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January 17, 2008

California: Clinton 38% Obama 33%

The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of California’s Democratic Presidential Primary shows Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by five percentage points.

January 17, 2008

South Carolina: Obama 44% Clinton 31%

Barack Obama has regained a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in South Carolina’s Democratic Presidential Primary.

January 17, 2008

South Carolina: McCain 24% Huckabee 24%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary shows that John McCain and Mike Huckabee are tied at 24%.

January 17, 2008

New Jersey: McCain 29% Giuliani 27%

In an election season filled with surprises, New Jersey’s Republican Primary voters may be considering a surprise of their own.

January 17, 2008

New Jersey: Clinton 45% Obama 27%

The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New Jersey’s Democratic Primary shows Hillary Clinton with an 18-point advantage over Barack Obama.

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January 17, 2008

30 Minutes After Harrop: A Commentary By Joe Conason

As America marks the first anniversary of the troop escalation in Iraq, at least one thing has become clear. Although the "surge" is failing as policy, it seems to be succeeding as propaganda.

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January 17, 2008

Time for Edwards' Exit: Hillary, Barack Fate in His Hands: A Commentary by Dick Morris

The Democratic nomination for president will likely be decided by the subtle pulls of ego against duty that tug at the conscience of John Edwards. He manifestly can no longer win - but he helps Hillary Clinton if he stays in the race and boosts Barack Obama if he pulls out.

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January 17, 2008

The Primary Turnout Boom: A Commentary by Rhodes Cook

One of the basic facts of American politics is that citizens will turn out to vote when they feel they have something to vote for.

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January 17, 2008

Clinton 47% Romney 41%, Obama 49% Romney 37%

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of general election match-ups shows Hillary Clinton leading Mitt Romney 47% to 41%.

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January 17, 2008

Vetting Obama: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak

With Barack Obama nipping at her heels in Iowa, Hillary Clinton went on the state's public television Dec. 14 to say: "I've been vetted. ... There are no surprises." That was the first use in presidential campaign politics of an unusual word.

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January 16, 2008

Michigan's Meaning: GOP Chaos: A Commentary by Dick Morris

The GOP race has now descended into total chaos. Mike Huckabee, John McCain and now Mitt Romney have each won an important primary or caucus and lost two others.

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January 16, 2008

54% Say Their Peers Would Vote for a Woman for President

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% of voters say they are willing to cast their Presidential vote for a woman.

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January 16, 2008

Resort at the Top of the World: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

There was another Hillary in the news last week. It was Edmund Hillary, the mountaineer who in 1953 became the first human to reach the top of Mount Everest -- alongside his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay. The New Zealander had died at 88.

January 16, 2008

Wanted: A "Suck It Up" Candidate: A Commentary by Michelle Malkin

I need a man. A man who can say "No." A man who rejects Big Nanny government. A man who thinks being president doesn't mean playing Santa Claus.

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January 16, 2008

Michigan Exit Polls Show Challenges for McCain

Mitt Romney won a solid victory in Michigan’s Primary on Tuesday night to keep his hopes of winning the nomination alive. Some of the reasons for his victory were based upon local circumstances, in particular his long-standing family ties to the Wolverine State.

January 16, 2008

Race in the Race: A Commentary by Susan Estrich

It was probably inevitable. A woman running against a black: How could gender and race not be an issue? Even if she was running as the most experienced candidate and he was running a campaign to transcend race, dynamite ultimately explodes.

January 15, 2008

Rasmussen Markets Update: Romney Win Reshapes GOP Race

By the time the networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in Michigan, Rasmussen Markets data showed that John McCain’s momentum had already been slowed.

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January 15, 2008

After Two Months, 63% Still Say the Hollywood Writers’ Strike Has No Impact

It’s been more than two months since the Hollywood Writers’ Strike began and the majority of Americans are still feeling no impact in their own lives.

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January 15, 2008

41% Say Obama Getting Most Preferential Media Treatment, 30% Say Clinton

Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans say that, of all the Presidential candidates, Barack Obama is getting the most preferential treatment from the media.

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January 15, 2008

Michigan: McCain or Romney?

Michigan’s Republican Presidential Primary today could end up solidifying John McCain’s claim to be the Republican frontrunner or it could keep Mitt Romney’s campaign alive.