47% Say Obama Will Do Good or Excellent Job on National Security
With President-elect Barack Obama already facing challenges from aboard, nearly half of voters (47%) say he will do a good or excellent job handling national security issues.
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November 7, 2008
November 7, 2008
69% of GOP Voters Say Palin Helped McCain
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Republican voters say Alaska Governor Sarah Palin helped John McCain’s bid for the presidency, even as news reports surface that some McCain staffers think she was a liability.
November 6, 2008
38% Say Taxes Will Rise Under President Obama
Though Barack Obama became president-elect just one day ago, 38% of voters already expect taxes to go up when he assumes the White House next year.
November 6, 2008
Voters Split Over Whether D.C. Politics Will Be More Cooperative
Nearly nine out of 10 voters (88%) are glad the presidential election is over, but voters are evenly divided over whether politics in Washington will become more cooperative despite Barack Obama’s call for change from business as usual.
November 6, 2008
How Did We Do?
The final Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Election 2008 showed Barack Obama leading John McCain 52% to 46%. We are pleased to report that those figures precisely matched the actual election returns.
November 5, 2008
McCain’s Fortunes Fell With the Stock Market
For John McCain, the crash of Lehman Brothers on Wall Street was worse than the Crash of 1929. Looking back over the course of the campaign, it seems clear that the financial meltdown in mid-September was the final, decisive, event that secured Obama’s path to the White House.
November 5, 2008
Majority Say What's Good for China Not Good for U.S.
While the majority of Americans believe relations with China are important, most do not think the economies of the two countries are very dependent on one another.
November 5, 2008
Most Voters Made Up Their Minds Weeks Ago
So when did voters really decide how they were going to vote?
November 4, 2008
Majority Say Reporters Tried To Help Obama
As the presidential campaign comes to a close, a majority of voters (51%) say most reporters have tried to help Barack Obama win the presidency.
November 4, 2008
Palin More Popular With GOP Voters Than McCain
Republicans are happier with their vice presidential candidate than their presidential nominee, while Democrats feel good about both candidates on their ticket, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 4, 2008
59% Expect Obama to Win
On the night before America votes, 59% of likely U.S. voters expect Barack Obama to be elected president.
November 4, 2008
One-Third of Obama Voters Plan To Be Out Today
Looks like there’ll be a lot fewer Democrats in the office on Election Day.
November 4, 2008
Election 2008: Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The final Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Election 2008 shows Barack Obama with 52% of the vote while John McCain is six points back at 46%. One percent (1%) of voters say they’ll select a third-party option while 1% remain undecided.
November 3, 2008
Electoral College: Obama 260 McCain 160
In the Electoral College projections, Rasmussen Reports now shows Obama leading 260 to 160. When states that are leaning in one way or the other are included, Obama leads 313 to 160. A total of 270 Electoral College votes are needed for victory.
November 2, 2008
Beware of Exit Polls
Will they or won’t they – take a few minutes to take an exit poll, that is?
November 1, 2008
New Rasmussen Reports Partisan Weighting Targets: 39.9% Democrat 33.4% Republican
Like all polling firms, Rasmussen Reports weights its data to reflect the population at large. Among other targets, Rasmussen Reports weights data by political party affiliation using a dynamic weighting process.
November 1, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week of October 27, 2008
During the final full week of Election 2008, voters told us the same thing they’ve been saying since mid-September—Barack Obama has a modest but stable lead in the race for the White House.
October 31, 2008
63% Say Obama More Likely to Restrict Gun Rights
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. voters (63%) say Barack Obama is more likely than John McCain to restrict an individual’s right to own a gun, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
October 31, 2008
45% Missed All of Obama’s 30-Minute Ad
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say they did not watch any of Barack Obama’s 30-minute television advertisement Wednesday night, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
October 30, 2008
Just 34% Like One-Party Rule in Washington
As Election Day 2008 approaches with the prospect of a Democrat in the White House and Democratic control of the Congress, only one-third (34%) of U.S. voters think rule by one political party is better for the country.
