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October 19, 200781% of Democrats Think Clinton Can Win if Nominated
  
The fall of 2007 is a good time to be Senator Hillary Clinton. 
October 19, 2007Is Giuliani Most Electable Republican? GOP Voters Not as Certain
  
The perception that Rudy Giuliani is the most electable Republican may be slipping a bit.
October 19, 2007Obama Enjoys Moderate Leads Over Giuliani, Thompson
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Election 2008 shows Democratic U.S. Senator Barack Obama maintaining a five-point edge over former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, leading 46% to 41%.

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                            October 18, 2007Public Does Not Share Bush Optimism On Middle East
  
On Wednesday, President George W. Bush expressed optimism about prospects for a U.S. sponsored Middle East peace conference, but the American public does not share his optimism.

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                            October 18, 2007Mixed Reviews For Free Trade: 41% Say It’s Good for USA
  
Sixty-six percent (66%) of American voters believe that imports eliminate jobs in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also found that 72% believe that exports increase the number of jobs in the United States.

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                            October 18, 2007Huckabee is the Right Wing's Last Survivor: A Commentary by Dick Morris
  
Peel them away and, underneath, you have Mike Huckabee, the last survivor in the elimination tournament of the Christian right. And they could do a whole lot worse!

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                            October 17, 2007Iowa Caucus Screening
  
Polling for caucus participants is challenging for a variety of reasons including the fact that such a small percentage of the voting age population actually participates.
October 17, 2007Iowa: Romney 25% Thompson 19% Huckabee 18%
  
The first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Republican Caucus for 2008 finds Mitt Romney enjoying a six-point lead while Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee are virtually tied for second.
October 17, 2007Iowa Caucus: Clinton 33% Edwards 22% Obama 21%
  
The first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Iowa Democratic Caucus for 2008 finds Senator Hillary Clinton on top with support from 33% of Likely Caucus Participants. 
October 16, 200764% Want Troops Home From Iraq
  
For the second straight week, 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 16, 2007Missouri’s Electoral College Votes Up for Grabs
  
Republican hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson are doing a bit better in Missouri this month, but the classic swing state looks like it will be competitive again in 2008.
October 16, 2007New Jersey: Clinton 51% Giuliani 40%
  
Hillary Clinton leads Rudy Giuliani 51% to 40% in an early look at the race for New Jersey’s Electoral Votes.
October 16, 2007Missouri Governor: Blunt (R) 44% Nixon (D) 43%
  
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) is facing a tough re-election battle in 2008 and the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey show that it could go either way. 

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                            October 15, 2007Post-Debate, GOP Nomination Numbers Improve for Giuliani, Thompson
  
While Presidential debates this year have been plentiful and generally meaningless, this one was the first to include Fred Thompson.

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                            October 15, 2007Three 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, 2007McCain 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.

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                            October 15, 200741% 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. 

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                            October 15, 2007The 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.

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                            October 15, 200713% 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, 2007As 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.