Rudy Giuliani leads the Republican Presidential Primary in Florida with 29% support in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.

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                            September 25, 2007Tennessee: Thompson Leads Clinton But Clinton Leads Giuliani, Romney
  
If former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is the Republican nominee in 2008, the Volunteer State is likely to cast its Electoral College votes for the home town boy. 
September 25, 2007Alabama: A Bright Spot for the GOP
  
Hillary Clinton (D) is the frontrunner for the Democratic Presidential Nomination and even has a general election edge over Republicans in the southern states of Arkansas, Tennessee, and Florida.
September 24, 2007Romney Leaps Closer to Obama; McCain Trails Obama by Five
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Election 2008 shows Senator Barack Obama now leading Senator John McCain 46% to 41%, and leading former Governor Mitt Romney just 46% to 43%.

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                            September 24, 2007Romney, McCain Stuck Between Frontrunners and Also-Rans
  
Over the past four months, Rasmussen Reports polling has consistently shown Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani holding the top two slots in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.
September 24, 2007Iowa a Must-Win State for Obama
  
In the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton’s lead over Barack Obama is down a bit for the week ending September 23.