71% Willing to Vote for Woman President, 73% for African-American
Seventy-one percent (71%) of the nation’s voters say they would be willing to vote for a woman for President. Seventeen percent (17%) say they would not and 11% are not sure.
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February 17, 2008
February 17, 2008
Oregon: Obama Leads McCain, McCain Leads Clinton
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll in Oregon shows John McCain leading Hillary Clinton 45% to 42%.
February 17, 2008
Pennsylvania: Obama 49% McCain 39%; McCain 44% Clinton 42%
In an early look at potential general election Presidential match-ups in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama leads John McCain while McCain is in a toss-up with Hillary Clinton.
February 16, 2008
Wisconsin: McCain 51% Huckabee 30%
In Wisconsin’s Republican Presidential Primary, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds John McCain attracting 51% of the vote and holding a twenty-one point lead.
February 15, 2008
Ohio: McCain 50% Huckabee 33%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Ohio’s Republican Presidential Primary shows John McCain earning 50% of the vote while Mike Huckabee attracts support from 33%. Five percent (5%) of the state’s Likely Republican Primary Voters support Ron Paul and 12% are undecided.
February 15, 2008
Texas: McCain 45% Huckabee 37%
In the Texas Republican Presidential Primary, John McCain holds a modest eight-point advantage over Mike Huckabee. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows McCain earning 45% of the vote while Huckabee attracts 37%. Ron Paul is the choice for 7% and 11% are not sure.
February 15, 2008
Texas: Clinton 54% Obama 38%
When Election 2008 began, long before the first votes were cast, Senator Hillary Clinton led in the national polls but trailed Barack Obama in the key state of Iowa. Many remarked upon the difference between those national and state numbers.
February 14, 2008
Nevada: Obama 50% McCain 38%
Nevada has cast its Electoral College Votes for the winning candidate in seven straight Presidential Elections. The last four have been very competitive with nobody carrying the state by more than four percent of the popular vote.
February 14, 2008
Colorado Senate: Schaffer 44% Udall 43%
The tight race for Colorado’s open United States Senate seat has remained virtually unchanged over the past two months.
February 14, 2008
Ohio: Clinton 51% Obama 37%
New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads Illinois Senator Barack Obama by fourteen percentage points in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the Ohio Democratic Presidential Primary. Clinton currently earns 51% of the Buckeye State vote while Obama attracts 37%.
February 14, 2008
Wisconsin: Obama 47% Clinton 43%
The Democratic Presidential Primary in Wisconsin may be the most competitive contest between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Obama with a narrow four-point advantage over Clinton, 47% to 43%.
February 13, 2008
Missouri Governor: Nixon Leads Republican Challengers
Attorney General Jay Nixon leads two Republican challengers by double-digit margins in his bid to become the next Governor of Missouri.The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the state finds Nixon leading state Treasurer Sarah Steelman 46% to 35%.
February 13, 2008
Missouri: Toss-Up Between McCain and Either Obama or Clinton
Missouri is a classic swing state in Presidential Elections that almost always awards its Electoral College Votes to the candidate who wins the White House. George W. Bush won those 11 Electoral Votes four years ago by winning the popular vote 53% to 46%.
February 13, 2008
Colorado: Obama Leads McCain, McCain Leads Clinton
Colorado’s Electoral College votes have ended up in the Republican column for the past three Presidential election, but it has always been competitive.
February 13, 2008
New Hampshire: Obama 49% McCain 36%; Clinton 43% McCain 41%
New Hampshire’s biggest claim to fame in Presidential politics is its historic role as host to the first-in-the-nation Primary. However, it’s also become a hotly contested swing state in general elections offering Electoral College votes to the winner.
February 13, 2008
Missouri: Huckabee 45% Clinton 43%; In Governor's Race, Nixon Over Blunt by Five
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has a slight edge over leading Democrats in the race for Missouri’s Electoral College Votes.
February 13, 2008
New Hampshire Senate: Shaheen 49% Sununu 41%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in New Hampshire found former Governor Jeanne Shaheen leading incumbent Senator John E. Sununu in the race for New Hampshire’s United States Senate seat. It’s Shaheen 49%, Sununu 41%.
February 12, 2008
Potomac Primary: Expectations High for Obama and McCain
Expectations are high this Tuesday morning for Senators Barack Obama and John McCain as they compete for delegates along the Potomac River. For Obama, Tuesday’s Primaries offer a chance to continue a winning streak that included wins over the weekend in Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana, the Virgin Islands, and Maine.
February 11, 2008
Clinton 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.
February 11, 2008
Delegate Math Favors McCain
John McCain heads into Super Tuesday with 93 delegates from earlier victories and is likely to pick up far more delegates than any of his challengers on that momentous day.
