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January 31, 2008Is McCain a Conservative?: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
As John McCain neared his momentous primary election victory in Florida after a ferocious campaign questioning his conservative credentials, right-wingers buzzed over word that he had privately suggested that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was too conservative. In response, Sen. McCain recalled saying no such thing and added Alito was a "magnificent" choice. In fact, multiple sources confirm his negative comments about Alito nine months ago. 

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                            January 30, 2008California: Clinton 43% Obama 40%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in California shows Hillary Clinton with a very narrow three-percentage point lead over Barack Obama. 

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                            January 30, 2008California: McCain 32% Romney 28%
  
A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey conducted Tuesday night found John McCain leading Mitt Romney by four percentage points—32% for McCain, 28% for Romney

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                            January 30, 2008Massachusetts: Clinton 43% Obama 37%
  
A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Massachusetts Democratic Presidential Primary finds Hillary Clinton attracting 43% of the vote while Barack Obama earns 37%.
January 30, 2008Out of Florida: The Frontrunner: A Commentary by Dick Morris
  
After the Florida primary, John McCain is the clear front-runner in the Republican primaries, the first we've had since Rudy Giuliani vacated the role. 
January 30, 2008McCain’s Circuitous Path to Nomination Leaves Him Better Off than Original Frontrunner Strategy
  
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. He did win … and he is close to unstoppable.
January 30, 2008It’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.
January 30, 2008McCain 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%. 
January 30, 2008Connecticut: 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. 
January 30, 2008Code Words: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
  
"Hospice is code for six months."
January 30, 2008The 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. 
January 30, 2008Single 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.

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                            January 30, 2008McCain 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).

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                            January 29, 2008McCain 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.

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                            January 29, 2008Connecticut: 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.

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                            January 29, 2008Florida: 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, 2008Florida: 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, 200859% 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. 
January 29, 2008Will 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.
January 29, 2008Small 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.