Minnesota: McCain Leads Clinton By Five, Trails Obama By Fifteen
In Minnesota, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows John McCain leading Hillary Clinton by five percentage points, 47% to 42%.
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February 18, 2008
February 18, 2008
Florida: McCain Leads Clinton and Has Bigger Lead Over Obama
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida shows John McCain holding a six-percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton and an even larger lead—sixteen percentage points—over Barack Obama.
February 18, 2008
Early Perceptions of Obama, Clinton, McCain Show Obama Winning Best Reviews
National polling for the seven days ending February 17 shows that Barack Obama is viewed favorably by 55% of American voters. John McCain is viewed favorably by 51% and Hillary Clinton by 45%.
February 18, 2008
32% Say U.S. Legal System Worries Too Much About National Security at Expense of Individual Rights
Most Americans might have a difficult time sorting through the nuances of the Congressional debate over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but they are a bit more likely to trust Democrats in Congress than President Bush on the topic.
February 17, 2008
71% Willing to Vote for Woman President, 73% for African-American
Seventy-one percent (71%) of the nation’s voters say they would be willing to vote for a woman for President. Seventeen percent (17%) say they would not and 11% are not sure.
February 17, 2008
Oregon: Obama Leads McCain, McCain Leads Clinton
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll in Oregon shows John McCain leading Hillary Clinton 45% to 42%.
February 17, 2008
Pennsylvania: Obama 49% McCain 39%; McCain 44% Clinton 42%
In an early look at potential general election Presidential match-ups in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama leads John McCain while McCain is in a toss-up with Hillary Clinton.
February 16, 2008
Partisan Economics: Democrats, Republicans Have Fundamentally Different Perceptions of the Economy
The economy has emerged as a top voting issue for Election 2008, but that broad topic means different things to different people.
February 16, 2008
Wisconsin: McCain 51% Huckabee 30%
In Wisconsin’s Republican Presidential Primary, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds John McCain attracting 51% of the vote and holding a twenty-one point lead.
February 15, 2008
Ohio: McCain 50% Huckabee 33%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Ohio’s Republican Presidential Primary shows John McCain earning 50% of the vote while Mike Huckabee attracts support from 33%. Five percent (5%) of the state’s Likely Republican Primary Voters support Ron Paul and 12% are undecided.
February 15, 2008
Texas: McCain 45% Huckabee 37%
In the Texas Republican Presidential Primary, John McCain holds a modest eight-point advantage over Mike Huckabee. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows McCain earning 45% of the vote while Huckabee attracts 37%. Ron Paul is the choice for 7% and 11% are not sure.
February 15, 2008
Texas: Clinton 54% Obama 38%
When Election 2008 began, long before the first votes were cast, Senator Hillary Clinton led in the national polls but trailed Barack Obama in the key state of Iowa. Many remarked upon the difference between those national and state numbers.
February 14, 2008
Nevada: Obama 50% McCain 38%
Nevada has cast its Electoral College Votes for the winning candidate in seven straight Presidential Elections. The last four have been very competitive with nobody carrying the state by more than four percent of the popular vote.
February 14, 2008
Colorado Senate: Schaffer 44% Udall 43%
The tight race for Colorado’s open United States Senate seat has remained virtually unchanged over the past two months.
February 14, 2008
Ohio: Clinton 51% Obama 37%
New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads Illinois Senator Barack Obama by fourteen percentage points in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the Ohio Democratic Presidential Primary. Clinton currently earns 51% of the Buckeye State vote while Obama attracts 37%.
February 14, 2008
Wisconsin: Obama 47% Clinton 43%
The Democratic Presidential Primary in Wisconsin may be the most competitive contest between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Obama with a narrow four-point advantage over Clinton, 47% to 43%.
February 13, 2008
Missouri Governor: Nixon Leads Republican Challengers
Attorney General Jay Nixon leads two Republican challengers by double-digit margins in his bid to become the next Governor of Missouri.The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the state finds Nixon leading state Treasurer Sarah Steelman 46% to 35%.
February 13, 2008
Missouri: Toss-Up Between McCain and Either Obama or Clinton
Missouri is a classic swing state in Presidential Elections that almost always awards its Electoral College Votes to the candidate who wins the White House. George W. Bush won those 11 Electoral Votes four years ago by winning the popular vote 53% to 46%.
February 13, 2008
Colorado: Obama Leads McCain, McCain Leads Clinton
Colorado’s Electoral College votes have ended up in the Republican column for the past three Presidential election, but it has always been competitive.
February 13, 2008
New Hampshire: Obama 49% McCain 36%; Clinton 43% McCain 41%
New Hampshire’s biggest claim to fame in Presidential politics is its historic role as host to the first-in-the-nation Primary. However, it’s also become a hotly contested swing state in general elections offering Electoral College votes to the winner.
