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.
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.
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.
Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans say that, of all the Presidential candidates, Barack Obama is getting the most preferential treatment from the media.
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.
Over the past several days, the only real movement in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary has been a four-point gain for Fred Thompson and a five-point decline for Mike Huckabee.
Over the past few days, Hillary Clinton has closed the gap in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary and pulled to within five points of Barack Obama. Last week, Obama was leading by twelve.
The race for the Democratic Nomination has been narrowed to a two-person competition between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Last week, Rasmussen Reports noted that “If John McCain wins in New Hampshire, he will be the GOP frontrunner.” He did win and he has assumed that role.
While she has lost her towering advantage nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, New York Senator Hillary Clinton continues to hold a huge lead in Florida’s Presidential Primary.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds four candidates essentially tied for the lead in Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary. It’s McCain 19%, Giuliani 18%, Romney 18%, and Huckabee 17%.
Following his victory in New Hampshire last week, John McCain instantly became the frontrunner in Michigan’s Republican Presidential Primary. But, over the past few days, McCain has lost that status and is now seen in a very competitive race with Michigan native Mitt Romney.
John McCain is starting to look like the candidate to beat for the GOP nomination. Not long ago, he was dismissed, unable to compete with Rudy Giuliani's star power.
Two days before his decisive victory in New Hampshire, John McCain was asked by Tim Russert on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Do you believe that voting against the Bush tax cuts was a mistake?" Sen. McCain replied quickly, "Of course not."
While most attention focuses on New Hampshire’s role as the first in the nation Primary, the state is also a key swing state in general elections.
The New Hampshire primary may not have confirmed who's going to win the GOP nomination (or the Democratic nomination, for that matter). But it just may have told us where voting Republicans stand on the economy and supply-side policy.
Over the past ten days, there has been a steadily growing expectation that John McCain will win the Republican Presidential Nomination.
The absence of Oprah Winfrey from the frantic four last days of the New Hampshire primary campaign after her heavy schedule in Iowa backing Sen. Barack Obama may be traced to heavy, unaccustomed post-Iowa abuse of the popular entertainment superstar by women.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 62% of likely voters believe American society is fair and decent.
Five elections. Five winners. Barack Obama (Iowa Democratic caucus), Mike Huckabee (Iowa Republican caucus), Mitt Romney (Wyoming Republican caucus, held Jan. 5 when no one was watching), Hillary Clinton (New Hampshire Democratic primary) and John McCain (New Hampshire Republican primary).
