Poll: 79% Willing to Vote for African-American President
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of American voters say they’re willing to vote for an African-American presidential candidate.
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January 22, 2007
January 22, 2007
Poll: Clinton 31% Obama 24%
Senator Hillary Clinton (D) made it official this week by finally revealing one of the worst-kept secrets in political history--she’s running for the White House in 2008. The former First Lady is viewed favorably by 50% of American voters and unfavorably by 48%.
January 18, 2007
Election 2008: Giuliani 28% McCain 20%
Rudy Giuliani (R) remains the top choice of Likely Republican Primary Voters even as many inside the beltway pundits dismiss his chances.
January 18, 2007
Poll Shows President’s Speech Failed to Sway Public
Despite the President’s nationally televised address calling for a temporary increase in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, most Americans continue to believe the nation’s policy should move in the opposite direction.
January 17, 2007
Clinton, Obama in Virtual Tie Among Democrats
Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) formally announced his plans to run for President and instantly finds himself near the top of the heap.
January 17, 2007
Poll: 30% Believe Embryonic Stem Cell Research Morally Wrong
Two-out-of-three Americans (66%) believe that “embryonic stem cell research" is at least somewhat likely to lead to cures to previously incurable diseases.
January 16, 2007
Election 2008: Romney Still Trailing Clinton & Gore
The latest Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 poll shows that Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) still trails both former Vice President Al Gore (D) and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
January 15, 2007
19% See McCain as Next President; 17% See Clinton
Nineteen percent (19%) of American voters say that Senator John McCain (R) is likely to be the next President of the United States.
January 15, 2007
Poll: 94% Believe Troops Likely to Still Be in Iraq When Next President Takes Office
Ninety-four percent (94%) of Americans say it is likely that American soldiers will still be facing combat in Iraq when the next President is sworn into office on January 20, 2009.
January 10, 2007
Poll: Most Oppose Bush Plan for More Troops in Iraq
As the President prepares to make his case for sending more U.S. troops to Iraq, just 31% of American voters support that strategy. A national telephone poll of 800 Likely Voters conducted by Rasmussen Reports found that 56% think that we should be reducing the number of troops in Iraq.
January 8, 2007
Romney Enters White House Race, Trails All Democrats
Mitt Romney (R) filed papers last week to formally begin his run for the White House, but a new Rasmussen Reports poll shows how much of an uphill fight it will be for the former Governor of Massachusetts.
January 8, 2007
38% Believe It's Better For Different Parties to Control Congress and White House
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of American voters believe it’s better for the country when one political party controls Congress and the other major party controls the White House.
January 8, 2007
Confidence in War on Terror Falls Again
Confidence that that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror has fallen once again. For the second straight survey, both conducted following the report from the Iraq Study Group, a plurality believes that the terrorists are winning.
January 5, 2007
Pelosi: 43% Have Favorable Opinion of New House Speaker
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans have a favorable opinion concerning the nation’s new Speaker of the House.
January 5, 2007
48% Trust Dem Leaders in Congress, 38% Trust Bush
As Democrats took control of Congress for the first time in 12 years, 48% of Likely Voters trust Democratic Congressional leaders on key issues more than they trust President Bush.
December 28, 2006
Edwards Launches Campaign, Trails Giuliani
John Edwards (D) went to New Orleans on Thursday and formally launched his 2008 campaign for the White House. A just released Rasmussen Reports poll shows Edwards trailing Rudy Giuliani (R) 49% to 41% in a general election match-up.
December 21, 2006
Giuliani Continues to Lead Clinton, Gore
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) continues to hold a narrow lead over Senator Hillary Clinton (D) and former Vice President Al Gore (D) in early Election 2008 polling.
December 21, 2006
16% Say Government Reflects the Will of the People
Just 16% of voters believe that the federal government today reflects the will of the American people. A Rasmussen Reports survey of 1,000 Likely Voters found that 68% disagree.
December 19, 2006
Americans Divided on Cause of Global Warming
American voters tend to see Global Warming as a serious problem but are divided as to whether it’s caused by human activities or long-term planetary trends.
December 19, 2006
Election 2008: McCain Crushes Kerry and Clark
Arizona Senator John McCain (R) crushes both Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (D) and General Wesley Clark (D) in hypothetical Election 2008 Presidential match-ups.
