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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. 
January 31, 2008New Jersey: Clinton 49% Obama 37%
  
A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found Senator Hillary Clinton with a twelve-point lead over Senator Barack Obama in New Jersey’s Democratic Presidential Primary. Clinton earns the vote from 49% of Garden State voters while Obama attracts 37%. 
January 31, 2008New Jersey: McCain 43% Romney 29%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Jersey likely Republican primary voters found John McCain with a fourteen-point lead over Mitt Romney, with no other candidates coming close.
January 31, 2008Illinois: McCain 34% Romney 26%
  
In Illinois, as in many other Super Tuesday states, John McCain enjoys a modest lead over Mitt Romney. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds McCain earning 34% of the vote while Romney is eight points behind at 26%. 

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                            January 30, 2008California: Clinton 43% Obama 40%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in California shows Hillary Clinton with a very narrow three-percentage point lead over Barack Obama. 

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                            January 30, 2008California: McCain 32% Romney 28%
  
A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey conducted Tuesday night found John McCain leading Mitt Romney by four percentage points—32% for McCain, 28% for Romney

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                            January 30, 2008Massachusetts: Clinton 43% Obama 37%
  
A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Massachusetts Democratic Presidential Primary finds Hillary Clinton attracting 43% of the vote while Barack Obama earns 37%.
January 30, 2008McCain’s Circuitous Path to Nomination Leaves Him Better Off than Original Frontrunner Strategy
  
A week ago,
     Rasmussen Reports noted that if John McCain wins Florida, he may be close to unstoppable in the race for the Republican nomination. He did win … and he is close to unstoppable.
January 30, 2008It’s a Two Man Race for the GOP Nomination
  
A week ago, Rasmussen Reports noted that if John McCain wins Florida, he may be close to unstoppable in the race for the Republican nomination. Nothing has happened in the past week to alter that assessment, but McCain’s prospects in Florida remain far from certain. The Arizona Senator finds himself in a Sunshine State toss-up with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
January 30, 2008McCain Leads Obama by Six, Clinton by Eight
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Election 2008 shows Republican frontrunner Senator John McCain with single-digit leads over Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. McCain now leads Clinton 48% to 40%. He leads Barack Obama 47% to 41%. 
January 30, 2008Connecticut: McCain 42% Romney 26%
  
A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Connecticut’s Republican Presidential Primary finds John McCain with a sixteen-point lead over Mitt Romney in the Nutmeg State. 

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                            January 29, 2008Connecticut: Clinton 40% Obama 40%
  
The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Connecticut’s Democratic Presidential Primary shows the race couldn’t possibly get any closer.

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                            January 29, 2008Florida: McCain 31% Romney 31%
  
For most of the past week, John McCain was slightly behind Mitt Romney in Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary.

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                            January 29, 2008Florida: McCain 31% Romney 31%
  
For most of the past week, John McCain was slightly behind Mitt Romney in Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary.