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January 29, 2008

Will Michael Bloomberg, Ron Paul Run Third Party Campaigns in 2008?

Twenty-six percent (26%) of American voters believe New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is at least somewhat likely to make a third-party or independent bid for the White House in 2008. That includes 5% who say he is Very Likely to do so.

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January 29, 2008

Passion Gap: Democrats More Committed to Candidates Than Republicans

Thirty-four percent (34%) of Americans say they are passionately and deeply committed to one of the Presidential candidates this year. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% of Democrats are that passionate, but only 28% have the same level of deep commitment to a candidate.

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January 28, 2008

Florida: Clinton 47% Obama 25%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds Senator Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by nineteen percentage points, 47% to 25%.

January 28, 2008

Strange to Say, But John McCain is the Republican Frontrunner

Strange as it may seem to many who wrote off John McCain last summer, the Arizona Senator is now the frontrunner the Republican Presidential nomination (a fact that sends chills down the spine of many conservative activists and pundits).

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January 28, 2008

Maybe Something Really Has Changed in the Race for the Democratic Nomination

Barack Obama’s landslide victory in South Carolina was expected. So were most of the details including the huge gap along racial lines.

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January 27, 2008

Florida: Clinton 44% Obama 25%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds Senator Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by nineteen percentage points, 44% to 25%. Earlier this week, Clinton held a twenty-five point advantage, 51% to 26%.

January 26, 2008

Obama Wins South Carolina

Barack Obama won South Carolina’s Democratic Presidential Primary by an overwhelming margin on Saturday.

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January 26, 2008

40% See Economy as Top Voting Issue

Forty percent (40%) of voters now see the economy as the most important voting issue of Election 2008. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that nothing else comes close.

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January 25, 2008

Missouri: Huckabee 27% McCain 26%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Missouri shows Mike Huckabee and John McCain essentially tied for the lead among the Show-Me State’s Likely Republican Primary Voters. Huckabee attracts 27% of the vote while McCain earns 26%.

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January 25, 2008

Missouri: Clinton 43% Obama 24%

Hillary Clinton enjoys a nineteen percentage point lead over Barack Obama in Missouri’s Democratic Presidential Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the state shows Clinton earning 43% of the vote while Obama attracts 24%.

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January 25, 2008

Alabama: Clinton 43% Obama 28%

While the nation is focused on the upcoming Democratic Primary in South Carolina, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by fifteen percentage points in Alabama’s Democratic Presidential Primary. It’s Clinton 43% Obama 28% and John Edwards a distant third at 16%.

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January 25, 2008

Despite Minor Gains Romney Still Trails Obama, Clinton

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, currently leading in the tight contest for the Florida Republican primary, continues to trail both top Democratic aspirants in a new Rasmussen Reports poll of the general election.

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January 25, 2008

Clinton 47% McCain 45%; Obama 46% McCain 41%

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds New York Senator Hillary Clinton with a two-point advantage over Arizona Senator John McCain in the race for the White House. It’s Clinton 47% McCain 45%.

January 25, 2008

Alabama: McCain, Huckabee Tied

John McCain and Mike Huckabee are tied for the lead in Alabama’s Republican Presidential Primary. McCain and Huckabee each attract 27% support while Mitt Romney is a distant third at 15%. Rudy Giuliani is the choice for 8% while Ron Paul is supported by 3% and 20% are not sure.

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January 25, 2008

McCain 49% Clinton 38%

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds John McCain leading Hillary Clinton nationally by double digits. The survey, conducted on the two nights following New Hampshire’s Primary, shows McCain attracting 49% of the vote nationwide while Clinton earns 38%.

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January 25, 2008

Georgia: Obama 41% Clinton 35%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Georgia shows Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton by six percentage points, 41% to 35%. John Edwards is a distant third at 13%.As in other states in the Democratic race, there is a significant racial divide.

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January 24, 2008

Georgia: Huckabee 34% McCain 19% Romney 16%

While John McCain and Mitt Romney are fighting for the lead in Florida’s Presidential Primary on January 29, Mike Huckabee has the lead in Georgia.

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January 24, 2008

Florida: Clinton 51% Obama 26%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds Senator Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama 51% to 26%.

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January 24, 2008

Florida: Romney 27% McCain 23%

On the eve of a Republican Presidential Debate in Boca Raton, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 36% of Florida’s Republican Primary Voters could still change their mind before voting.

January 24, 2008

Obama Overpowers Huckabee by Double Digits, Clinton Leads Him by 8

A new Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Barack Obama surging past former Governor Mike Huckabee by 51% to 35% among likely voters. Senator Hillary Clinton also leads Huckabee, but by only eight points, 48% to 40%.