Elections

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December 12, 2007Iowa: Clinton 29% Obama 26% Edwards 22%
  
Despite all the hoopla and negative campaigning and Oprah, the Democratic race in Iowa remains pretty much the same as its been for the past month—way too close to call.
December 11, 2007Iowa: Huckabee 39% Romney 23% No One Else in Double Digits
  
It was just two weeks ago that Rasmussen Reports released the first Iowa Caucus poll showing Mike Huckabee with an advantage over Mitt Romney.
December 11, 2007Who Seems the Most Presidential?
  
Intangibles matter in campaigns and 26% of Americans believe that Hillary Clinton seems to be the most Presidential of the Democratic candidates. 
December 11, 2007In Massachusetts, Clinton Leads GOP Candidates—Even Former Governor Mitt Romney
  
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may have the "home state" advantage in Massachusetts, where he's lived only a few years.
December 10, 2007In Utah, Romney and Other GOP Contenders Rout Democrats
  
In his home state of Arizona, a resurgent Senator John McCain is now toppling top Democratic opponents by 20%+ margins.
December 10, 2007Among Democrats, Some Things Remain the Same but the Race is Entirely Different
  
In some ways, the Democratic Presidential Nomination is the same as it’s been all year. Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner, Barack Obama is a serious challenger, and John Edwards is somewhat in the running. 

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                            December 10, 200740% of Voters Don’t Know Which Republican Gave Speech on Faith and Religion
  
While pundits and analysts have pored over the details of Mitt Romney’s speech last week, nearly half the nation’s voters could not identify which Republican had given a major speech on faith and religion.
December 10, 2007Five Paths to the Republican Presidential Nomination
  
For months, Rasmussen Reports has used words like fluid, murky, and muddled to describe the state of the race for the Republicans Presidential nomination. Those words still apply today.
December 9, 2007Do Obama and Huckabee Create Bigger Opening for Bloomberg?
  
As Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have gained ground in recent polling, some pundits have speculated that the nomination of these once long-shot candidates might provide a real opening for Michael Bloomberg.
December 8, 2007Michigan: Huckabee 21% Romney 20% Giuliani 19%
  
Mike Huckabee’s surging campaign has created a three-way toss-up in Michigan’s Republican Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Huckabee earning 21% of the vote.
December 8, 2007Edwards Ties Giuliani, Leads Huckabee by Four
  
Former Senator John Edwards is in pitched battles with each of two top GOP candidates in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 6, 2007South Carolina: Clinton 36% Obama 34%
  
New York Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary has disappeared. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Clinton with 36% of the vote while Obama is the top choice for 34% of the state’s Likely Primary Voters
December 6, 2007South Carolina: Huckabee 25% Romney 18% Thompson 18%
  
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has taken the lead in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Huckabee with 25% of the vote, Mitt Romney with 18% and Fred Thompson with 18%. A month ago, Romney and Thompson were on top.

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                            December 6, 2007Clinton Leads Giuliani, Romney by Three Percentage Points
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton now attracts just 3% more support than either Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney in hypothetical general-election contests. 

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                            December 5, 2007Huckabee Leads Clinton in Arkansas, Clinton Leads Other GOP Hopefuls
  
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee leads former Arkansas First Lady Hillary Clinton in the race for that state’s Electoral College votes. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that Huckabee attracts 48% of the vote in Arkansas while Clinton earns 42%. 

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                            December 4, 200724% Consider Iowa and New Hampshire Voters Lucky, 45% Say Unlucky
  
While political leaders in a variety of states have fallen all over themselves to move up and vote sooner in the Presidential nominating sweepstakes, American adults aren’t convinced the prize of an early vote is all that great.
December 4, 2007Kansas Voters Prefer GOP Contenders, Especially McCain, to Clinton
  
In 2004, President Bush won the Electoral College votes from Kansas with 62% of the popular vote. The latest telephone survey from Rasmussen Reports suggests that Kansas is likely to stay in the Republican column during Election 2008 as well.
December 4, 2007McCain Comeback in Home State of Arizona
  
John McCain has regained his political footing in Arizona. 
December 3, 2007Giuliani Still Seen as Most Electable Republican; Romney, McCain, Huckabee Close Behind
  
Perceptions of electability can play an important role in primaries, caucuses, and other competitions in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.
December 3, 200773% of Democrats See Clinton as Electable, 66% Say the Same of Obama
  
Seventy-three percent (73%) of Democrats say that New York Senator Hillary Clinton is at least somewhat likely to win the White House if nominated by her party.