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November 14, 2007Why Romney Remains Compelling: A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
  
According to Real Clear Politics, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney continues to enjoy a solid double digit lead in both Iowa and New Hampshire.
November 13, 200761% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within a Year
  
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 61% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year. 

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                            November 13, 2007Just 25% Believe Democratic Candidates Are Piling On Hillary
  
Just 25% of Americans believe that the Democratic candidates are piling on Senator Hillary Clinton and attacking her unfairly.
November 12, 2007Republicans Lead In Georgia, 40% Have "Very Unfavorable" View of Clinton
  
When Georgia voters consider four possible general-election match-ups, the top two Democratic presidential contenders consistently trail two leading Republicans. But Senator Hillary Clinton does much better than Senator Barack Obama in the match-ups—thanks largely to her greater popularity with women and despite her high negatives.
November 12, 2007Tennessee Governor: Frist, Favored for Governor's Mansion, Leads Ford 54% to 38%
  
While it's a bit early to call the winner in Tennessee's 2010 gubernatorial contest, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that former Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist (R) has a leg up with voters should he throw his hat in the ring. 
November 12, 2007Thompson Topples Dems in Home State of Tennessee
  
Fred Thompson, the actor and former U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1994 to 2002), easily dispatches top Democrats when voters in the state consider possible general-election match-ups. He leads Senator Hillary Clinton 53% to 41%, Senator Barack Obama 56% to 33%, and former Senator John Edwards 53% to 37%.
November 12, 2007Georgia Senate: Chambliss Leads Cardwell, Jones, Knight by Double Digits
  
U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, the GOP incumbent, enjoys more than 50% support in each of three match-ups with potential Democratic opponents. 
November 12, 2007The Democratic Race: A Tale of Two Narratives
  
Two narratives of the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination are competing for dominance this week. In one narrative, New York Senator Hillary Clinton
     has lost support due to her debate gaffe and follow-up efforts. The other is that Clinton is the dominant frontrunner with significant leads just about everywhere.
November 12, 2007In GOP Race, Last Week Was Kind to Romney, McCain, and Huckabee
  
While the Republican race remains very fluid, voters are starting to pay attention and meaningful trends are starting to take shape. Over the past week, those trends have signaled good news for Mitt Romney, John McCain, and Mike Huckabee while delivering the opposite message to Fred Thompson.

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                            November 12, 2007Democrats See Kucinich, Obama as Their Most Liberal Candidates
  
Dennis Kucinich is seen by Democratic voters as the most liberal candidate in their field of potential Presidential nominees. Thirty-five percent (35%) hold that view of the Ohio Congressman. But, an even larger number, 45%, don’t know enough to offer an opinion about him.

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                            November 12, 2007Romney Now Seen As Most Conservative Republican, Huckabee Gaining Ground
  
During the early stumbles of Fred Thompson’s Presidential campaign, his poll numbers and position in the race were sustained by the perception of Republican voters that he was the most conservative candidate in the Republican field. That is no longer the case.
November 12, 2007Connecticut 2008: Giuliani Is Best Match for Clinton in the Constitution State
  
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows that former NYC Mayor Giuliani would be the Republican contender with the best fighting chance to take Connecticut's electoral-college votes away from Senator Hillary Clinton. 
November 11, 2007McCain Leads Clinton By Two While Clinton Tops Romney by Five
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Election 2008 shows Arizona Senator John McCain (R) leading New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) by just two percentage points, 47% to 45%.
     While the “lead” is statistically insignificant, it’s the first time since May that McCain has had any advantage over Clinton.
November 11, 2007A Steadfast Conservative, Huckabee Can Win in Iowa: A Commentary by Dick Morris
  
Mike Huckabee is on a roll. Nationally, I just won my bet with Bill O’Reilly when he broke 10 percent in the latest CNN poll. And in Iowa,
     he is now running second. 
November 10, 200731% Want Cheney Impeached
  
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Americans say that Vice President Dick Cheney should be impeached and removed from office. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 40% disagree while 29% are not sure.
November 9, 2007Clinton Gains on Giuliani, Thompson; Now Leads Both by Six
  
After a recent tightening of her match-ups with two leading GOP contenders, Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton now enjoys a modest advantage over each. Clinton leads former Mayor Rudy Giuliani 48% to 42% in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Election 2008

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                            November 9, 200773% Say Police Should Check to See If Traffic Violators are in the Country Legally
  
Seventy-three percent (73%) of American voters say that when someone is pulled over for a traffic violation, police officers should routinely check to see if that person is in the country legally.
November 9, 200771% Have Favorable Opinion of U.S. Military
  
This Veterans Day, 71% of adults have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 11% hold an unfavorable view while 18% who are not sure. 
November 8, 200727% Have Already Started Holiday Shopping
  
Some adults seem to be getting a head start on their holiday shopping this year. With about seven weeks left until Christmas, 27% say they’ve already begun shopping for the season. That figure includes 31% of women and 24% of men. Sixty-nine percent (69%) are waiting to get started--some until after Thanksgiving and some perhaps until the very last minute. 
November 8, 2007Notes on the State of Politics: A Commentary by Larry J. Sabato
  
We've been away for a while, traveling America discussing our new book, 
    
      A More Perfect Constitution
    . These book travels were useful for a political analyst in the presidential season. As usual, politics viewed only through the prism of the Beltway bunch is distorted.