Three Trends Shaping Race for Democratic Presidential Nomination
Surveys conducted last week identified three notable swings in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
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October 15, 2007
October 15, 2007
McCain and Clinton Are Neck-and-Neck
Arizona Senator John McCain has fallen nearly out of the top tier in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, but he’s still competitive in a general election match-up with Senator Hillary Clinton.
October 15, 2007
41% Say Ohio School Shooting Could Have Been Prevented
According to a recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll on last week's shooting of four people at a Cleveland school, 41% of Americans believe the incident could have been prevented.
October 15, 2007
The Mood of the Country Revisited: A Commentary By Douglas Schoen
Rasmussen Reports has just issued an important new analysis of data about attitudes toward the leading candidates for President that bears further discussion.
October 15, 2007
13% Say Gore Very Likely to Make White House Run
Now that he’s captured the Nobel Peace Prize in addition to his Oscar, 13% of American adults say it’s Very Likely that Al Gore will run for the White House in 2008.
October 14, 2007
As Voters Tune In, Democrats See Obama as Their Most Liberal Candidate
Further evidence that voters might be starting to pay attention to Election 2008 is found in this month’s update on ideological perceptions of the Democratic candidates.
October 13, 2007
Voters Paying Attention: Core Opposition Grows For All Top Candidates
Early in Election 2008, Rasmussen Reports polling found that only Hillary Clinton and Newt Gingrich had more than 40% of voters committed to voting against them. By August, Gingrich was no longer a serious candidate. Only Mitt Romney and Clinton could count more than 40% of all voters in their core opposition.
October 12, 2007
Clinton Increases Lead Over Giuliani, Pummels Thompson
Riding a crest in her political appeal, Senator Hillary Clinton now leads former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani 48% to 41%. She also claims a stunning double-digit lead of 52% to 37% over former Senator Fred Thompson. Two weeks ago, Clinton led Giuliani by five and Thompson by eight. These results come at a time when 54% of Likely Voters express a favorable opinion of Clinton. That’s the highest level yet recorded for the former First Lady.
October 12, 2007
What Voters Are Focusing On: A Commentary By Douglas Schoen
"It's the Economy Stupid" remains the manta of the electorate. To be sure, the electorate clearly wants the candidates for President and their elected officials to focus on economic concerns.
October 11, 2007
51% of Republicans See Thompson as Conservative, 36% See Romney That Way
During Fred Thompson’s first month as a formal candidate for the Republican Presidential Nomination, Republican voters continue to see him as the most conservative candidate in the field.
October 11, 2007
Free Health Care? Not If It Means Switching Insurance Coverage!
Half of Americans support the notion of providing health care for free to all Americans even though they expect it will reduce the overall quality of care, increase the overall cost, and increase their personal costs.
October 11, 2007
13% Say Democrats Very Likely to Nominate White Male Candidate
Just 13% of American voters now say it’s Very Likely that Democrats will nominate a white male candidate for President.
October 11, 2007
Arizona: Can McCain Win Re-election to Senate?
It may be a long way away, but early indications are that a 2010 Senate race between incumbent Republican John McCain and Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano could be very competitive.
October 10, 2007
Where Things Stand (Good News for Democrats): A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
Rasmussen's recent polling suggests compellingly that the Democratic Party maintains an enormously strong advantage over the Republican on all of the indicators that are monitored monthly.
October 10, 2007
42% Believe U.S. Tortures Prisoners, 27% Say It Should
Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe that the United States tortures prisoners captured in the War on Terror.
October 9, 2007
Support Growing for Iraq Troop Withdrawal
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.
October 9, 2007
Wisconsin: Toss-Up for Clinton and Leading Republicans
The race for Wisconsin’s ten Electoral College votes was extraordinarily close in both Election 2000 and Election 2004.
October 8, 2007
Why Bush Has To Compromise on Children's Health - A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
A recently released poll by Rasmussen provides compelling evidence why President Bush used his Saturday radio address to indicate he is prepared to compromise with Congress on funding the State's Children Health Insurance Program.
October 8, 2007
Obama: Has a Turnaround Begun?
In the first few months of 2007, Barack Obama burst onto the national political scene and quickly took hold of the number two slot in the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
October 8, 2007
Thompson's Numbers Decline: Is Fred Fizzling?
A look at the past three weeks of polling shows clear trends in the race for the GOP nomination but the meaning of those trends is less clear.
