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March 24, 2008

North Carolina: McCain Leads Both Democrats

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in North Carolina finds John McCain leading Hillary Clinton 50% to 34%. The Arizona Senator also leads Barack Obama 51% to 42%.

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March 24, 2008

Hillary's Irish Feast Fantasy By Dick Morris

"I was deeply involved in the Irish peace process." Those words were uttered by Hillary Clinton — with a straight face!

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March 24, 2008

Nevada: Obama 45% McCain 41%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Nevada shows the state’s Electoral College votes could be up for grabs this November.

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March 24, 2008

Deepening Democratic Dilemma By Robert D. Novak

Barack Obama's speech last week, hastily prepared to extinguish the firestorm over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, won critical praise for style and substance but failed politically.

March 22, 2008

Arkansas: McCain Leads Clinton, Overwhelms Obama

In the state where she served as First Lady in the 1980s, Hillary Clinton trails John McCain by seven percentage points in a hypothetical general election match-up.

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March 22, 2008

As Christians Prepare to Celebrate Easter, 76% Believe Jesus Rose from the Dead

A recent Rasmussen Reports survey found that 83% of American adults believe the person known to history as Jesus Christ actually walked the earth around two-thousand years ago.

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March 22, 2008

Heavy Hitter? Not Hillary by Dick Morris

Now that Hillary Clinton's schedule as first lady has been released, her near-total lack of serious involvement in the real inner workings of the government is bluntly apparent.

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March 22, 2008

Will Wright Damage Obama's Millennial Support? by Michael Barone

It's a generational thing. That was the theme of Barack Obama's speech last Tuesday, in which he both failed to renounce and at the same time separated himself from the man he has described as his spiritual mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

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March 21, 2008

Georgia: McCain Enjoys Solid Leads Over Democrats

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Georgia found that John McCain has a solid lead over both potential Democratic candidates. McCain leads Barack Obama 53% to 40% and Hillary Clinton 54% to 34%.

March 21, 2008

Georgia Senate: Incumbent Chambliss Holds Double-Digit Leads Over Democrats

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Georgia found Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss enjoying double-digit leads over three potential Democratic candidates in his bid for re-election.

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March 21, 2008

Minnesota Senate: Coleman 48% Franken 46%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Minnesota voters found Republican Norm Coleman regaining a statistically insignificant lead over Democrat Al Franken in the race for the United States Senate. The incumbent Senator leads the comedian 48% to 46%.

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March 21, 2008

The Declining Economy and Election 2008

The economy has emerged as the top voting issue for Election 2008 at a time when the nation’s consumer and investor confidence has fallen to the lowest level of the past seven years. A Rasmussen Reports video analysis looks at how rapidly economic confidence has deteriorated in the past several months.

March 21, 2008

Minnesota: McCain in Close Race with Both Obama and Clinton

In Minnesota, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 47% to 43%. The election poll also shows McCain essentially even with Hillary Clinton, leading her by a statistically insignificant 47% to 46%.

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March 21, 2008

Obama Speech Grades: 51% Good or Excellent, 26% Fair, 21% Poor

Eighty-four percent (84%) of America’s Likely Voters say they have seen or heard at least some portion of Barack Obama’s Tuesday morning speech on race and national unity.

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March 21, 2008

TMI By Susan Estrich

TMI stands for Too Much Information. That's how I feel about David Patterson and his sex life. I know more than I want to know, or need to know, about whom he's slept with and why, and when, and about whom his wife slept with, and who was getting even with whom, and when it stopped.

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March 21, 2008

78% Say Other Investment Firms Likely to Suffer Bear Sterns Fate

Just 11% of Americans are very confident about the financial stability of the nation’s banking system. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that another 43% are somewhat confident.

March 21, 2008

New Hampshire: Shaheen 49% Sununu 41%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Hampshire voters found no change in the race for the United States Senate over the past month. Once again, Democratic challenger Jeanne Shaheen leads Republican incumbent John Sununu 49% to 41%. In September, Shaheen led 48% to 43%.

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March 20, 2008

Iraq: Five Years Later

Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq. A Rasmussen Reports video analysis looks at what the candidates had to say and provides context with the latest polling data.

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March 20, 2008

West Virginia: Clinton 55% Obama 27%

Looking down the road to May 13, Senator Hillary Clinton holds a huge lead over Senator Barack Obama in the West Virginia Presidential Primary.

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March 20, 2008

The Impact of Pastor Wright and THE SPEECH on Election 2008

Two days after Barack Obama gave the most important speech of his life, it remains unclear what impact the controversy over Pastor Jeremiah Wright will have on the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.