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February 4, 2008Democratic Stalemate : An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Terrence McAuliffe, the multimillionaire wheeler-dealer imposed by the Clintons on the Democratic National Committee as its chairman after the 2000 election, quickly paid back his benefactors. He designed a front-loaded primary system intended to confirm Sen. Hillary Clinton as presidential nominee by Feb. 5. Contrary to expectations, however, no choice will be made for months and perhaps not until the national convention at Denver in late August. 
February 4, 200848% of Fans Wanted the Giants to Win the Super Bowl
  
Forty-eight percent (48%) of football fans got their wish on Sunday night when the New York Giants upset the undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. 
February 4, 2008Clinton or Obama? Who Fares Best Against McCain?
  
As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton settle in for a long contest that may not end until the Democratic convention, many conversations naturally drift to the question of which candidate would fare better against likely Republican nominee John McCain.

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                            February 3, 2008California: McCain 38% Romney 38%
  
In California, Republican Primary Voters are evenly divided between John McCain and Mitt Romney.

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                            February 3, 2008California: Obama 45% Clinton 44%
  
In California’s Democratic Presidential Primary, Barack Obama now holds a statistically insignificant one-point lead over Hillary Clinton.
February 3, 2008Georgia: Obama 52% Clinton 37%
  
In Georgia’s Democratic Presidential Primary, Barack Obama has taken command of the race. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Obama with 52% support while Clinton attracts 37%. 
February 3, 2008Georgia: McCain 31% Romney 29% Huckabee 28%
  
Even after receiving the endorsement of Georgia’s two United States Senators, John McCain finds himself in a tight three-way race in that Southern State’s Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds McCain attracting 31% of the vote while Mitt Romney picks up 29% and Mike Huckabee gets 28%.
February 3, 2008It's the Economy: "Very Important" to 80% of Likely Voters
As the federal government acts to head off a recession, 80% of likely American voters tell Rasmussen Reports that the Economy is of top importance to them as an electoral issue.
February 2, 2008Arizona: Clinton 46% Obama 41%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Arizona shows a tight race with Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by five percentage points.
February 2, 2008Arizona: McCain 43% Romney 34%
  
In his home state of Arizona, John McCain leads Mitt Romney by nine percentage points. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found McCain earning 43% of the vote while Romney attracts 34%.

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                            February 2, 2008New York: Clinton 52% Obama 34%
  
In New York’s Democratic Presidential Primary, Hillary Clinton has an eighteen point lead over Barack Obama.
February 2, 2008New York: McCain 49% Romney 30%
  
John McCain appears poised for victory in New York State’s Republican Presidential Primary. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows McCain with 49% of the vote, nineteen points ahead of Mitt Romney who attracts 30%.
February 2, 200867% Think the Patriots Will Win the Super Bowl
  
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found 67% of football fans believe Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will finish their perfect season with a Super Bowl ring this Sunday. Only 27% of fans think the Giants will break the Patriots’ win streak with a win, while 6% are not sure.
February 2, 2008Missouri: Clinton 47% Obama 38%
  
Matching a trend seen throughout the nation, Barack Obama is gaining ground on Hillary Clinton in Missouri. Over the past week, Obama has picked up ten points on Clinton but still trails by nine in a poll conducted five days before the Primary. 
February 2, 2008Bush Against Romney : An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While President George W. Bush has maintained neutrality among contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, he privately expresses to friends his exasperation with Mitt Romney's hard-line stance on immigration. 
February 2, 2008What Happened to John Edwards?: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
  
He was back again on Wednesday, never so eloquent as in withdrawing from the Democratic race for the presidential nomination.
February 2, 2008Missouri: McCain 32% Huckabee 29% Romney 28%
  
The three-way race to win Missouri’s Republican Presidential Primary couldn’t get any closer—three candidates are within four points of each other in a poll with a four-point margin of sampling error.
February 2, 2008The Parties Change Places: A Commentary by Michael Barone
  
Just shy of a month ago, after the first votes were cast in Iowa and New Hampshire, it seemed that the Republican Party faced a fluid and fractious nomination contest, while the Democrats faced a clear-cut choice between two not particularly adversarial candidates. What a difference a few weeks can make
February 2, 2008Alabama: Clinton 46% Obama 41%
  
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Barack Obama in Alabama has fallen ten points in a week.
February 2, 2008Bill Clinton: Rogue Co-President in Waiting: A Commentary by Dick Morris
  
Make no mistake about it: If Hillary Clinton is elected president, her husband will be her rogue co-president, causing constant chaos, crises and conflicts for her new administration.