Hudson Employment Index Sinks to Record Low
The Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 8.9 points in November to a record low of 91.9. Growing concerns about hiring and signs of personal financial strain triggered the decline.
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December 5, 2007
December 4, 2007
24% Consider Iowa and New Hampshire Voters Lucky, 45% Say Unlucky
While political leaders in a variety of states have fallen all over themselves to move up and vote sooner in the Presidential nominating sweepstakes, American adults aren’t convinced the prize of an early vote is all that great.
December 4, 2007
59% 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.
December 4, 2007
Kansas Voters Prefer GOP Contenders, Especially McCain, to Clinton
In 2004, President Bush won the Electoral College votes from Kansas with 62% of the popular vote. The latest telephone survey from Rasmussen Reports suggests that Kansas is likely to stay in the Republican column during Election 2008 as well.
December 4, 2007
McCain Comeback in Home State of Arizona
John McCain has regained his political footing in Arizona.
December 3, 2007
Giuliani Still Seen as Most Electable Republican; Romney, McCain, Huckabee Close Behind
Perceptions of electability can play an important role in primaries, caucuses, and other competitions in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.
December 3, 2007
73% of Democrats See Clinton as Electable, 66% Say the Same of Obama
Seventy-three percent (73%) of Democrats say that New York Senator Hillary Clinton is at least somewhat likely to win the White House if nominated by her party.
December 3, 2007
Clinton 46% Huckabee 45%; Obama 45% Huckabee 41%
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has pulled to within a single percentage point of the Democratic frontrunner in a general election match-up.
December 3, 2007
Among Democrats: Race for the Nomination Growing Closer
One month from today and Iowa caucus participants will answer a lot of questions about the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
December 3, 2007
A Debate, an Endorsement, and Huck-a-Mania Create Challenges for GOP Frontrunners
For most Americans in most years, Thanksgiving represents the beginning of the holiday season. This year, America’s political junkies may remember Thanksgiving as the time when Election 2008 really got started.
December 2, 2007
Partisan Identification: 37.4% Democrat 32.5% Republican
During the month of November, 37.4% of Americans considered themselves to be Democrats, 32.5% said they were Republicans, and 30.2% were not affiliated with either major party.
December 2, 2007
23% Say United States Heading in Right Direction
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 23% of American voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction. That’s up two points since September, but 71% still believe the nation has gotten off on the wrong track.
December 2, 2007
Obama, McCain Tied at 44%; Obama Leads Romney by Nine
Arizona Senator John McCain has struggled in the race for the GOP nomination, but he continues to be competitive in general-election match-ups with top Democrats.
December 2, 2007
Giuliani and Obama in Toss-up; Obama Leads Thompson by Seven
With the first caucuses and primaries of Election 2008 only weeks away, a new Rasmussen Reports survey of potential general-election bouts shows Senator Barack Obama (D) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) neck-and-neck, with Obama barely ahead 43% to 41%. In the same poll, Obama moderately leads former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson 48% to 41%.
December 1, 2007
New Hampshire: Clinton Lead Falls To Single Digits
In New Hampshire, home to the first-in-the-nation Presidential Primary, Hillary Clinton’s lead over Barack Obama is now measured in single digits.
December 1, 2007
Trouble on Mitt Romney's Campaign Trail: A Commentary by Dick Morris
This is not a good time to be Mitt Romney. After almost a year of having the Iowa and New Hampshire airwaves to himself, he is now facing a challenge on the right from Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson and on the left from Rudy Giuliani.
November 30, 2007
New Hampshire: Romney 34% Giuliani 15% McCain 15% Huckabee 14%
In New Hampshire’s Republican Presidential Primary, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 34% support and a nineteen-point lead.
November 29, 2007
Iowa Democrats: Clinton 27% Obama 25% Edwards 24%
The Iowa Democratic caucuses remain a three-person race that is far too close to call. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Democratic Caucus for 2008 finds Hillary Clinton at 27%, Barack Obama at 25%, and John Edwards at 24%. Bill Richardson is the only other Democrat in double-digits at 10% while Joe Biden earns 4% of the vote from Likely Caucus Participants.
November 29, 2007
Confidence in War on Terror Near Highest Level of Bush’s Second Term
Confidence in the War on Terror increased for the fourth straight month in November and is now near the highest level of President Bush’s second term in office.
November 29, 2007
Notes on the State of Politics II: A Commentary by Larry J. Sabato
This week, the Crystal Ball publishes another installment in our intermittent series of observations on the 2008 campaign and the politics of the day.
