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January 30, 2008

It’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.

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January 30, 2008

McCain 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%.

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January 30, 2008

Connecticut: 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 30, 2008

Code Words: A Commentary by Susan Estrich

"Hospice is code for six months."

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January 30, 2008

The Politics of Foreclosure: A Commentary by Michelle Malkin

Who says bipartisanship is dead? From President Bush to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards, to Mitt Romney and John McCain, virtually everyone in Washington agrees: The government must Do Something to stop home foreclosures across the country.

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January 30, 2008

Single Women Vote Early: Will They Vote Often?: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

Single women were supposed to be the Democrats' guest of honor on Election Day. Excuse me, unmarried women. The party has studied unmarried women so much it knows they don't like to be called single women.

January 30, 2008

McCain May Win, Romney Can't: A Commentary By Dick Morris

One fact remains pre-eminent — McCain has a much better chance of winning the election than does former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R).

January 29, 2008

McCain Wins Florida, Heavily Favored to Win Nomination

John McCain won Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary and moved a giant step closer to capturing the Republican Presidential nomination.

January 29, 2008

Connecticut: 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.

January 29, 2008

Florida: McCain 31% Romney 31%

For most of the past week, John McCain was slightly behind Mitt Romney in Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary.

January 29, 2008

Florida: 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, 2008

59% Want Troops Home from Iraq Within Year

A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.

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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

Small Business Economic Confidence Tumbles to 18-Month Low

Few small business owners started out the year with confidence in the direction of the U.S. economy, according to the Discover Small Business Watch.

January 29, 2008

Hudson Employment Index(SM) Remains at Record Low in January

The Hudson Employment Index(SM) held steady in January as worker confidence decreased by only three-tenths of a point to 89.0.

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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 29, 2008

Economic Stimulus Package Gets Lukewarm Reception From Voters

Forty-one percent (41%) of American voters favor the economic stimulus package agreed to by the President and the House of Representatives. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 26% oppose it while 33% are not sure.

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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%.

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January 28, 2008

Obama - And Kennedy -Raise the Stakes: A Commentary by Dick Morris

Barack Obama used his victory in South Carolina to change the dialogue with the Clintons in the presidential race. He has taken Hillary’s and Bill’s attempt to use the race issue and replied with a clever move. He has basically called their bluff.

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).