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December 12, 2007

New Hampshire: Obama 31% Clinton 28%

In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, New Hampshire has joined Iowa in the too close to call category.

December 12, 2007

Paul Still Lags Top Dems by Double Digits

The campaign of Congressman Ron Paul, the Texas libertarian and Republican, continues to generate prolific media coverage about its prolific fundraising, enthusiastic supporters, innovative Internet and other strategies, and its candidate's willingness to sharply differentiate himself from the GOP mainstream.

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December 12, 2007

Iowa: Clinton 29% Obama 26% Edwards 22%

Despite all the hoopla and negative campaigning and Oprah, the Democratic race in Iowa remains pretty much the same as its been for the past month—way too close to call.

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December 11, 2007

Iowa: Huckabee 39% Romney 23% No One Else in Double Digits

It was just two weeks ago that Rasmussen Reports released the first Iowa Caucus poll showing Mike Huckabee with an advantage over Mitt Romney.

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December 11, 2007

Americans Troubled About Finances Now But Optimistic About 2008

Americans have lost confidence in their personal level of financial security, but it does not seem to have dampened their optimism about the year ahead. That's according to the survey for this month's COUNTRY Financial Security Index.

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December 11, 2007

Changes in the Democratic Race: A Commentary By Douglas E. Schoen

I have argued for the last couple of months that the Democratic primary race has been static, representing a strong, if not dominant position for Hillary Clinton.

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December 11, 2007

Who Seems the Most Presidential?

Intangibles matter in campaigns and 26% of Americans believe that Hillary Clinton seems to be the most Presidential of the Democratic candidates.

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December 11, 2007

57% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within a Year

Twenty-three percent (23%) now want the troops brought home immediately. That’s down three points from a week ago and five points from the week before.

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December 11, 2007

25% Will Avoid Politics Like the Plague This Holiday Season

This holiday season as friends and family gather to celebrate, 25% of American adults say they will avoid political discussions like the plague.

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December 11, 2007

In Massachusetts, Clinton Leads GOP Candidates—Even Former Governor Mitt Romney

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney may have the "home state" advantage in Massachusetts, where he's lived only a few years.

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December 10, 2007

In Utah, Romney and Other GOP Contenders Rout Democrats

In his home state of Arizona, a resurgent Senator John McCain is now toppling top Democratic opponents by 20%+ margins.

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December 10, 2007

54% Say Individual Borrowers to Blame for Mortgage Crisis, 25% Fault Wall Street Investors

Just 25% of Americans blame “Wall Street Investors” for the nation’s current problems with subprime mortgages and foreclosures.

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December 10, 2007

Among Democrats, Some Things Remain the Same but the Race is Entirely Different

In some ways, the Democratic Presidential Nomination is the same as it’s been all year. Hillary Clinton is the frontrunner, Barack Obama is a serious challenger, and John Edwards is somewhat in the running.

December 10, 2007

40% of Voters Don’t Know Which Republican Gave Speech on Faith and Religion

While pundits and analysts have pored over the details of Mitt Romney’s speech last week, nearly half the nation’s voters could not identify which Republican had given a major speech on faith and religion.

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December 10, 2007

Five Paths to the Republican Presidential Nomination

For months, Rasmussen Reports has used words like fluid, murky, and muddled to describe the state of the race for the Republicans Presidential nomination. Those words still apply today.

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December 9, 2007

60% Say American Society Fair and Decent, 28% Disagree

Sixty percent (60%) of likely voters believe that American society is generally fair and decent. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 28% disagree and say society is generally unfair and discriminatory.On this question, there are significant partisan and demographic differences.

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December 9, 2007

Do Obama and Huckabee Create Bigger Opening for Bloomberg?

As Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have gained ground in recent polling, some pundits have speculated that the nomination of these once long-shot candidates might provide a real opening for Michael Bloomberg.

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December 8, 2007

Michigan: Huckabee 21% Romney 20% Giuliani 19%

Mike Huckabee’s surging campaign has created a three-way toss-up in Michigan’s Republican Primary. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Huckabee earning 21% of the vote.

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December 8, 2007

Edwards Ties Giuliani, Leads Huckabee by Four

Former Senator John Edwards is in pitched battles with each of two top GOP candidates in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 8, 2007

Bill Hurts, Not Helps, Hillary's Campaign: A Commentary by Dick Morris

Bill Clinton’s poll ratings are very high so Hillary figures he can be of great help to her on the campaign trail. So far, so good — but then they extrapolate that view and conclude that he would be a good person to make her negative attacks on opponents, to answer charges against her and to take the media to task for their coverage. And that’s where they are wrong.