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January 2, 2008As Campaign Season Begins, Only One Presidential Candidate is Viewed Favorably by Majority of Voters
  
One impact of the long run-up to Election 2008 can be seen in public perceptions of the leading Presidential candidates.
January 2, 2008The United States Needs a Confirming Election: A Commentary by Scott Rasmussen
  
The United States is in dire need of an election where somebody wins big, an election that confirms someone with a real majority, and an election that provides the nation with some sense of a prevailing public perspective.
January 2, 2008Read the Iowa Caucus Polls With Caution
  
Eight polls have been released for the Iowa caucuses within the past week. For the Democrats, four of those polls show Hillary Clinton ahead, two show Barack Obama in the lead, one has John Edwards on top, and one shows a tie between Edwards and Obama with Clinton a point behind.
January 1, 2008Partisan Trends: Number of Republicans in U.S. Increases in December to Two-Year High
  
The number of Americans who consider themselves to be Republicans jumped nearly two percentage points in December to 34.2%. That’s the largest market share for the Republican brand in nearly two years, since January 2006.

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                            January 1, 2008Huckabee's Perilous Perception Of Souls: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
  
In 1996, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee reportedly pressured a parole board to release a sexual predator from jail.

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                            January 1, 2008Happy New Year: 30% Expect Hillary to Be Elected This Year
  
Happy New Year. On the first day of 2008, 30% of American voters expect the year to end with Hillary Clinton as President-elect.

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                            December 31, 2007A New Year’s Message From Ralph Nader
  
"Do you really believe if we replace a bunch of corporate Republicans with a bunch of corporate Democrats that anything meaningful is going to change? This has to stop. It's that simple."
December 31, 2007Democrats: Clinton Still the Frontrunner, Iowa Still a Must-Win for Obama and Edwards
  
While the dynamics of the Republican race seem to change almost every day, the storyline in the Democratic nomination race has been the same almost all year.
December 31, 2007What the Republican Candidates Need From Iowa and New Hampshire
  
Following a pre-season that lasted far too long, and at times seemed to exist only for political junkies and the media, Election 2008 is finally here.
December 31, 2007Bush in Pakistan: Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto followed urgent pleas to the State Department for the last two months by her representatives for better security protection. 

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                            December 29, 2007Public Divided on Whether Bill Clinton Hurts or Helps Hillary
  
In terms of Hillary Clinton's campaign for President, 43% believe that Bill Clinton is a plus. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 41% hold the opposite view and consider the former President a minus for the campaign.
December 29, 2007The 'Two-Fer' Problem: A Commentary By Dick Morris
  
As Bill Clinton crisscrosses America defending his wife's candidacy, he's fuel ing speculation about who'd be in charge should Hillary be elected.

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                            December 29, 200754% Say 2007 Was a Good Year Personally, Just 35% Say It a Good Year for USA
  
In terms of their own personal life, most Americans (54%) say that 2007 was either a good year, an excellent year, or one of the best years ever in their life.
December 29, 2007Is Huckabee Slipping?--Obama vs. McCain--Earmark Non-Reform: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
While public polls show Mike Huckabee leading Mitt Romney in Iowa, a new survey of an oversized sample shows Huckabee slipping and no longer ahead of Romney.
December 29, 2007Lessons From The Surge: A Commentary by Michael Barone
  
There are lessons to be learned from the dazzling success of the surge strategy in Iraq. 
December 28, 2007Rasmussen Reports Announces Launch of RasmussenMarkets.com
  
Rasmussen Reports, LLC, today announced the launch of RasmussenMarkets.com, a “prediction market” that allows players to "buy and sell" candidates, issues, and news futures. 
December 28, 2007Rasmussen Reports Launches RasmussenMarkets.com
  
Rasmussen Reports has launched RasmussenMarkets.com to provide enhanced coverage of Election 2008.
December 28, 200750% Say Debates Good Way to Learn About Candidates, 64% Say Reporters Offer Biased Analysis
  
Just 50% of Likely Voters Believe that Presidential Debates are a good way to learn about the candidates.
December 28, 2007Will Arizona's Immigration Law Work?: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
  
What would happen if the United States seriously enforced the ban on hiring undocumented workers? 
December 28, 2007Benazir Bhutto. May She Rest in Peace: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
  
I met her in a green room, which, like so many others, wasn't even green. The woman doing makeup had no idea who she was and neither did the camera man, but they knew I was going on first, to discuss some OJ-like topic of no real importance, so they asked her to get out of the makeup chair so I could be "done" first