Clinton Remains Frontrunner Despite Questions About Electability
August is shaping up like the previous several months in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
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August 27, 2007
August 27, 2007
47% Say Iraq Like Vietnam, 44% Disagree
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that Americans are fairly evenly divided on the question of whether Iraq is like Vietnam.
August 27, 2007
Reporters Missing What Matters In Race for Republican Nomination
In what may be the longest election coverage in history, a look at the Republican nomination process raises questions as to whether the reporters are paying attention to the things that really matter.
August 27, 2007
To Voters, It’s About the Issues
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 82% of voters say that a candidates position on the issues is Very Important. Experience in government is a distant second, considered Very Important by 44% of voters.
August 27, 2007
Edwards Now Leads Giuliani by Eight, Thompson by 14
Democratic Senator John Edwards now holds solid leads over the two leading Republican Presidential hopefuls.
August 24, 2007
Obama Holds On to Slim Leads Over Giuliani, Thompson
Democratic Senator Barack Obama maintains his edge over former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll.
August 22, 2007
Romney Encounters More Core Opposition Than Clinton
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has finally surpassed New York Senator Hillary Clinton in the polls.
August 22, 2007
South Carolina: Clinton 38% Obama 30%
In South Carolina’s Democratic Presidential Primary, the telephone survey finds Hillary Clinton leading with 38% of the vote among Likely Democratic Primary Voters.
August 22, 2007
South Carolina: Thompson 23% Giuliani 21%
Former Tennessee Senator leads the Republican pack in the South Carolina Presidential Primary.
August 21, 2007
Huckabee Still Trails Clinton, Obama
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both lead Mike Huckabee by single digits in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 21, 2007
Change In California Electoral Votes Not Likely
An initiative may be placed on the ballot in California to change the way the state allocates its Electoral Votes.
August 21, 2007
Government Ethics and Corruption Top Voting Issue
The latest Rasmussen Reports tracking poll on Election 2008 Issues finds that voters name Government Ethics and Corruption as the most important issue of the season.
August 20, 2007
During August, Clinton Continues to Build Support
August is shaping up like the previous several months in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
August 20, 2007
A Week After the Iowa Straw Poll, Giuliani Still on Top Followed by Thompson and Romney
It’s been just over a week since Mitt Romney won the straw poll in Ames, Iowa and Mike Huckabee came in second.
August 19, 2007
Wisconsin: Clinton 45% Giuliani 44%
A match-up of the current frontrunners in Wisconsin shows New York Senator Hillary Clinton with a statistically insignificant one-point lead over former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
August 18, 2007
Clinton and McCain Still in Toss-Up, Clinton Leads Romney by 11
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the presidential race shows John McCain still within a couple percentage points of Democratic frontrunner Senator Hillary Clinton.
August 18, 2007
58% Favor Cutting Off Federal Funds for Sanctuary Cities
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters nationwide favor cutting off federal funds for “sanctuary cities” that offer protection to illegal immigrants.
August 17, 2007
Clinton Continues To Dominate Florida Primaries
New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads Illinois Senator Barack Obama by nineteen percentage points in Florida’s Presidential Primary.
August 17, 2007
Florida GOP Primary: Giuliani, Romney and Huckabee Gain Ground
Rudy Giuliani leads the Republican Presidential Primary in Florida with 30% support in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney are nearly even in second place.
August 17, 2007
62% Say Political Parties Need Better Way to Nominate Presidential Candidates
For political junkies, the 2007 warm-up to next year’s Presidential election has been a wonderful time with lots of debates, public finance reports, early television ads, and candidates crisscrossing the nation.
